Brighton & Hove Albion and Middlesbrough are level at 0-0 after a dull opening 45 minutes at the Amex Stadium in the Championship.

Leonardo Ulloa was the first man to come close for either side when he fired towards goal in the seventh minute, but Dimitrios Konstantopoulos was equal to it.

At the other end, Luke Williams and Lee Tomlin both stretched Tomasz Kuszczak with measured efforts from distance.

Both sides struggled to create any further clear-cut chances, while Brighton were forced into a change, with Jake Forster-Caskey replacing Will Buckley.