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Boro Under-21s have been crowned champions tonight without kicking a ball.

The young guns have won the Barclays Under-21 Premier League Second Division after second-placed Reading were beaten 2-1 at Wolves.

On Friday, Paul Jenkins’ side saw off Aston Villa 3-2 at Rockliffe Park to notch a seventh straight victory in all competitions.

Boro have already secured promotion to the First Division, meaning they will lock horns with Premier League heavyweights Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City next season.

But tonight’s result means silverware is coming to Teesside with Jenkins’ men crowned champions - something the long-serving Boro coach was keen to see happen earlier this month.

“Would I be disappointed if we didn’t go on to win the title? Absolutely I’d be disappointed, but we can’t ever take away or forget what we’ve done so far,” Jenkins previously told The Gazette.

“Promotion to Division One up against the big boys in the division and reaching two cup finals, everyone involved in the club are just delighted with what we’ve achieved so far.

“We’ve achieved something but we haven’t won anything. They have to go on and win now. They want a medal round their necks and I can sense their hunger.

“It’s been a very productive season, a season that has made me extremely proud to work for this football club.”

Boro are in action on Tuesday evening when they face Guisborough Town in the North Riding Senior Cup final at the KGV Stadium (7.45pm kick-off).

The youngsters then bring the curtain down on their league season when they face Stoke at the Brittania Stadium on Saturday afternoon (2pm kick-off).