Middlesbrough defender Luke Ayling says Tuesday's hard-fought Championship draw at Leicester feels "like a win".

Ayling rose highest in the sixth minute of added time to rescue a point for Boro, who had been reduced to 10 men moments earlier with Alfie Jones being dismissed.

The defender told BBC Radio Tees: "We go away from that feeling like it's a win, we know we did enough to probably win the game.

"We felt like we were on top for most of the game, and then we give away another sloppy goal which has been a theme of our last few games.

"When we go down to 10 men and we come back and score a late goal, it's a great feeling, the dressing room is buzzing - it's a point, we wanted three, but we take it."

Ayling's equaliser was his first goal for the club, indeed his first since scoring for former side Leeds back in August 2023.

"It felt like the ball was up in the air for a while and I could see it was coming to the back stick," added the 34-year-old, who has featured in...