Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray admitted the best side won following the 3-0 loss at Blackpool
Matt Phillips notched the opener at Bloomfield Road in the 50th minute.
Lomana LuaLua doubled the lead after poking in the rebound from Alex Baptiste's shot seven minutes later before the scoring was completed with 20 minutes to go when Seb Hines put through his own net.
"I don't have any complaints to be honest. Their front three gave them some individuality and when we conceded just after hitting the post it made things very difficult for us," he said.
"Their front three gave us problems with their pace and movement and it was difficult to counteract that after the first goal.
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I don't think the result was flattering towards them at all.
Three days ago they were sitting on the back of a 3-0 defeat and that would have hurt them an awful lot.
"I think they have reacted very well but I think we still managed to create chances. They of course did as well and ultimately goals change games."