Charlton Athletic's Ricardo Fuller has been ruled out of today's Championship showdown with Middlesbrough after failing a late fitness test.

The striker has been struggling with a hamstring strain, but Dale Stephens and Matt Taylor have recovered from injuries to take up places on the bench.

Middlesbrough have chosen to gamble on the match fitness of returning forward Lukas Jutkiewicz, who starts on the bench for them.

Midfielder Merouane Zemmama also makes the bench after shaking off a hamstring complaint.

Charlton Athletic: Hamer, Solly, Wilson, Morrison, Cort; Kerkar, Jackson, Dervite, Pritchard; Wright-Phillips, Hulse

Middlesbrough: Steele; Parnaby, Woodgate, Bikey, Friend; Haroun, Leadbitter, McEachran, Bailey, Ledesma; McDonald

Written by
Mark Langshaw