Middlesbrough manager Tony Mowbray has made two changes to his side for this afternoon's match at home to Blackburn Rovers.
Andre Bikey returns to the Boro back line to partner Jonathan Woodgate in central defence, with Seb Hines missing out.
Richard Smallwood also drops to the bench, with Emmanuel Ledesma preferred in midfield.
Blackburn Rovers boss Henning Berg makes three changes to his team, with Gael Givet, Dickson Etuhu and Simon Vuckevic all dropped.
In come Grant Hanley, Danny Murphy and Diogo Rosado to the Rovers starting XI at the Riverside.
Boro: Steele, Hoyte, Friend, Bikey, Woodgate, Leadbitter, McEachran, Ledesma, Emnes, McDonald, Jutkiewicz
Blackburn: Kean, Henley, Dann, Hanley, Olsson, Rosado, Murphy, Lowe, King, Rhodes, Kazim-Richards
Liam Power
