Middlesbrough will be hosting the opposing visitors Reading at Riverside Stadium in their Championship tie on Saturday, and our team has the latest predicted line ups and news on player availability.
Middlesbrough will be hoping to bounce back here after a 2-0 Championship defeat last time out to West Bromwich Albion. In all likelihood, The Boro will probably employ a 4-2-3-1 formation for the game with Zack Steffen, Tom Smith, Dael Fry, Darragh Lenihan, Ryan Giles, Jonathan Howson, Hayden Hackney, Marcus Forss, Chuba Akpom, Riley McGree and Cameron Archer.
There aren’t many selection issues, with just the sole fitness concern for the Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick to be concerned about from of an almost fully healthy squad. Aaron Ramsey misses out.
How Middlesbrough might line up to take on Reading
Reading will come into the encounter after a 3-1 Championship win versus Blackpool in their most recent fixture. We are inclined to think that The Royals seem likely to utilise a 4-2-3-1 system with a starting lineup of Joe Lumley, Amadou Mbengue, Scott Dann, Naby Sarr, Tom McIntyre, Cesare Casadei, Jeff Hendrick, Yakou Méïté, Tom Ince, N. Guinness-Walker and Andy Carroll.
With a completely injury-free squad to pick from, Reading boss Paul Ince has no fitness worries to speak of coming into this game.
Predicted Reading team
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