Sunderland arrive at Riverside Stadium on Monday for their Championship showdown with Middlesbrough, and we have the latest injury news and predicted line ups to hand.
Middlesbrough will be looking for an improved result here after the 2-1 Championship losing effort in their last game against Preston North End. In all likelihood, The Boro will possibly employ a 4-2-3-1 formation for this one, handing starts to Tom Glover, Luke Ayling, Dael Fry, Rav van den Berg, Neto Borges, Aidan Morris, Hayden Hackney, Ben Doak, Finn Azaz, Delano Burgzorg and Alex Gilbert.
Darragh Lenihan and Aidan Morris won’t be able to feature for Boro manager Michael Carrick.
Possible Middlesbrough team versus Sunderland
Previously, Sunderland drew 2-2 in the Championship match with Plymouth Argyle. From our viewpoint, The Black Cats appear most likely to make use of a 4-4-2 formation using Anthony Patterson, Trai Hume, Chris Mepham, Luke O'Nien, Dennis Cirkin, Patrick Roberts, Salis Abdul Samed, Dan Neil, Enzo Le Fée, Wilson Isidor and Jobe Bellingham.
Sunderland boss Régis Le Bris has multiple availability issues to deal with. Alan Browne (Broken leg), Niall Huggins (Knee surgery) and Salis Abdul Samed (Muscle injury) are not able to play.
Predicted Sunderland team
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