TEAM NEWS: Middlesbrough Vs Derby County

Derby County’s starting line-up for their Sky Bet Championship clash with Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium has been confirmed (3pm kick-off).

Head Coach John Eustace has made five changes from the side that tasted a narrow 1-0 defeat at home to Millwall last weekend.

Defender Craig Forsyth will return to the starting line-up and will make his 28th appearance of the season in the Championship, while versatile attacker Marcus Harness is also back into the starting picture for his 30th appearance.

Left-back Callum Elder missed out against Millwall due to illness, but he is set for his 25th league outing of the campaign with a start against Boro.

Midfielder, and January signing, Harrison Armstrong is set to make his first start, having featured three times from the bench for the Rams since joining on loan from Everton.

Attacker Tom Barkhuizen has made 14 appearances from the bench for the Rams this term and will make a starting berth today at the Riverside Stadium..

Derby County Under-18s striker Charles Ebuka Agbawodikeizu also features in the First Team matchday squad for the first time after an impressive campaign at Academy level.

The Teams

Middlesbrough: Travers (GK), Ayling (C), Fry, Dijksteel, Morris, Conway, Hackney, Borges, Whittaker, Forss, Azaz.

On The Bench: Glover (GK), Barlaser, Iheanacho, Burgzorg, Howson, Giles, Illing-Junior, Dede, McCabe.

Derby County: Zetterström (GK), Nyambe, Langås, Forsyth, Elder, Adams (C), Armstrong, Harness, Jackson, Barkhuizen, Yates.

On The Bench: Vickers (GK), Phillips, Rooney, Osborn, Thompson, Goudmijn, Roofe, Salvesen, Ebuka Agbawodikeizu.