Leeds United travel to the Riverside Stadium looking to get back to winning ways in the Sky Bet Championship against Middlesbrough.  A win for the Whites could take Leeds back to the top of the table, depending on other results over the weekend.  Boro sit in the Play-Off positions in the Sky Bet Championship, but come into the game after a shock Emirates FA Cup defeat at Newport County AFC.

Manager/head coach

Middlesbrough: Tony Pulis

Leeds United: Marcelo Bielsa

League position

Middlesbrough: 5th

Leeds United: 2nd

Recent form

Middlesbrough: WDDWL

Leeds United: LWLWL

Head to head

Middlesbrough: 32

Draws: 28

Leeds United wins: 38

Last time at the Riverside Stadium

Friday 2nd March 2018

Sky Bet Championship

Middlesbrough 3 (Bamford 31, 36, 68)

Leeds United 0

Middlesbrough: Randolph, Shotton, Ayala, Gibson, Friend, Besic, Leadbitter (Clayton 43), Howson, Traore, Downing, Bamford (Craine 90), Subs not used: Konstantopoulos, Fry, Baker, Harrison, Assombalonga

Leeds: Wiedwald, Berardi, Cooper, Jansson, Anita, Phillips (Vieira 46), O’Kane (Ekuban 68), Alioski (Forshaw 46), Saiz, Dalla, Lasogga Subs not used: Peacock-Farrell, Pennington, De Bock, Sacko.

Team news

Gaetano Berardi and Stuart Dallas remain sidelined, whilst Adam Forshaw, Pablo Hernandez and Mateusz Klich face late fitness tests.  Britt Assombalonga, Jordan Hugill, George Saville and Lewis Wing are all doubts for Boro.

The key battle

Aden Flint v Patrick Bamford

Striker Bamford scored a hat-trick for Middlesbrough in this fixture last season and will be looking to get find the net for a second game running after returning from injury for the Whites.  On his return to his former club, he will be looking to get the better of Flint, a summer signing from Bristol City.

Betting odds with Ladbrokes

Middlesbrough: 9/5

Draw: 2/1

Leeds United: 13/8

(Odds correct at time of article published)

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LUTV

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Beamback

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