MIDDLESBOROUGH v CARDIFF CITYSaturday 18th July, 3pm
Sky Bet Championship
Riverside Stadium TEAM NEWS
Cardiff City: Smithies; Bacuna, Morrison, Nelson, Bennett; Vaulks, Ralls; Mendez-Laing, Tomlin, Hoilett; Glatzel
Subs: Etheridge, Sanderson, Flint, Bamba, Smith, Pack, Murphy, Paterson, Ward.
Match to be played in front of no supporters, for information on how to watch the match on TV or to stream it - see below
NEIL HARRIS V NEIL WARNOCK
UPDATED 18/07/20
What's the team news
Cardiff City will be made to sweat on the fitness of Lee Tomlin once again, with the player having not trained on Thursday.
The playmaker made his first start since February against Derby County on Tuesday night, during which he dispossessed Wayne Rooney before scoring the winner.
But Neil Harris said in his Thursday afternoon press conference that the player had not trained since the victory over Derby and they would have to assess his fitness on the eve of the Boro clash.
"He has not trained, so we will have to see how he is tomorrow, that’s my honest assessment," Harris said of Tomlin.
"He is a lad with a big heart and a big desire to play in this game.
"Barring Lee there are a few knocks and niggles but barring that we are in pretty good health."
Isaac Vassell and Greg Cunningham are still the long-term absentees.
For Boro, there are no fresh injury concerns.
The only question mark there is whether Anfernee Dijksteel can start again, with Tuesday's win over Reading being his first start since November.
Warnock also has a decision over whether to bring Britt Assombalonga back into the side after he was rested on Tuesday night
UPDATED:
How are the squad, including Lee Tomlin?
NEIL HARRIS:
"Tommo was excellent the other night, really good. He has not trained, so we will have to see how he is tomorrow, that’s my honest assessment.
"He is a lad with a big heart and a big desire to play in this game.
"Barring Lee there are a few knocks and niggles but barring that we are in pretty good health."
CARDIFF CITY:
Neil Harris has said Cardiff City will have a fully fit squad heading into the clash with Middlesborough, with no fresh injury concerns following the win over Derby County.
Lee Tomlin is getting fitter by the match.
"My squad, players are as fit as they could be,I am happy with their fitness level."
Greg Cunningham is still a little way off at the moment.
He is back in full training with the first team.
Isaac Vassell is still out injured.
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About Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Football Club is a professional association football club based in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. They are currently competing in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889. The club played at the Linthorpe Road ground from 1882 to 1903 and at Ayresome Park for 92 years, from 1903 to 1995.
Middlesbrough were one of the founding members of the Premier League in 1992 and became one of the first clubs to be relegated from it following the 1992–93 season. The club came close to folding in 1986 after experiencing severe financial difficulties before it was saved by a consortium led by then board member and later chairman Steve Gibson. The club's main rivals are Sunderland, Newcastle United and Leeds United.
The club's achievements include winning the League Cup in 2004, their first and to date only major trophy, and they also reached the 2006 UEFA Cup Final, losing to Spanish club Sevilla. Their highest league finish to date was third place in the top flight in the 1913–14 season and the club have only spent two seasons outside the top two divisions of English football. The League Cup win and the UEFA Cup run was part of an 11-year consecutive stay in the Premier League, before a relegation in 2009. Although the club returned in 2016, instant relegation followed.
The club's traditional kit is red with white detailing. The home shorts and sock colours have interchangeably been shifted between red and white, complementing the red shirt that was adopted in 1899. The various crests throughout the club's history, the most recent of which was adopted in 2007, incorporate a lion rampant.
Previous Meeting We beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in September
Team News - Predicted Line-Ups Middlesbrough: Pears, Spencer, Fry, Dijksteel, Friend, Johnson, Roberts, Howson, Saville, Tavernier, Fletcher
Cardiff City: Smithies, Bacuna, Nelson, Morrison, Bennett, Pack, Ralls, Tomlin, Hoilett, Mendez-Laing, Glatzel
Form - Last Three Games Reading 1-2 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough 1-3 Bristol City
Millwall 0-2 Middlesbrough
Cardiff City 2-1 Derby County
Fulham 2-0 Cardiff City
Cardiff City 2-3 Blackburn Rovers
Match OddsMiddlesbrough - 6/4
Cardiff City - 19/10
Draw - 21/10
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