Tony Pulis
Middlesbrough will be aiming to make a good start to their FA Cup campaign when they face Peterborough at the Riverside Stadium this Saturday. Tony Pulis’ men have been in a slightly wobbly form in the festive period, placed fifth in the Championship table, six points behind the automatic promotion place.
Hence, getting a win in this game and using the momentum in the upcoming league games would be the order of the day for the Teesside team. They are up against a Peterborough team who currently play in the second tier of English football. The Posh have been in inconsistent form during the festive period as well.
Aden Flint and Sam McQueen are out due to their respective injuries and have no return date so far. Ryan Shotton is recovering but this weekend might come too early for him.
Darren Randolph might get a rest for this game, providing an opportunity for the 40-year-old Dimitrios Konstantopoulos to shine.
He didn’t feature in their previous league game against Derby County. Expect the former Manchester United man to start at right-back.
The loanee from Wolves should start this game, having only started eight league games.
The experience of Ayala in central defence is always good for the team. The more his partnership with Batth prospers, the better it is for Boro.
With McQueen injured, we may see Friend continue to keep his place in the team despite the veteran deserving a rest.
He hasn’t featured in the league games but has played almost every cup game this season. Expect him to do so this weekend.
The 23-year-old started the previous game but should feature in this one, partly because he hasn’t played a lot of Championship games. He has been impressive in the past few games.
He started against Derby and did well to push the team forward. Something similar would be required this weekend.
The veteran didn’t start the previous game and should get this opportunity to shine.
He came on very late against the Rams and should be fresh to start this weekend.
With Martin Braithwaite out on loan, young Tavernier should get an opportunity to shine and probably stake a claim in the first-team.
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