MICHAEL Carrick has been forced into one Middlesbrough change against Portsmouth, with Rav van den Berg missing the game through injury.
Anfernee Dijksteel comes into the side, with Luke Ayling moving across to centre-half.
Boro are otherwise unchanged, with Sonny Finch coming into the squad on the bench.
Riley McGree is again missing, with Delano Burgzorg keeping his place in the side and starting on the left flank.
Boro loanee Sammy Silvera is ineligible for Portsmouth. The winger is spending the season on loan at Fratton Park.
- READ MORE: Middlesbrough vs Portsmouth LIVE
BORO: Dieng, Dijksteel, Ayling, Clarke, Engel; Hackney, Morris; Jones, Azaz, Burgzorg, Latte Lath
SUBS: Brynn, Barlaser, Gilbert, Hamilton, Coburn, McCormick, Conway, Finch, Hunt
PORTSMOUTH: Norris, Swanson, Williams, Towler, Ogilvie, Pack, Dozzell, Lane, Lang, Saydee, Sorensen.
SUBS: Archer, Ritchie, Stevenson, Moxon, Devlin, Clout, Blair, Yengi, Kamara.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here