BARRY ROBSON misses out again as Middlesbrough travel to Bristol City in this evening's televised fixture.
Boro left it until late to give the combative midfielder every opportunity to shake off a thigh strain, but Tony Mowbray has opted to select Julio Arca, who has been preferred to Merouane Zemmama as Robson's replacement in midfield.
Justin Hoyte replaces Stephen McManus as Boro line up in a 3-5-2 formation, their standard outlook for away games this season. Rhys Williams drops into defence.
Marvin Emnes will again partner Scott McDonald in an otherwise unchanged team. Zemmama drops to the bench.
For Bristol City, Lewin Nyatanga misses out through injury as James Wilson starts at the heart of the Robins' defence.
BRISTOL CITY (4-3-3): James; Skuse, Fontaine, Wilson, McGivern; Woolford, Cisse, Kilkenny; Adomah, Maynard, Pearson. Subs: Carey, Bolasie, Campbell-Ryce, Gerken (gk), Pitman.
MIDDLESBROUGH (3-5-2): Steele; McMahon, Williams, Bates; Hoyte, Haroun, Bailey, Arca, Bennett; McDonald, Emnes. Subs: Zemmama, McManus, Ogbeche, Martin, Nimely.
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