Boro will want to shake off the disappointment of last Sunday's FA Cup semi-final, but I am sure the fans will give them the biggest and loudest reception of the season so far.
Boro are definitely without Ugo Ehiogo (hamstring), Jonathan Greening (calf)Noel Whelan (hamstring) and Szilard Nemeth (ankle), while Alen Boksic is doubtful, after missing Croatia's friendly with Bosnia this week, but Boro welcome the return of captain Paul Ince and Benito Carbone.