TEAM NEWS Muhamed Besic and Yannick Bolasie remain on the sidelines with their long-term knee injuries. Middlesbrough have spent this week preparing for the match with a short training break in Spain. January signing Adlene Guedioura is pressing for his first Middlesbrough start after making his debut from the bench at White Hart Lane last weekend. Full-back George Friend is a doubt with calf injury sustained during the 1-0 FA Cup fourth round victory over Accrington Stanley.
Ronald Koeman has no fresh injury concerns leading into the weekend clash at the Riverside Stadium.
Middlesbrough vs Everton
