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Middlesbrough v West Ham United

New signing Patrick Bamford could feature for Middlesbrough after joining from Chelsea on Wednesday.

Gaston Ramirez and Antonio Barragan are injured and Daniel Ayala is banned.

Sofiane Feghouli, Sam Byram and Winston Reid should all shake off knocks for West Ham, and Andy Carroll is expected to recover from whiplash.

Unsettled playmaker Dimitri Payet will not be involved, while Cheikhou Kouyate and Andre Ayew are both at the Africa Cup of Nations.

MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES

Martin Fisher: "Sixteenth in the table and four points clear of safety, Middlesbrough would definitely settle for that on the last day of the season.