Middlesbrough have made three changes to their starting lineup to face Cardiff City in a top-of-the-table Championship clash this afternoon.

Sebastian Hines, Lukas Jutkiewicz and Faris Haroun come in for the visitors, taking the places of Jonathan Woodgate, Marvin Emnes and Ishmael Miller.

Cardiff, meanwhile, have made just the one change to the side that beat Hull City 2-1 last weekend as Matthew Connolly returns in place of Kevin McNaughton.

Cardiff: Marshall; Taylor, Hudson, Turner, Connolly; Noone, Gunnarsson, Whittingham, Kim; Mason, Helguson

Middlesbrough: Steele; Hoyte, Friend, Hines, Bikey; McEachran, Haroun, Leadbitter; Ledesma, McDonald, Jutkiewicz