Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka has made two changes for his side's Championship clash with Reading this afternoon.
Ben Gibson and Grant Leadbitter come into the team that beat Burnley 1-0 on Thursday and replace Jonathan Woodgate and Richard Smallwood.
Reading boss Nigel Adkins makes two changes to his side from their defeat to Leicester City on Boxing Day.
Royston Drenthe misses out for personal reasons, while Nick Blackman drops to the bench. They are replaced by Billy Sharp and Garath McCleary.
Middlesbrough: Given, Ayala, Varga, Whitehead, Emnes, Leadbitter, Ledesma, Friend, Adomah, Gibson, Jutkiewicz
Reading: McCarthy, Gunter, Cummings, Gorkss, Pearce; Williams, Guthrie, McAnuff, McCleary, Sharp, Pogrebnyak
