Rhys Williams has returned from suspension to be named Middlesbrough captain for the visit of Huddersfield Town.
Jonathan Woodgate and Marvin Emnes both miss the match with injury, while Emmanuel Ledesma completes the final game of his own three-match suspension.
Huddersfield manager Mark Robins makes two changes to his team, with Oscar Gobern and Sean Scannell replacing Oliver Norwood and Jonathan Stead.
Adam Hammill keeps his place in the side and will make his 150th career start against his former club.
Middlesbrough: Steele, Williams, Whitehead, Leadbitter, Adomah, Richardson, Kamara, Butterfield, Gibson, Carayol, Friend
Huddersfield: Smithies, Lynch, Gerrard, Clarke, Richards, Gobern, Hogg, Scannell, Clayton, Hammill, Vaughan
