Match Day Thread Boro vs City

Haven't had time to post match details, but with JMF away, we should have some sort of match thread, so here it is.

This from the BBC:

Middlesbrough have striker Adama Traore available following suspension for the visit of Daniel Farke's Norwich.

Full-back Fabio will be assessed after coming off in the second half of Saturday's 1-1 draw with Fulham.

Norwich will be without Mario Vrancic (calf) as they look for a fifth successive Championship clean sheet.

Striker Nelson Oliveira (groin) may be fit enough to be included among the substitutes, but Marco Stiepermann and Wes Hoolahan are both doubts.

Norwich head coach Daniel Farke told BBC Radio Norfolk: "For me, they (Middlesbrough) are the favourites for the title this year.

"They have many good players and a good coach, and many opportunities from a financial point of view - I'm not jealous, it is like it is.

"They are a big club and they are pretty good in home games - four games, three wins and just one draw - so it's not easy to beat them.

"If it's (a choice of) 0-0 or we win 5-4, I'd choose the 5-4. It's not about the clean sheets, though in our defending behaviour we are pretty good right now."

Match facts

• Middlesbrough have lost only one of their last 13 home games against Norwich in all competitions (W8 D4).
• This is the first meeting between the teams since the 2015 Championship play-off final, which was won 2-0 by Norwich at Wembley.
• Middlesbrough are unbeaten in their last 27 home league matches on a Tuesday (W20 D7) since losing 2-0 to West Ham in November 2011.
• Garry Monk has a similarly excellent home record in Tuesday matches - he hasn't lost any of his 13 matches in all competitions as a manager on a Tuesday (W10 D3).
• Only Bristol City's Bobby Reid (6) has netted more Championship goals than Britt Assombalonga (5) this term.

 

Hanley must be wondering why the **** we went im for him! Ha!

 

His time will come, Kemp!

 

I'm not sure he was even making the bench regularly at Newcastle!?
His chance will come, but with TK and CZ looking like a pairing, now is not the time for me.

 

And how much did we pay for Franke!?

To be fair though, I'm more than happy to have £7m worth of Centre Backs sitting on our bench every week if the clean sheets keep coming. In reality, through injury or the need to rest players, Hanley will get a chance before too long. And perhaps if our CB partnership gets even stronger, Farke will look to return to a single DM shielding them.

Looking at tonight's team sheet, only real surprises for me are that Watkins starts, and Murphy doesn't make the squad at all.

 

Howson starts for Boro, so that's one goal we're bound to concede.

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So does Assombalonga - make that a three goal head start!

 

Strong bench as well.

 

I think we will win 1-2

 

See

 

1 nil maddison

 

Get in James!!!!!!!!!!

 

Ooooooh a goal

 

Belter

 

YESSSS!! Get in James!!!

Stunning goal!

 

Is the Norwichfirst radio broadcast working for anyone?

 

You mean JM!!!!!

 

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