BORO v DNIPRO TEAM NEWS AND COMMENT

By Come On Boro.com
November 3 2005

After his brilliant performance on Saturday, teenager Matthew Bates is set to keep his place in Boro's new look three man central midfield.

Ugo Ehiogu is still recovering from a knee injury and definitely misses the UEFA Cup tie, as does Gareth Southgate who is still sidelined by a groin injury.

Things that you already knew are that Mr T is still suspended and Ray Parlour is still injured. Fabio Rochemback is cup-tied for the whole of the UEFA Cup campaign.

Apparently, Steve McLaren plans to rotate his squad to keep his players fresh for Sunday's Premiership trip to Everton, so expect one or two surprise changes in tonight's lineup.

Nemeth and Maccarone to start up front anyone?

Emanuel Pogatetz is not underestimating the opposition and made the following comments.

"If they could not play football, they would not be in this round. There are no easy games in Europe and Dnipro are a good team. They play great counter-attacking football and we will have to be aware of that. They beat Hibernian, who are a good team. it will not be an easy game."

Middlesbrough Squad: Schwarzer, Jones, Parnaby, Pogatetz, Riggott, Bates, Wheater, Queudrue, Boateng, Mendieta, Morrison, Doriva, Johnson, Kennedy, Yakubu, Hasselbaink, Viduka, Maccarone, Nemeth.

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