It is now less than a week until Middlesbrough get their 2022/23 Championship campaign underway. With West Brom at home up first, Boro face a tricky test in what should give Chris Wilder a very good early indication of where his side are at.
Boro will be hoping they can better their 7th place Championship finish they achieved last term and reach the division’s play-offs, at the very least.
To help them do that, the club have made some solid additions in the transfer market so far this summer. Darragh Lenihan has been brought in on a free to help strengthen the club’s backline, meanwhile, Chris Wilder has also made use of the loan market, bringing in Man City keeper Zack Steffen and Wolves’ Ryan Giles.
With that being said, here, we’ve put together an XI that we think could be Wilder’s strongest as the West Brom clash looms.