Two teams who have endured difficult starts to the Championship season will meet at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as Middlesbrough host Swansea City. Middlesbrough go into the game 23rd in the early standings, and still looking for their first win of the season, with just three points to their name.
Swansea meanwhile are 20th in the table, with just one win and five points to their name, something that has not been helped by a relatively quiet transfer window.
With the pressure already building on both sides, there are plenty of questions to be asked in the lead-up to this one, so we’ve taken a look at this match-up, right here. Latest team news Middlesbrough will be without top scorer Chuba Akpom for Saturday’s clash, with the striker set to miss a couple more weeks due to a knee problem.
Manager Chris Wilder will be hoping that Rodrigo Muniz can fill that void with the striker in line to make his debut after completing a loan move from Fulham on Sunday.