Barnsley 2 Middlesbrough 1

West Ham 2 Middlesbrough 1

Middlesbrough 1 Aston Villa 1

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson rang the changes as he attempted to move a step closer to the Premier League title.

Middlesbrough 1 Portsmouth 1

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate is hoping for better news on the fitness front as he prepares to put a patched-up side together for tomorrow’s FA Cup fourth round trip to Wolves.

Middlesbrough 1 Sunderland 1

Stewart Downing is expected to be included in the Middlesbrough squad to face derby rivals Sunderland in the Barclays Premier League after having his transfer request refused.

Middlesbrough 0 Everton 1

OUR football correspondent LIAM MACKEY is back in top form and full of energy.

JIMMY BULLARD is a man in demand.

Fulham 3 Middlesbrough 0

Middlesbrough 0 Newcastle 0

Emanuel Pogatetz and Mido have both been passed fit for Middlesbrough’s Barclays Premier League clash with Bolton at the Riverside tomorrow.

Everton 1 Middlesbrough 1

Everton, aiming for their fourth successive Premier League victory, had Ayegbeni Yakubu back following a heel injury against his old club today.

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate will choose between record signing Afonso Alves and top scorer Mido for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League match at Aston Villa.

GARETH SOUTHGATE might dream of turning Middlesbrough into the Arsenal of the north — all flowing football played by bright-eyed tyros — but not every game lends itself to such fantasy football.

Middlesbrough midfielder Julio Arca will return to the squad for tomorrow night’s Premier League clash with Manchester City after finally shaking off an ankle injury.

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate could be without three key players for the Barclays Premier League trip to Wigan.

Middlesbrough midfielder Julio Arca has flown home to Argentina to seek an expert opinion on his ankle injury.

Midfield trio Mohamed Shawky, Julio Arca and Marvin Emnes all return from injury to join the Middlesbrough squad for tomorrow’s Wear-Tees derby at Sunderland in the Barclays Premier League.

Middlesbrough striker Tuncay Sanli will be sidelined for six weeks with the knee ligament injury he suffered on World Cup duty last week.

Middlesbrough will be without striker Tuncay and midfielder Mohamed Shawky for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to Portsmouth.

Middlesbrough goalkeeper Brad Jones is back in training after dislocating a finger in the pre-match warm up at Liverpool last weekend.

Justin Hoyte could make his debut for Middlesbrough in tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League match against Liverpool at Anfield

Midfielder Gary O’Neil has recovered from a calf strain and is expected to start for Middlesbrough in their Premier League opener against Tottenham at the Riverside Stadium tomorrow.

Wigan will have to wait until next week to complete the signing of Middlesbrough youngster Lee Cattermole – but are unlikely to face any problems sealing the deal.

SVEN Goran Eriksson was last night set to be put out of his misery at Manchester City after being summoned for talks over his future with representatives of the owner Thaksin Shinawatra.

Middlesbrough 8 Manchester City 1

Sunderland 3 Middlesbrough 2

Tottenham 1 Middlesbrough 1

Manager Alex Ferguson made three changes as Manchester United looked to extend their lead at the top of the table at the expense of Middlesbrough.

Strikers Afonso Alves and Jeremie Aliadiere return to the Middlesbrough squad for tomorrow’s trip to Arsenal.

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate made three changes from the side beaten by Cardiff in the FA Cup for the Premier League clash with his former club Aston Villa.

Middlesbrough 1 Sheffield United 0 (after extra time)

Liverpool 3 Middlesbrough 2

Middlesbrough 1 Fulham 0

Newcastle 1 Middlesbrough 1

Mansfield 0 Middlesbrough 2

Blackburn striker Jason Roberts returns to the starting line-up against Middlesbrough at Ewood Park today.

Middlesbrough skipper George Boateng is back in the fold after his bust-up with manager Gareth Southgate.