Middlesbrough striker Szilard Nemeth has completed his move to French top-flight club Strasbourg.

Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren is hopeful of welcoming back emerging youngster James Morrison to strengthen his depleted squad for the trip to Bolton.

Middlesbrough midfielder George Boateng will miss the Barclays Premiership clash with Blackburn on Boxing day after being told he could be sidelined for up to eight weeks by an ankle ligament injury.

Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren has no new injury worries ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership trip to Liverpool.

Middlesbrough 2 Crystal Palace 1

Middlesbrough 2 West Brom 2

Middlesbrough 2 West Brom 2

Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren will make a late check on goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer before deciding whether or not to include him in the squad for Sunday’s Barclays Premiership match with West Brom.

AZ Alkmaar 0 Middlesbrough 0

Middlesbrough grabbed the point they needed to ensure their place in the knockout stages of this season’s UEFA Cup with a goalless draw against previously free-scoring AZ Alkmaar in Holland.

AZ: Timmer, Jaliens, Mathijsen, De Cler, Landzaat, Arveladze, Van Galen, Perez, Sektioui, Steinsson, Schaars. Subs: Buskermolen, Huysegems, Vlaar, Zwarthoed, Meerdink, Ramzi, Koevermans.

Middlesbrough goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer is out of tomorrow night’s UEFA Cup clash with AZ Alkmaar in Holland after failing to recover from a shoulder injury.

Middlesbrough’s Australian World Cup heroes are major doubts for the Barclays Premiership clash with Fulham at the Riverside Stadium on Sunday.

Middlesbrough midfielder Fabio Rochemback could return to the squad for Sunday’s Barclays Premiership trip to Everton providing he shakes off a slight groin problem.

Middlesbrough 3 Dnipro 0

Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren will rely on teenage defender Matthew Bates once again for the UEFA Cup tie against Dnipro at the Riverside Stadium.

Middlesbrough defender Stuart Parnaby has recovered from a groin injury and returns to the squad for tomorrow’s Carling Cup third round tie at Everton.

Middlesbrough striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink could be a doubt for Sunday’s Barclays Premiership trip to West Ham after turning an ankle late in the 1-0 UEFA Cup win over Grasshoppers in Zurich.

Grasshoppers 0 Middlesbrough 1

Middlesbrough headed for Zurich and their UEFA Cup clash with Grasshoppers tomorrow night without suspended defender Abel Xavier as he continued his fight to clear his name.

Aston Villa: Sorensen, De la Cruz, Mellberg, Ridgewell, Bouma, Milner, Davis, Barry, Berger, Angel, Moore. Subs: Samuel, Taylor, Djemba-Djemba, Cahill, Bakke.

Szilard Nemeth scored on his Middlesbrough comeback as four of Steve McClaren’s squad returned from injury for the reserves.

Middlesbrough were expected to field four fit-again members of their first-team squad in tonight’s reserves match against Wigan.

Middlesbrough goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer is battling against a shoulder injury to retain his place for Sunday’s Barclays Premiership clash with derby rivals Sunderland.

Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren has warned the Premiership poachers Mark Viduka is not for sale, as frustration grows over his own desire to further strengthen the squad.

Middlesbrough 0 Liverpool 0

Middlesbrough old boy Bolo Zenden was handed an immediate return to the Riverside Stadium as European champions Liverpool launched their Barclays Premiership campaign on Teesside.

Middlesbrough ‘keeper Mark Schwarzer returned from a five-game absence to bolster his club’s bid for European football against Tottenham.

Middlesbrough keeper Mark Schwarzer will return from a five-match absence with a back injury to play his part in the club’s drive for Europe against Tottenham tomorrow.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez made five changes from the team which drew in the Champions League at Chelsea for this Anfield clash against a side also fighting for European qualification.

Newcastle 0 Middlesbrough 0

Newcastle 0 Middlesbrough 0

Chelsea winger Damien Duff failed a late fitness test and was unavailable for his side’s Champions League semi-final first-leg clash against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.

Middlesbrough defender Colin Cooper has joined the growing list of injuries at the Riverside and is out of tomorrow’s north-east derby against Newcastle at St James’ Park.

Chelsea are on the brink of the Barclays Premiership title after today’s win against Fulham at Stamford Bridge.

Bolton 1 Southampton 1

Middlesbrough 1 Fulham 1

Teams ahead of this afternoon's Premiership action.

Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren faces another selection headache ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership clash with Arsenal after losing three more key players to injury.

Middlesbrough welcomed back Mark Viduka, Ray Parlour and George Boateng for today’s Barclays Premiership clash with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

SOUTHAMPTON assistant boss Jim Smith was delighted at the way his side climbed out of the bottom three with a deserved victory against Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough 1 Southampton 3

Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren could be without 10 first-team players for the Riverside visit of Southampton in the Barclays Premiership on Sunday.