Hasselbaink back for Boro

Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren was able to call upon experienced striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink once again as his side looked to get their Barclays Premiership campaign back on track against struggling Southampton.

The Dutchman missed Thursday night’s UEFA Cup defeat by Sporting Lisbon with a knee problem, but returned this afternoon in place of defender Tony McMahon as he prepared to undergo surgery on a cartilage problem which will sideline him for six weeks.