Injury blow for Southgate

Middlesbrough captain Gareth Southgate will be out of action for up to three months after sustaining a suspected stress fracture of an ankle.

Middlesbrough captain Gareth Southgate will be out of action for up to three months after sustaining a suspected stress fracture of an ankle.

The 35-year-old picked up the injury during the FA Cup third-round draw at Nuneaton on Saturday, in which he conceded the penalty from which the non-league club’s striker Gez Murphy secured a replay.

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