Huth set to start for Boro

German international Robert Huth could be handed a senior debut for Middlesbrough in their Carling Cup clash with Notts County tomorrow night.

Manager Gareth Southgate will rest Jonathan Woodgate and is expected to play Huth – £6m signing from Chelsea – following his recovery from ankle surgery.

Striker Mark Viduka has recovered from a knee injury, but Stewart Downing (groin), Chris Riggott (ankle) and George Boateng (both ankle), Julio Arca (broken foot) and Ugo Ehiogu (Achilles) are all out.

Provisional squad: Schwarzer, Turnbull, Davies, Parnaby, McMahon, Pogatetz, Huth, Bates, Wheater, Taylor, Cattermole, Mendieta, Morrison, Euell, Johnson, Rochemback, Parlour, Viduka, Maccarone.