Middlesbrough v Brentford

Published on: 08 March 2019

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Defender George Friend may be back for Middlesbrough, having returned to light training after a hamstring injury.

But centre-half Aden Flint (also hamstring) is likely to remain out after missing the past three games.

Brentford midfielder Lewis Macleod is back in training after a hamstring injury as the Bees aim to end a three-game losing streak away from home.

Goalkeeper Luke Daniels (calf) could be back on the bench, but left-back Rico Henry (foot) is not yet fit to return.

Match facts

Middlesbrough are unbeaten in 12 matches against Brentford in all competitions (W10 D2) since a 1-2 defeat in the FA Cup in January 1964. Brentford are winless in seven away visits to Middlesbrough (D1 L6) in all competitions, last winning there in March 1938. Tony Pulis has not faced Brentford at home in a league match since December 1997, when he was Gillingham manager in a 3-1 victory in a third-tier match. Middlesbrough have kept a clean sheet in each of their past three Championship games (W2 D1) - their longest such run since August 2018 (five in a row). Brentford have only won once away from home in the Championship this season (D7 L8) - only Rotherham have won fewer on the road (zero). Said Benrahma has been directly involved in 13 league goals for Brentford in 2019 (seven goals, six assists) - the most of any Championship player.

Source: bbc.com

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