Michael Carrick makes seven changes to Middlesbrough side at Bradford leading with 0-2 away

Michael Carrick makes seven changes to Middlesbrough side at Bradford leading with 0-1 away

MICHAEL CARRICK has made seven changes to Middlesbrough’s starting side for tonight’s Carabao Cup third-round game at Bradford City.

Dael Fry, Lewis O’Brien, Hayden Hackney and Riley McGree are the only players to keep their places from the side that started Saturday’s league win over Southampton.

Tom Glover replaces Seny Dieng in goal, with a fit-again Tommy Smith selected at right-back in place of the injured Rav van den Berg. Paddy McNair replaces Darragh Lenihan and will line up alongside Fry at centre-half.

Dan Barlaser will play alongside Hackney at the heart of midfield, with McGree and Sammy Silvera filling the wide attacking positions.

 

Morgan Rogers returns to the team in the ‘number ten’ role, replacing the suspended Matt Crooks, while Emmanuel Latte Lath gets the nod to lead the line in attack ahead of Josh Coburn.

 

 

BRADFORD (4-4-2): Lewis; Halliday, Platt, Stubbs, Ridehalgh; Oduor, Oyegoke, Gilliead, Afoka; Walker, Cook.

 

Subs: Doyle (gk), Kelly, Pattison, Smallwood, Osadebe, Tulloch, Smith, Pointon, Wilson.

 

MIDDLESBROUGH (4-2-3-1): Glover; Smith, McNair, Fry, O’Brien; Barlaser, Hackney; Silvera, Rogers, McGree; Latte Lath.

 

Subs: J Jones (gk), I Jones, Gilbert, Howson, Coburn, Coulson, Lenihan, Engel, McCabe.