Middlesbrough V Sheff Wed Sky Bet Championship Match 31 -August 2013.Middlesbrough have only one fresh injury concern after defender Frazer Richardson tweaked a groin muscle.
The Teessiders otherwise have a relatively clean bill of health with only Seb Hines missing after undergoing knee surgery during the summer.
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Sheffield Wednesday winger Jermaine Johnson could go straight back into the starting line-up following suspension.
But right-back Lewis Buxton faces a late fitness test after sustaining a hamstring strain.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• Sheffield Wednesday hold the edge after 100 league and cup matches against Middlesbrough spanning 118 years, having won 43 and lost 41.
• Boro are aiming to take their winning home league sequence against the Owls to seven, and have only conceded one goal in total in the last four.
• The first goal scored in this game will be the 300th in league matches between the sides.
Middlesbrough
• Middlesbrough are seeking a second win of the season and an improvement on the lowest points return of any current Championship club in this calendar year.
• The Teesside club are chasing a first home win of the season and their fourth league victory at the Riverside in 2013.
• Boro need to score once to take their total of goals under Tony Mowbray to 200 in all competitions.
Sheffield Wednesday
• The Owls are the highest placed of the five clubs without a win in the Championship and have only one victory in 10 league and cup games.
• The Hillsborough club finished all square in their last two games, but have not drawn three successive league matches since March 2010.
• Dave Jones's side have already squandered the most points - seven - from winning positions in the Championship.
• If selected, Isle of Wight born defender Lewis Buxton will make his 300th career league appearance.