Team News | Middlesbrough (A)

Joe Edwards

Joe Edwards starts for Argyle for the first time since 26 October, as the Pilgrims take on Middlesbrough this afternoon. 
 
He is one of two changes for the Pilgrims, with Darko Gyabi also coming back into the team. Callum Wright and Nathanael Ogbeta move to the bench. 
 
Former Pilgrims Finn Azaz and Morgan Whittaker both start for Middlesbrough. 
 
Argyle: 21 Conor Hazard, 2 Bali Mumba, 4 Jordan Houghton, 5 Julio Pleguezuelo, 6 Kornel Szucs, 8 Joe Edwards (capt), 9 Ryan Hardie, 15 Mustapha Bundu, 18 Darko Gyabi, 20 Adam Randell, 44 Victor Palsson. Substitutes: 31 Daniel Grimshaw (gk), 3 Nathanael Ogbeta, 11 Callum Wright, 14 Michael Obafemi, 17 Tymoteusz Puchacz, 19 Malachi Boateng, 26 Muhamed Tijani, 30 Michael Baidoo, 35 Freddie Issaka.
 
Middlesbrough: 32 Mark Travers, 3 Rav Van Den Berg, 7 Hayden Hackney, 11 Morgan Whittaker, 15 Anfernee Dijksteel, 16 Jonny Howson (capt), 18 Aidan Morris, 20 Finn Azaz, 21 Marcus Forss, 22 Tommy Conway, 29 Samuel Illing-Junior. Substitutes: 23 Tom Glover (gk), 4 Daniel Barlaser, 6 Dael Fry, 9 Kelechi Iheanacho, 10 Delano Burgzorg, 25 George Edmundson, 28 Ryan Giles, 47 Bailey Palmer, 51 Anton Palmer.