The new season starts here and Rob Edwards is preparing to name his first official Middlesbrough team, as they host Swansea City on the first day of the new season.

Boro head into the game without a win in pre-season and with some injury concerns. But there are plenty of positives to take over the course of the new head coach’s first summer in charge too. Swansea also arrive after a difficult summer as far as losing key men and suffering injuries is concerned.

In terms of Boro injuries, Riley McGree, Finn Azaz and George Edmundson are not in contention despite there being some hope last weekend they might be back. Seny Dieng, Darragh Lenihan and Alex Bangura were all confirmed absentees too. Here’s our predicted team with that in mind.

GK - Sol Brynn - Edwards has shared the game

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