It’s a battle of the early pace-setters in the Championship on Tuesday evening as Middlesbrough host Stoke City at the Riverside.

Rob Edwards will be hoping Boro can stretch their unbeaten start to the season to eight games, while consolidating their position at the top of the league table. But in terms of how he gets that, the Boro boss admits he has more than a few selection headaches.

In terms of fitness, Callum Brittain and Dael Fry are fit to play, but Riley McGree and Darragh Lenihan remain out, while most attention will be on the forward line, and how, or rather who, Edwards goes with on this occasion. Here’s our predicted team.

GK - Sol Brynn - The Teessider continues to impress in what is his first season entrusted as the Boro number one. Edwards said ahead of this one that th

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