Rob Edwards reserved special praise for Sammy Silvera after Middlesbrough’s draw with Stoke City, as the Australian battled through in an unfamiliar position to help his side earn a point.

After Edwards opted to switch to back four against Stoke, Silvera was forced on after just four minutes when George Edmundson pulled his hamstring playing a pass in just the first minute. Having spent this season operating in a new wing-back role, the wide forward was asked to play right-back against the Potters.

Edwards did have Dael Fry on the bench, but explained after that the Teesside centre-back wouldn’t have been ready to complete 85 minutes, having only just returned to the squad for that game after a calf injury. Alex Bangura, too, is not yet ready to play extended Championship minutes after

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