Boro 5 v Dumbarton 0

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David Wheater, Adam Johnson and Andrew Taylor will be in the Boro squad to face Dumbarton on Wednesday night.

 

Middlesbrough FC face Dumbarton on Wednesday night, 7:30pm kick off, before a two day training camp in Scotland.

 

Mido will not travel with the squad after returning to training on Monday. Tuncay Sanli and Afonso Alves have picked up injuries and will stay at Rockliffe Park.

 

Boro coach Steve Agnew said, "The players will probably be given that little bit more time on the field of play in the next two games than they were on Saturday."

 

"Remember, these games are part of training, we're midway through week three of the players' programme. We based the first two weeks on fitness, having fit individuals, fit units and a fit squad."

 

"We didn't go into depth tactically on how we wanted to play at Macclesfield, we just kept on to the players about how they needed to work on their fitness."

 

"There were pleasing aspects - goals, a clean sheet and lively performances from Jonathan Franks and Marvin Emnes."

 

"We're looking to step that up against Dumbarton and Carlisle and all the players in the squad will get minutes."

 

The full squad is;

 

Coyne, Jones;

 

Grounds, Hines, Hoyte, Huth, Johnson J, McMahon, Taylor, Wheater, Williams;

 

Arca, Bates, Digard, O'Neil, Johnson A, Walker, Yeates;

 

Aliadiere, Emnes, Franks, Porritt;

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Team to face Dumbarton;

 

jones

 

hoyte

bates

huth

grounds

 

o'neil

digard

arca

yeates

 

emnes

aliadiere

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Boro won 5-0;

 

Middlesbrough FC cruised to a 5-0 victory over Dumbarton in a pre season friendly.

 

Boro opened the scoring through Gary O'Neil after 6 minutes. The lead doubled in the 42nd minute when Justin Hoyte crossed and a deflection from Dumbarton's Mick Dunlop put it into his own goal.

 

In the first half injury time, Hoyte was fouled in the box by Ben Gordon and Aliadiere finished from the penalty spot.

 

After 70 minutes, Adam Johnson finished a strong run off with a 20 yard strike into the roof of the goal.

 

Boro grabbed a fifth in the 73rd minute when Rhys Williams headed home from a Josh Walker corner.

 

Jones (Coyne 46);

 

Hoyte (McMahon 72), Bates (Wheater 72), Huth (Hines 72), Grounds (Taylor 72);

 

O'Neil (J Johnson 72), Arca (Capt) (Williams 72), Digard (Walker 29), Yeates (A Johnson 65);

 

Aliadiere (Franks 46), Emnes (Porritt 63)