Source: Northern_Echo
Bates handed captaincy at freezing Riverside
WITH the winter playlist and the snow falling at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough's players have walked out on to the pitch.[LNB] Both Mikael Tavares and Marvin Emnes have been included in the starting line up, while Matthew Bates has been handed the captaincy.[LNB] Hull arrive on Teesside cold, but also with former Boro midfielder Nicky Barmby in their ranks.[LNB] MIDDLESBROUGH (4-4-2): Steele; McMahon, Wheater, Bates, Bennett; Robson, Tavares, Bailey, Emnes; McDonald, Lita. Subs: Ripley (gk), Hhoyte, Boyd, Kink, Arca, Smallwood, Park.[LNB] HULL CITY (4-4-2): Mannone; Zayatte, Dawson, Gerrard, Rosenior; Garcia, Ashbee, Harper, Barmby; ; Koren; Stewart. Subs: Duke (gk), McShane, Kilbane, Bostock, Devitt, Simpson, Solano.[LNB]
