Source: Northern_Echo
Robson fails to make Boro home bow
BARRY ROBSON has failed to make a recovery from a hamstring problem in time to make his home debut for Middlesbrough.[LNB] But two fellow signings from Celtic, Chris Killen and Willo Flood, do start for Boro in a crucial Championship clash with fourth-placed Swansea City.[LNB] With Middlesbrough manager Gordon Strachan restricted in his selection by numerous injury problems, his substitutes bench resembles an Academy match.[LNB] Teenagers Luke Williams, Bruno Pilatos, Joe Bennett and Cameron Park are all involved, while there is also a return to the bench for Josh Walker.[LNB] MIDDLESBROUGH (4-4-2): Coyne; McMahon, Riggott, Wheater, Hoyte; Flood, O'Neil, Arca, Johnson; Killen, Lita. Subs: Steele, Walker, Grounds, Bennett, Williams, Pilatos, Park.[LNB] SWANSEA CITY (4-1-4-1): De Vries; Tate, Williams, Monk, Bessone; Britton; Dyer, Allen, Pratley, Cotterill; Pintado. Subs: Cornell, Beattie, Orlandi, Trundle, Rangel, Gower, Butler.[LNB]
