O'Neil and Aliadiere back in Boro side at Blackpool

GARY O'Neil and Jeremie Aliadiere return to Middlesbrough's starting line-up for this evening's Championship away game at Blackpool. O'Neil returns from a groin strain to replace Josh Walker from the side that beat Peterborough last weekend, with Jeremie Aliadiere stepping up from the bench in preference to Lee Miller. Gordon Strachan has made two more changes as he attempts to extend Boro's current unbeaten run to seven matches. Justin Hoyte replaces Kyle Naughton at right-back, with Jonathan Grounds returning at left-back in place of Joe Bennett. BLACKPOOL (4-4-2): Gilks; Edwards, Southern, Evatt, Crainey; Campbell, Baptiste, Adam, Vaughan; Ormerod, Taylor-Fletcher. Subs: Rachubka (gk), Martin, Bouazza, Euell, Butler, Husband, Dobbie. MIDDLESBROUGH (4-4-2): Coyne; Hoyte, Wheater, McManus, Grounds; Flood, O'Neil, Robson, Franks; McDonald, Aliadiere. Subs (not used): Steele (gk), Naughton, Bennett, Arca, Lita, Miller, L Williams.

Source: Northern_Echo