Cristhian Stuani and Jordan Rhodes set to return for Middlesborough

Middlesbrough head coach Aitor Karanka will welcome back Cristhian Stuani and Jordan Rhodes for Saturday's Premier League clash with Tottenham.Uruguay international Stuani missed the 3-1 defeat at Everton with a groin problem, while Scotland counterpart Rhodes sat out with a knee injury, but both have returned to training and are available once again.That means Karanka has only full-back Fabio da Silva (knee) and midfielder Grant Leadbitter (hernia surgery) missing from his squad as he looks to end a run of two successive league defeats.Provisional squad: Valdes, Guzan, Chambers, Friend, Barragan, Nsue, Ayala, Gibson, Espinosa, De Roon, Clayton, Ramirez, Forshaw, Downing, Stuani, Fischer, De Sart, Traore, Negredo, Nugent, Rhodes.

Source: PA-WIRE