Leaders Middlesbrough Host Stoke at the Riverside as Edwards Stresses 'Next Game' Focus
Boro seek to extend an eight-match unbeaten run by preparing to blunt Stoke's high-volume threat from wide areas.
Overview
- Middlesbrough sit four points clear after an unbeaten start and face third-placed Stoke City on Tuesday at the Riverside.
- Rob Edwards downplayed table talk, calling it simply the next opportunity to collect three points.
- Boro have a perfect home league record this season with three wins and only one goal conceded.
- Fitness update for the match: Callum Brittain and Dael Fry are available, while Riley McGree and Darragh Lenihan remain out.
- Edwards highlighted Stoke's wide players and said they are among the league's highest crossers, as he weighs selection headaches that local reporters have used to frame a predicted XI.