MIDDLESBROUGH'S home game with West Bromwich Albion has been selected for live television coverage and will now be staged on a Friday night.

The game with the Baggies, who were managed by Tony Pulis for part of last season’s relegation campaign in the Premier League, will take place on Friday, August 24 (7.45pm).

It is the first of Boro’s matches to be selected for TV coverage this season, with Sky Sports having announced all of their fixture choices for August.