7:37pm Tuesday 9th February 2010
By Scott Wilson
SCOTT McDonald will make his Middlesbrough debut in this evening's Championship home game with Barnsley.
The Australia international, who arrived for £3.5m on transfer deadline day, has shaken off a hernia problem to replace Lee Miller in Boro's starting line up.
McDonald is one of four changes to the side that drew 1-1 at Ipswich on Saturday.
David Wheater, Boro's goalscorer at Portman Road, misses out with a knee problem, with his place in the back four being taken by the fit-again Emanuel Pogatetz.
Barry Robson and Jonathan Franks start in the midfield in place of Justin Hoyte and Andrew Taylor.
MIDDLESBROUGH (4-4-2): Coyne; Naughton, McManus, Grounds, Pogatetz; Flood, O'Neil, Robson, Franks; Killen, McDonald.
Subs: Steele (gk), Hoyte, Lita, Miller, Bennett, McMahon, L Williams.
BARNSLEY (4-5-1): Steele; Trippier, Moore, Foster, Dickinson; Teixeira, Colace, De Silva, Doyle, Hallfredsson; Gray.
Subs: Preece (gk), Hume, Rodriguez, Butterfield, Macken, Potter, Hammill.
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