ALBERT ADOMAH's rehabilitation into the Middlesbrough fold is complete after he was named in the starting line-up for today's Championship game at Nottingham Forest.
Having been axed from the senior squad after a bust up with head coach Aitor Karanka in the wake of last month's 1-0 defeat to Bristol City, Adomah was on the bench for Tuesday's 3-1 win over Brentford.
He made a considerable impact in the game, coming on to set up one goal and score another, and his reward for his display against the Bees is a place in the side that will face Forest this lunch-time.
Adomah replaces Diego Fabbrini in the starting line-up, with Stewart Downing set to line up in the 'number ten' slot and Cristhian Stuani expected to start in a wide position.
With David Nugent continuing in the lone striker position, the only other change to the Boro side sees a fit-again Ben Gibson replacing Fernando Amorebieta at centre-half.
NOTTM FOREST (4-1-4-1): De Vries; Lichaj, Mills, Wilson, Pinillos; Lansbury; Osborn, Vaughan, Mendes, Oliveira; O'Grady.
Subs: Evtimov (gk), Ward, Williams, Blackstock, Hobbs, C Burke, Grant.
MIDDLESBROUGH (4-2-3-1): Konstantopoulos; Nsue, Ayala, Gibson, Friend; Leadbitter, Clayton; Adomah, Downing, Stuani; Nugent.
Subs: Mejias (gk), Kalas, Amorebieta, Forshaw, De Pena, Fabbrini, Kike.
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