GARRY MONK has made three changes to his Middlesbrough team for this afternoon's Championship home game with Ipswich Town.

Monk has shuffled his pack after expressing his frustration at his side's last performance, when they crashed to a 2-1 defeat at Bristol City.

Daniel Ayala returns to the heart of the back four after serving a one-match ban, and will replace Dael Fry from the team that lost at Ashton Gate.

Grant Leadbitter is back in the starting XI after being frozen out of the match-day squad last weekend, replacing Adam Forshaw.

And Monk's final change sees Patrick Bamford come into the starting line-up, with Adama Traore dropping down to the bench.

MIDDLESBROUGH (4-2-3-1): Randolph; Christie, Ayala, Gibson, Fabio; Leadbitter, Howson; Downing, Braithwaite, Bamford; Assombalonga.

Subs: Konstantopoulos (gk), Friend, Fry, Forshaw, Johnson, Traore, Gestede.

IPSWICH (4-1-4-1): Bialkoswki; Spence, Chambers, Webster, Knudsen; Connolly; Skuse, Huws, Ward, Celina; Waghorn.

Subs: Crowe (gk), Iorfa, Bishop, Downes, Kenlock, Sears, Garner.