BRITT ASSOMBALONGA has retained his place in the Middlesbrough starting line-up for this evening's home game with Millwall.

Boro will be guaranteed a place in the play-offs if they take all three points against the Lions, and Tony Pulis has named an unchanged starting side.

That means Assombalonga continuing in attack, with a fit-again Patrick Bamford only named on the substitutes' bench.

Adam Clayton retains his place in midfield, which means skipper Grant Leadbitter is also amongst the replacements.

MIDDLESBROUGH (4-1-4-1): Randolph; Shotton, Ayala, Gibson, Friend; Clayton; Traore, Besic, Howson, Downing; Assombalonga.

Subs: Konstantopoulos (gk), Fabio, Cranie, Fry, Leadbitter, Harrison, Bamford.

MILLWALL (4-4-2): Archer; Romeo, Hutchinson, Cooper, Meredith; Wallace, Williams, Marshall, Tunnicliffe; Gregory,  Morison.

Subs: Martin (gk), McLaughlin, Thompson, Onyedinma, Ferguson, Elliott, O'Brien.