Middlesbrough welcome back defender David Wheater for this afternoon's clash with Reading at the Riverside.

Wheater missed Tuesday night's win over Burnley with a shoulder injury but has recovered in time to take on Brian McDermott's side.

Tuesnight's goal hero Tarmo Kink comes back into the starting line-up, as does fellow wide man Nicky Bailey.

Middlesbrough: Steele; Hoyte, McManus, Wheater, Arca; Robson, Bailey, Tavares, Kink; McDonald, Lita

Subs: Coyne, Bates, Boyd, Miller, Halliday, McMahon, Smallwood

Reading: Federici; Mills, Cummings, Pearce, Harte; Karacan, Gunnarsson, McAnuff, Kebe, Howard; Long.

Subs: McCarthy, Williams, Hunt, Khizanishvili, Antonio, Church, Robson-Kanu