David Nugent completes Boro ban against Sheffield Wednesday

Middlesbrough will be without striker David Nugent against Sheffield Wednesday as he serves the final match of his three-game ban.

Nugent had been due to sit out Boxing Day's trip to Blackburn following his red card against Birmingham but a waterlogged pitch at Ewood Park saw the game postponed.

The former Leicester forward will now return for the top-of-the-table clash against Derby next Saturday.

Rhys Williams (Achilles), Damia Abella (knee) and Alex Baptiste (leg) are all sidelined by injury.

Wednesday boss Carlos Carvalhal is unhappy that his side must play a second match in 48 hours against a team that did not have a game on Boxing Day.

Carvalhal argued following their 3-0 win over Birmingham that the game should have been pushed back to Tuesday once Boro's match was postponed.

But that has not happened and the Wednesday boss must now decide whether to rotate his players.

Midfielders Jeremy Helan, Lewis McGugan and Jose Semedo and defender Rhoys Wiggins will be among those hoping for a start.