Team News: Three changes for Middlesbrough against Huddersfield Town

High-flying Middlesbrough have made three changes ahead of this afternoon's Championship clash against Huddersfield Town at the Riverside Stadium.

Adam Clayton, Lee Tomlin and Kike come into the fourth-placed side's starting XI in place of Adam Reach, Dean Whitehead, and Jelle Vossen.

Meanwhile, Jonathan Hogg returns to the Terriers' starting XI for the game against his hometown club.

The midfielder, who missed last weekend's win over Watford through suspension, replaces Oscar Gobern in the only change manager Chris Powell has made to his lineup.

Middlesbrough: Dimi, Kalas, Ayala, Gibson, Friend, Adomah, Clayton, Leadbitter, Bamford, Tomlin, Kike Subs: Mejias, Husband, Ledesma, Whitehead, Reach, Vossen, Omeruo

Huddersfield: Smithies, Hudson, Hogg, Scannell, Butterfield, Vaughan, Coady, Robinson, Wells, Smith, Lynch Subs: Allinson, Dixon, Lolley, Gobern, Billing, Peltier, Majewski