BELGIAN striker Jelle Vossen will make his full debut for Middlesbrough in tonight's Championship game at Cardiff City.

Vossen, who came off the bench at Huddersfield on Saturday, has been handed his first start for the club following his seaosn long loan move from Genk despite Aitor Karanka suggesting on Monday that he was not match fit.

His inclusion means that Lee Tomlin is the man to miss out and he drops down to the bench. The only other Middlesbrough change to the side which overcame the Terriers see Kenneth Omeruo slot in to the heart of the defence instead of Ben Gibson.

Cardiff, relegated from the Premier League in May, are in need of the points as the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer grows.

CARDIFF CITY (4-4-2): Marshall; Brayford, Manga, Connolly, Cala; Pilkington, Whittingham, Daehli, Adeyemi; Macheda, Jones. Subs: Le Fondre, Eikrem, Gunnarsson, Guerra, Burgstaller, Moore, Gabbidon.

MIDDLESBROUGH (4-4-2): Konstantopoulos; Abella, Ayala, Omeruo; Friend, Reach, Clayton, Leadbitter, Adomah; Vossen, Kike. Subs: Blackman (gk), Gibson, Whitehead, Wildschut, Tomlin, Nsue, Bamford.