MIDDLESBROUGH head coach Aitor Karanka has made two changes to his starting line-up for this evening's crucial promotion clash with Wolves.

Jonathan Woodgate replaces Daniel Ayala, who has failed to recover from the knock he sustained in the closing stages of Saturday's 2-0 win over Rotherham.

With Ayala failing to even make the substitutes' bench, Woodgate steps up to partner Ben Gibson at the heart of the back four.

The other change sees Jelle Vossen return to the starting line-up, with the Dutchman replacing Kike from the side that beat Rotherham.

Vossen is expected to line up on the left-hand side of a 4-2-3-1 formation, with the in-form Patrick Bamford continuing in the central attacking role.

Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1): Konstantopoulos; Kalas, Woodgate, Gibson, Friend; Forshaw, Clayton; Adomah, Tomlin, Vossen; Bamford.

Subs: Ripley (gk), Amorebieta, Omeruo, Nsue, Whitehead, Ledesma, Kike.

Wolves (4-5-1): Ikeme; Iorfa, Batth, Stearman, Hause; McDonald, Price, van La Parra, Edwards, Sako; Afobe.

Subs: Kuszczak (gk), Golbourne, Henry, Doyle, Ebanks-Landell, Jacobs, Dicko