Bolton Wanderers -v- Middlesborough
Friday, 3 April 2009 16:13Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson faces a fitness test ahead of the Barclays Premier League match at Bolton tomorrow.
Johnson suffered a couple of knocks while playing for England Under-21s against France on Tuesday.
Boro will also assess skipper Emanuel Pogatetz and Tuncay, both of whom were late arrivals back from international duty.
Robert Huth has been having treatment during the week for a sore knee, but fellow central defender Chris Riggott is back from injury, while midfielder Matthew Bates returns from suspension.
Bolton manager Gary Megson has no fresh concerns.
Megson said that all of his players on international duty in midweek had returned to the Reebok Stadium unscathed, leaving midfield knee injury victims Mark Davies and Joey O'Brien as his only absentees.
Defender Andy O'Brien comes back into contention after being rested from the squad for the 1-1 draw at West Brom in the Trotters' last outing.
Middlesbrough provisional squad: Jones, Turnbull, Hoyte, McMahon, Taylor, Grounds, Huth, Pogatetz, Wheater, Riggott, Aliadiere, O'Neil, Johnson, Bates, Walker, Shawky, Downing, Emnes, Alves, Tuncay, King.
Bolton provisional squad: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Andy O'Brien, Samuel, Riga, Taylor, McCann, Muamba, Gardner, Kevin Davies, Elmander, Al Habsi, Hunt, Puygrenier, Makukula, Shittu.
