Coventry have doubts over on-loan striker Freddie Sears (ankle) and defender Martin Cranie (knee).
Jonathan Stead (knee), Gary Deegan (ankle), James McPake (groin and knee), Ben Turner (ankle) and Isaac Osbourne (knee) are all sidelined.
MATCH PREVIEW
Coventry are yet to win at the Riverside Stadium, where Middlesbrough are unbeaten in 2010 having not lost in 11 home matches.
Eighth in the table, Boro are at their highest position since the turn of the year, but are out of the running for a play-off place.
Last Saturday's 2-0 defeat at West Brom ended their eight-match unbeaten run and any chance of a top six finish, leaving boss Gordon Strachan to plan for next season.
Strachan, an ex-Coventry player and manager, will expect three points against his former club. The Sky Blues are ending the season disappointingly, having failed to win in their last nine matches.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• Middlesbrough have not lost in six league and cup games against Coventry (W3, D3).
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Middlesbrough
• Boro have won six and drawn five at home since losing against Cardiff on 13 December.
• The club has not spent consecutive seasons in the second tier since 1993/94 and 1994/95.
Coventry
• Coventry have lost - and failed to score in - their last three away matches.
• Failure to pick up three points on Saturday will see the Sky Blues go 10 games without a win for the second time this season.
• City are currently in 17th place, where they finished two of the previous three seasons.
• Clinton Morrison could make his 100th appearance for the club.
MOST RECENT MEETING
Coventry 2-2 Middlesbrough (26 September 2009)
Coventry scorers: Morrison 78, Best 90.
Boro scorers: St Ledger 40, Williams 45.
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport