After a 4-1 defeat by Newcastle on 21st October, Boro have slipped to 9th in the eleven team league. Wigan are a point and a place ahead of the visitors.
The Boro team will be selected from the following young squad - Knight, Filler, Bates, Hines, Johnson, Bennett, Saiko, Walker, Smallwood, Cronseberry, Martin, Porritt, Franks, Robinson, Corker and Shead.