TWO Middlesbrough summer signings are in from the start against Swansea City this afternoon.
Luke Ayling and Aidan Morris both start for Michael Carrick's side, with Delano Burgzorg on the bench alongside Micah Hamilton, who completed his move from Manchester City on Friday.
Darragh Lenihan and Dael Fry are both missing, while Tom Glover is preferred to Sol Brynn on the bench.
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Seny Dieng starts in goal, with Ayling, Rav van den Berg, Matt Clarke and Lukas Engel on the bench.
Morris partners Hayden Hackney in midfield, with Isaiah Jones, Finn Azaz and Riley McGree playing off Emmanuel Latte Lath.
Boro: Dieng, Ayling, VDB, Clarke, Engel; Hackney, Morris; Jones, Azaz, McGree, Latte Lath
Subs: Glover, Barlaser, Burgzorg, Gilbert, Dijksteel, Howson, Hamilton, Coburn, McCormick
Swansea City: Vigouroux; Key, Cabango, Darling, Tymon; Fulton, Grimes, Franco; Abdulai, Cullen, Eom Ji-Sung.
Subs: Broome, Pedersen, Tjoe-a-on, Vipotnik, Naughton, Cooper, Ronald, Watts, Thomas
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