Karanka wasn't well enough to take training or attend the pre-match press conference, with Craig Hignett taking over
Despite missing training yesterday due to ill health, Aitor Karanka is expected in the technical area for tonight’s home game with Birmingham City.
The Boro head coach wasn’t well enough to put his players through their paces at Rockliffe Park yesterday morning and didn’t attend the official pre-match press conference.
His No 2, Craig Hignett took care of the media duties, revealing that Karanka’s illness was nothing serious.
He said: “The manager will be fine for the match, he’s just a little bit under the weather.”
Hignett confirmed that long-term absentees Jonathan Woodgate and Dani Ayala trained yesterday but are unlikely to feature tonight.
Both defenders, however, could be involved at the weekend when Boro travel to Burnley.
Ayala hasn’t played since February 1 and club skipper Woodgate, last played on March 1, He has been sidelined since then with a calf strain.
Dean Whitehead tonight serves the second and last game of his suspension for picking up 10 yellow cards this season.
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