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Wrexham vs Middlesbrough LIVE: Early team news from the Racecourse Ground

Live updates as Kim Hellberg's men look to extend their lead at the top of the Championship table against Phil Parkinson's Wrexham

Kim Hellberg's pre-match thoughts

Middlesbrough face Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground

The Boro boss said:

"I think Wrexham are a very strong team, and they have been good at home. They beat Southampton, they beat Preston, they were up against West Brom in a game they lost late.

"So at home they've been very, very strong. They are a physical team. I know from playing them last season there, they get the crowd going, they are a front-footed team, they work very very hard, and there's a lot of good players in the team.

"It's always going to be a tough challenge. They have a good coach who's done absolutely brilliant through a long period of time, which you have to applaud.

"It’s a team that are going to come at us and, as always in the Championship, playing away from home is always tough. It's going to need the best from us."

Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg
Middlesbrough head coach Kim Hellberg