Bottom-of-the-table Peterborough United's manager Darren Ferguson has made three changes to his lineup for the home clash with Middlesbrough.

Gabriel Zakuani and Tommy Rowe come into the defence in place of Shaun Brisley and Craig Alcock. Michael Bostwick is also named to start.

For Middlesbrough there is no Lukas Jutkiewicz, with Marvin Emnes partnering Scott McDonald up front.

Peterborough: Olejnik; Little, Zakuani, Knight-Percival, Rowe; Newell, Bostwick, Thorne, Boyd; Gayle, Tomlin

Middlesbrough: Steele; Parnaby, Woodgate, Bikey, Halliday; McEachran, Leadbitter, Ledesma, Haroun; Emnes, McDonald