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Middlesbrough lie second bottom in the Barclays Premier League table and take on a Hull City also fighting for their lives at wrong end of the league.
Boro are six points off safety and need to start turning home draws into wins - they have been held four times out of their last five matches at the Riverside Stadium - if they are to preserve their top flight status.
Hull City are not out of the woods with Phil Brown's Tigers just five points above the drop zone.