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Middlesbrough look set to lose one of their key players ahead of their meeting with Sunderland this weekend. Sunderland will be desperate to get revenge in the Tees-Wear derby after enduring a 4-0 hammering in the reverse fixture. Dan Neil’s controversial red card resulted in a second-half collapse by the Black Cats, with Sunderland academy graduate Sam Greenwood going onto score the opener. Michael Beale will be eager to make it back-to-back wins for the first time since he joined the club, but their record at the Riverside Stadium isn’t very promising. Sunderland have only won on one of thei…

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