Ugo Ehiogu will step in for the suspended captain and Blackwell feels he has no worries about the former Boro man stepping in. Blackwell said:"Ugo will play and i have no worries about that. He has done well with us, deserves a chance and i hope he gets a good game under the belt."
Derek Geary could make a suprise return but if not the Reading loanee John Halls we keep his place. Nick Montgomery and Danny Webber remain on the sidelines for quite a while.
Lee Martin has returned from Manchester United and is in training. He could make his comeback against Sheffield Wednesday in the Steel City Derby on Tuesday.