Match of the Day Live - 2009/2010 - Newcastle v Middlesbrough

Jake Humphrey hosts coverage of the Championship clash between north east rivals Newcastle and Middlesbrough. It's 18 years since these two teams met in the second tier of English football and both are desperate to bounce straight back into the Premier League. Newcastle are going well in their efforts to make an immediate return to the top flight despite the turmoil that plagued the club over the summer and it is Middlesbrough who have had to deal with recent upheaval after Gordon Strachan replaced Gareth Southgate as manager. Former Celtic boss Strachan will be used to visiting big grounds like St James' Park, but he will be hoping his players can reverse the club's recent form on Tyneside - Boro haven't won on their last eight visits to Newcastle.