Hello and welcome to live coverage of Middlesbrough vs Manchester City.

Silva scoots down the touchline but his cross along the six-yard box drifts to nobody.

Mike Dean is an absolutely world class pointer.

Zabaleta is caught late on the right, but is OK to continue.

Nothing much is happening just now to be honest.

A chance for Boro to hoof in a long free kick from deep.

Negredo is on for Gestede.

Gestede is down, receiving treatment, after he pulled up a minute earlier. He seems likely to be replaced by Negredo.

Free kick on the right from De Bruyne, but it's scrambled away. Bravo comes to collect a clearance just over the halfway line.

Corner for Boro on the right. Leadbitter takes, and Bravo is rescued as Zabaleta saves from a Gestede header.

Sane chases a loose ball on the left wing, but even he is unable to catch it.

Toure wins the ball in midfield and starts and attack. It's eventually worked back to the City defence, where they play their way out of pressure.

Barragan gets a yellow for a rather rough challenge on the right wing.

Sane burts down the left at speed, behind the defence and into the box. He could shoot, but plays it to his right for Aguero, and he stretches out in vain as the ball rolls out of play.

De Bruyne goes down as if tripped in the box, but the ref isn't interested. Boro start a rare attack - or moment of possession, at least - and get a roar from the home crowd.

City are in total control now, keeping the ball. Boro are sitting off, making their life easy.

Aguero is still limping from that challenge, so with a goal to the good, Guardiola may decide not to risk antagonising anything.

Traore chases a flick on, but can't manage to produce an end product.

Fabio whips in a cross for Gestede, who nods it down for De Roon, but Bravo is out to claim it. Aguero is caught by Leadbitter in midfield with a late clump. One hardman to another.

Noz makes a banter.

'Boro should have tried marking at least one of the players in that move, but haven't got going yet.