Michael Carrick has provided a Middlesbrough injury update ahead of their meeting with Watford this weekend.
Boro are looking to build on their recent form when they travel to Vicarage Road for a meeting with Watford on Saturday afternoon.
Michael Carrick and co. had a slow start to the season but their form has taken a dramatic upturn in the last week.
Middlesbrough beat Stoke City 2-0 at the Riverside last Saturday, getting one back on the Potters after they smashed Boro 5-0 in the Carabao Cup in August.
A tough test then awaited the Teessiders in midweek when they took on a West Bromwich Albion side who kicked off the day top of the Championship table.
It was another stellar performance from the North East outfit, however, with Hayden Hackney impressing and scoring the only goal of the game to see Middlesbrough beat West Brom 1-0.
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Michael Carrick shares Matt Clarke and Tommy Conway injury updates
There were a couple of notable absentees from that game though, with both Tommy Conway and Matt Clarke missing out.
The pair were surprise absences for the meeting with Stoke over the weekend due to injury and were not in the squad on Tuesday.
Now, speaking in his pre-match press conference on Thursday afternoon, Carrick has provided a fresh Middlesbrough injury update ahead of Watford.
He said: “It’s ok we never want to have any injuries but unfortunately, we’ve had a number, but everyone’s hopefully in a positive light on the way back in different times.
“We had Clarkey back training with us today and Tommy is touch and go so that’s two more.”
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Michael Carrick facing two tough Middlesbrough calls
Conway and Clarke returning soon will be a big boost for Middlesbrough ahead of a hectic schedule.
However, the Middlesbrough manager does have a couple of big selection calls to make once the duo gets back up to speed.
George Edmundson has been outstanding for Boro since his deadline-day move from Ipswich Town.
But with Rav van den Berg back from injury, Carrick will now need to decide who he will drop out of the Dutchman and Edmundson to get Clarke back in.
As for Conway, he impressed when playing as a number 10 during September but Finn Azaz has excelled in that role and struggled when moved out onto the left.
In turn, Carrick will need to choose who he wants to get the most out of from the duo as Conway will no doubt be brought back into the eleven soon but his inclusion does weaken Azaz.