Middlesbrough are back in Championship action against Coventry City this coming weekend.
Boro had a mixed run of results last week and probably should have ended it sat in the play-offs.
Middlesbrough beat Sheffield United 1-0 on Wednesday despite Chris Wilder’s side having previously lost just one league clash before kick-off.
The Teessiders’ most recent Championship fixture then pitted them against another promotion hopeful in Norwich City.
One player cost Middlesbrough vs Norwich, with Michael Carrick watching on as his side were forced to settle for a 3-3 draw despite being 3-1 up with only 20 minutes to play.
That result left the North East outfit ninth in the Championship table but still within touching distance of the top six going into the next round of games.
Why Middlesbrough will wear brand new kit vs Coventry City
Next up for Middlesbrough is a 3pm BST kick-off against Coventry City on Saturday, November 2nd.
Coventry beat Boro in the play-off semi-finals during Carrick’s first season in charge but they have been far from their best in 2024/25.
The Sky Blues go into the weekend’s meeting at the Riverside Stadium sat 18th in the division with a minus-three goal difference.
Now, ahead of the game, Middlesbrough have revealed in an official statement via their Instagram that their players will wear a brand new kit for the meeting with Coventry.
They wrote: “No More Red. The team will wear a one-off all white kit for Saturday’s game against Coventry City at the Riverside.
“We are highlighting the dangers of knife crime in an area where 57% of all serious violence last year involved a knife or a bladed weapon.”
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Helena Bowman statement ahead of Middlesbrough vs Coventry
As well as wearing a new kit, Middlesbrough will be delivering a message in the form of an anti-knife crime poem, written by Academy youngster Jacob Krishnan.
MFC Head of Business Operations and Community Helena Bowman released the following comments on the issue via the club’s website.
She said: “This is a very serious issue affecting our community. We want to highlight this and make people aware of the dangers and the effects this has on the lives of people.
“We hope that changing our strip at the Riverside and by creating awareness of this problem, and asking our fans to do the same and not wear their usual colours, will have an impact on people and make them think twice.”