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Defender misses Spurs return

New signing Jonathan Woodgate and Joe Bennett are the only members of Middlesbrough's squad not expected to feature against a Tottenham Hotspur development side in Portugal this evening.

Woodgate is set to miss out against his former club with a slight knock for the game being staged at a training pitch near Penina on the Algarve. England Under-21 international defender Bennett is a similar casualty.

"I think everybody needs to get some game time. We've got 22 players out here and potentially everybody will get a game," manager Tony Mowbray told the Evening Gazette. "I think it will be a tough test, regardless of them being a young side. They are a very confident bunch who play competitive Championship football by and large."

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Date:Friday July 27 2012

Time: 2:21PM

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surprise surpris woody has a slight knock. one that has lasted his whole carrer. pity cause he could of been the best
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