Middlesbrough manager provides injury updates ahead of new season
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 2, 2026, 3:35 PM
Last updated Aug 2, 2026
Middlesbrough manager Kim Hellberg offered updates on several players' injuries ahead of the Championship opener against Lincoln City. Striker David Strelec and midfielder Myles Peart-Harris missed the final pre-season match, a 3-3 draw with Espanyol, but are expected to return soon. They join other absentees including Alfie Jones, Alex Bangura, Kyle Joseph, and Riley McGree, all missing pre-season. Hellberg expressed optimism that the returning players could be available for the season's first match in two weeks. Middlesbrough seeks to bounce back after narrowly missing promotion last season.
- •Middlesbrough faces Lincoln City in two weeks.
- •Strelec and Peart-Harris likely return soon.
- •Hellberg remains hopeful about other injured players.
- 3:35 PMYahoo Sports — Hellberg updates on multiple Middlesbrough injury concerns
"Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg has issued a positive injury update on a number of his players who have been absent from pre-season fixtures.Striker David Strelec and midfielder Myles Peart-Harris bot...
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