Michael Carrick provides Middlesbrough injury update ahead of Huddersfield Town clash | OneFootball

Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick doesn’t expect to have any of his injured players back for their Friday night clash against Huddersfield Town.

That news will come as a blow to Boro, as it means Seny Dieng, Hayden Hackney, and Emmanuel Latte Lath will miss the game at the John Smith’s Stadium.

These three players missing Friday night’s game will be even more disappointing for Carrick, as his side suffered a shock defeat to Rotherham United on Boxing Day.

Boro went into the game with three wins from their last three games in all competitions and were looking to close the gap on the top six.

19 attempts on goal, Rotherham came away with all three points, thanks to a goal from Cohen Bramall.

Carrick’s side went into the game on Tuesday with a chance of finishing the day in the play-off places.

Despite losing to Leeds United, Ipswich Town, and Hull City at the beginning of the month, their recent wins over Swansea City and West Brom meant they were firmly in the play-off race.

However, defeat to the Millers has seen them slide down the Championship table, with them heading into Friday’s game against the Terriers sitting in 14th place with 33 points, three behind sixth-place Sunderland.

Middlesbrough now have an important game against Huddersfield on Friday before finishing this hectic period with a game against Coventry City on New Year’s Day.

Middlesbrough have been without goalkeeper Dieng for their last two league games, while midfielder Hayden Hackney hasn’t appeared for the club since their game against Bristol City in November.

Latte Lath has been in recent form for Boro, but the forward has been absent since the West Brom game, and it looks as though all three will miss Friday’s game too.

Carrick provided an injury update, via The Northern Echo. He said when asked if any player could return from injury: “Not really. It's only two days so it's too quick a turnaround."

Middlesbrough need injured players back quickly

Boro have had a very up-and-down period in December, with them losing three games on the run, then winning three games straight before again being defeated.

This will be a concern for Carrick, as he will know his side needs to be more consistent if they are to get into the play-offs.

The Championship is very tight this year, especially in the race for the play-off spots, so Carrick will be urging his side to find consistency, and he will hope he can have his key players back to aid their efforts.

All three players missing are very important to Middlesbrough doing well, and Carrick will hope their continued absence won’t have an impact on their campaign, as the defeat to Rotherham will have come as a major surprise and concern to the Boro manager.

Middlesbrough aren’t gifted with a large squad, so when they have players like Dieng, Hackney, and Lath missing, it will have an impact on the team, but it is Carrick’s job to find a solution, as they can’t afford to drop more points away at Huddersfield.