Middlesbrough defender Darragh Lenihan will sit out Wednesday night’s Carabao first-round clash with Barnsley through suspension.

The Republic of Ireland international was sent off late in Saturday’s 3-2 Sky Bet Championship defeat at QPR for bringing down substitute Macauley Bonne and will serve a one-match ban as a result.

Manager Chris Wilder has indicated he will make changes in addition to replacing Lenihan as he attempts to protect key players in a squad he hopes to boost further during what remains of the summer transfer window, and to cover those men carrying bumps and bruises f...