With Mark Tinkler taking charge of the Boro side, the vast majority of the club’s first-team players have been omitted from the squad in order to focus on Saturday’s home game with Deportivo La Coruna.
Six members of the starting side at Victoria Park have first-team experience, but none are expected to feature in the opening Championship game of the season against Swansea City a week on Saturday.
Dan Barlaser is the most experienced member of the Boro side, with Marcus Forss also boasting decent first-team pedigree.
Alex Gilbert and Micah Hamilton will also start against Pools, along with George McCormick and Sonny Finch.
MIDDLESBROUGH: Foster, Patterson-Powell, McCormick, Barlaser, Woolston, Baptiste, Finch, Forss, Samuels, Gilbert, Hamilton.
Subs: Fisher, Cartwright, Johnson, Carbon, Lennon, James, Howells, Coulson, Acheampong.
