Middlesbrough boss Neil Warnock reveals Djed Spence injury results and what's happened to former Charlton man Anfernee Dijksteel

Spence, 19, was forced off with a dead leg early in the second half during Boro’s 2-1 defeat at Hull on Thursday night, yet Warnock says the medical scans have been positive.

“He had a scan yesterday and there was no damage to the hamstring,” said Warnock when asked about Spence. “The doc was going to have a word with the guy who does the scans and I’m going to see him after.

“It just depends on how uncomfortable it is if it’s just a dead leg.”

Spence’s injury forced Jonny Howson to move to right-back at the KCOM Stadium, and Warnock has admitted his squad is short of natural defenders.

Summer signing Anfernee Dijksteel has been out since November with a knee injury, yet Warnock says the 23-year-old is back in training.

When asked about Dijksteel, Warnock replied: “He’s actually training, I had a word with him yesterday about how he felt because it’s a lot to ask someone who's been out like that to come straight back in.

“He’s training now fully with the squad so he just needs to get some ball fitness et cetera.”

“Once again Dijksteel he’s an attacking full-back, I wouldn’t class him as a defensive full-back, but it would be good to have another body on board like that which allows Jonny Howson to play his normal position.”