Fellow defender Andrew Taylor has already had an operation on a toe condition and misses out with Emanuel Pogatetz expected to slot in at left-back. Chris Riggott, the favourite to replace the Austrian and partner Woodgate in the centre, has an ankle injury, as has Robert Huth. Rookie David Wheater is favourite to stand-in.

Midfielders Michael Brown and Papa Bouba Diop are suspended for Fulham.

Brown begins a three-match ban imposed by the Football Association for head-butting Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso last weekend, while Diop was sent-off against the Reds.

Left-back Franck Queudrue has recovered from his ankle injury but central defender Ian Pearce remains in the treatment room with a calf problem.

Italian striker Vincenzo Montella is out with a groin injury.

Middlesbrough (from): Schwarzer, Davies, Pogatetz, Woodgate, Wheater, Arca, Rochemback, Downing, Boateng, Viduka, Yakubu, Jones, Parnaby, Cattermole, Morrison, Johnson, Lee.

Fulham (from): Niemi, Volz, Bocanegra, Knight, Queudrue, Rosenior, Radzinski, McBride, Routledge, C Jensen, Davies, Smertin, Christanval, Helguson, Lastuvka, John, Dempsey.

By Bettingzone.co.uk
Used with permission.

A GUARANTEED PROFIT ON MANCHESTER UNITED v WEST HAM

This is the last chance to make a guaranteed profit on the Premiership until August. It's Survival Sunday for The Hammers but it's party time for Manchester United. Kick off is at 3:00pm and we can guarantee you a profit on the match, whatever the result.

We must point out that if you want to take this bet, you should do it now because if the odds change, then the figures here will be invalidated. If they have changed, let us know and we will rework the bet for you.

You won't be able to do this if you already have accounts with either of the bookies we are using for this bet but if that is the case, mail us, let us know which accounts you have and we'll send you an alternative bet.

We're going to lay out a total of £99.50 on the Manchester United v West Ham match and we will collect £127.00 if it's a draw and £133.00 if either team wins.

Here's how it's done. Just follow these simple instructions.

1. Open an account with Coral.

Open an account with Betfair.

This shouldn't take you any longer than a few minutes.

2. Make the following deposits into your new accounts.

Deposit £20.00 into your new Coral account. A £10.00 free bet will now be added to your balance so you will now have £30.00 in your account.

Deposit £79.50 into your new Betfair account.

3. Now make the following bets.

Place £30.00 on the draw at 12/5 with Coral

LAY the draw at 3.65 (8/3) with Betfair with £30.00. Your liability (what you lose if your bet doesn't win) on this bet is £79.50 which is why you need to have that much in your account.

You have temporarily laid out a total of £99.50. I stress, temporarily... Now sit back, crack a beer open and enjoy the match.

4. Here's what happens at the end of the game.

If it's a draw, you will collect £102.00 from Coral. You will also receive a £25.00 cashback from Betfair.

If it's not a draw you will collect £133.00 from Betfair. You will also receive a £25.00 cashback from Betfair.

5. This means that the worst case scenario on the Manchester United v West Ham match is a draw and you make £27.50 profit. But if it is not a draw you make £33.50 profit. All winnings are immediately withdraweable.

7. It is absolutely vital that you click on the links on this page to open the accounts with the two bookies or you may not qualify for the bonuses.

Also, before you place your bets, you should check that the odds haven't changed. If they have, let us know and we will rework the bet for you.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions at all about this bet and we will come straight back to you.

Please note that the bonuses are valid for new customers only so if you already have an account with one or more of the bookies we are using, you won't be able to do this. If that is the case, contact us and we'll mail you an alternative bet using different bookies.

This method of betting was used very successfully during the World Cup and you can read all about how it was done right here.

We guarantee this bet

It's understandable that some people will not believe that it is possible to do this. "What's the catch?" I hear you asking. My answer to that question is that we have been publishing arbitrage bets for three seasons now and literally hundreds of people have profited from following the advice on these pages.

Only once has our refund guarantee been triggered and that was when we did all the figures wrong and sent refunds out to those who had followed our advice and made a small loss.

Our refund guarantee works like this. If this bet doesn't work like we say it will and you end up out of pocket, we will refund your losses. Simple as that.

That means that you simply cannot lose on this, whatever happens and even if we messed up the numbers.

The only stipulation here is that you must click on the links on this page to be eligible for the refund guarantee, not that you'll be needing to claim anyway. Just enjoy the profit and stay posted for many more of these throughout May.