Boro will be hoping in the thick of the race to return to the second tier.
Much will depend on how Neil Warnock performs in the transfer market.
And we’ve taken a look at how bet365 rate Boro’s chances of sealing promotion this term – with their odds having altered in recent weeks.
Here, we take a look at the latest price for Middlesbrough to gain promotion:
1. QPR
Odds to win promotion to the Premier League at the end of the 2021-22 season: 7/1 Photo: Clive Rose
2. Peterborough United
Odds to win promotion to the Premier League at the end of the 2021-22 season: 16/1 Photo: George Wood
3. Blackpool
Odds to win promotion to the Premier League at the end of the 2021-22 season: 16/1 Photo: Catherine Ivill
4. Luton Town
Odds to win promotion to the Premier League at the end of the 2021-22 season: 10/1 Photo: Richard Heathcote