Middlesbrough and Norwich City face off at the Riverside Stadium on Tuesday evening, with both sides keen to continue their ascent to the top of the table.
The hosts have sneaked into the playoff places following an excellent run of unbeaten form, with a late equaliser at Fulham at the weekend sure to have boosted spirits in the north east.
Just five points off of the top three of Cardiff, Wolves and Leeds, Garry Monk will be lining up top spot in the coming weeks.
The visitors suffered a terrible start the season, and at one point occupied a relegation spot, but a solid run of results has seen the Canaries rise to mid-table, just three points behind their hosts.
Both Monk and Norwich boss Daniel Farke invested heavily this summer in their attempts to prepare their squads for a Premier League promotion push, but according to Transfer Markt, which of Middlesbrough or Norwich can put forward the most players for a combined XI of most valuable players?
Here at Football League World, we found out just that…
Darren Randolph takes the goalkeeping position following his big-money move for West Ham this summer, with former Manchester United defender Fabio on one side of defence, and Norwich’s Ivo Pinto on the right.
At the heart of the back-line is England international Ben Gibson as expected, but Timm Klose edges in front of the likes of Ryan Shotton to claim a place in the team alongside the impressive Gibson.
Central midfield is dominated by a pair of young English talents, with Alex Pritchard and lewis Baker the most valuable players in their position in the two sides, amassing over £10 million worth of value between them.
Adama Traore is a clear favourite on the left-wing with an extremely healthy price-tag of £8 million, with former Rangers and Everton man Steven Naismith patrolling the right side of midfield.
As expected up-front, Boro’s big money deals for Britt Assombalonga and Martin Braithwaite make the players the most valuable in the forward positions, with Braithwaite nearing a return from injury in the coming weeks.
Boro spent big this summer to assemble a team capable of Championship domination, and some may be surprised that so many Norwich players were able to sneak into the most valuable XI.
Who would you include in this XI that is not already there?