Middlesbrough's Tommy Conway is set to miss this summer's World Cup – and a potential Championship play-off final.

The forward went off with an ankle injury during the second leg of Boro's semi-final defeat at Southampton which knocked them out of the play-offs, in theory at least.

It has now been confirmed the 23-year-old requires surgery which will stop him being named in Steve Clarke's 26-man squad when it is announced on Tuesday.

And Middlesbrough do not yet know if their season is over, thanks to the fall-out from "Spygate".

The Teessiders have called on Southampton to be thrown out of the play-offs after an analyst allegedly spied on their training session two days before the first leg, which ended 0-0.

The Saints have been charged with two offences by the Football League, with an independent hearing due to be heard no later than Tuesday.

Fines and points deductions are potential penalties but so is expulsion from the final, which is due to take place at Wembley on Saturday. If that were to be the case, Middlesbrough would almost certainly take their place against Hull City.

The uncertainty and the potential for appeals could see the showpiece game delayed, although with the World Cup looming, there is little room for manoeuvre.

SURGERY: Middlesbrough's Tommy Conway (Image: Warren Little/Getty Images)

placeholder image — SURGERY: Middlesbrough's Tommy Conway (Image: Warren Little/Getty Images)

Conway scored 13 goals in 49 appearances this season, and was set to play in Scotland's first World Cup since 1998.

Scotland have been drawn in a group with Haiti, Morocco and Brazil. They play Curucao in a pre-tournament friendly at Hampden Park on May 30.

Even without Conway, who is more of a wide forward for Boro, it seems unlikely the out-of-favour Hull striker Oli McBurnie will be named in Clarke's squad. The Leeds-born players has not represented Scotland since 2021, but has 18 goals for the Tigers this season.