Middlesbrough cannot allow back-to-back defeats to impact on their forthcoming Championship play-off campaign, says boss Michael Carrick.
Fourth-placed Boro were beaten at Rotherham on Monday, and saw Anfernee Dijksteel sent off as the Millers secured their Championship status.
That loss followed a 2-1 league defeat by Luton the previous Monday.
"It's not a time for us to be 'on the floor' by any stretch," Carrick told BBC Radio Tees.
"We've got great opportunities ahead, and we're really looking forward to that."
There were also positives in the returns from injury of Riley McGree, Paddy McNair and Tommy Smith, although injuries to influential wing-back Ryan Giles and skipper Jonny Howson slightly off-set that boost.