Chelsea vs Middlesbrough head to head

Gareth Southgate was in charge of Middlesbrough the last time they defeated Chelsea in 2006. Two goals in the last 10 minutes from Emanuel Pogatetz and Mark Viduka secured the three points after Andriy Shevchenko opened the scoring in the first half.

Chelsea and Middlesbrough lock horns for the fifth occasion in the FA Cup and ninth in all cup competitions. Chelsea have won six of the ties.

Chelsea vs Middlesbrough in the FA Cup

Our FA Cup scorers against Middlesbrough

Di Matteo 1, Moses 1, Newton 1, Ramires 1, Stanic 1, Mohan own goal 1

Chelsea stats

The last team from a lower division to beat the Blues in the FA Cup was Bradford City in the fourth round in 2015 at Stamford Bridge.

Our 1-0 defeat away to Barnsley in 2008 was the last time we lost to a Championship side in the FA Cup.

This season’s FA Cup campaignThird round - Chesterfield (h) W 5-1Fourth round - Plymouth Argyle (h) W 2-1 after extra timeFifth round - Luton Town (a) W 3-2

FA Cup scorers

Lukaku 2, Werner 2, Alonso 1, Azpilicueta 1, Christensen 1, Hudson-Odoi 1, Saul 1, Ziyech 1 (pen)

Thomas Tuchel’s side have won our last five games in all competitions and 11 of the last 12. The Carabao Cup final shoot-out defeat is the only exception.

Our 11-10 penalty shoot-out defeat to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final was our first this season having won the first three against Villarreal in the Super Cup, and Aston Villa and Southampton in the Carabao Cup.

Milestones

In the same match, Tuchel reached a half century of victories in his 78th game since taking charge in January 2021. He has a 64.1 per cent win rate.

Middlesbrough stats

Chris Wilder’s side are looking for their third consecutive FA Cup victory against a Premier League side and to reach the semi-finals for the first time in 16 years.

Boro are playing in the Championship for the fifth successive season since their relegation from the Premier League in 2017.

They won 2-0 on their last Championship outing at Birmingham on Tuesday, with a goal in each half from loanees Aaron Connolly and Folarin Balogun.

Although they haven’t been in many penalty shoot-outs over recent years, Middlesbrough have won four of their last five going back to 2015.

Chris Wilder’s managerial record against ChelseaWon: 1Drawn: 1Lost: 2

MIDDLESBROUGH’S FIFTH ROUND LINE UP

FA Cup fifth round, Tuesday 1 March 2022Middlesbrough 1 Tottenham 0 after extra-timeTeam 3-5-2: Lumley; Dijksteel, Fry, McNair (Peltier 105); Jones, Crooks, Howson (c) (Bamba 118), Tavernier, Taylor (Bola 96); Sporar (Coburn 96), Watmore (Balogun 75)Booked: McNairScorer: Coburn 107Attendance: 31,135

Middlesbrough’s major January signings

Folarin Balogun - Arsenal, loanCaolan Boyd-Munce - BirminghamAaron Connolly - Brighton, loanRiley McGree - Charlotte

Discipline

There are no suspensions.

Yellow cards only count in the competition they are received. In the FA Cup, two yellow cards will result in a one-match suspension. The cut-off point is the quarter-finals, so no player can miss the final through cumulative yellows.

Bookings list

Middlesbrough: Bamba 1, Ikpeazu 1, McNair 1, Tavernier 1Chelsea: Havertz 1, Jorginho 1, Sarr 1, Saul 1

Referee and VAR