Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Middlesbrough and Tottenham Hotspur.
Middlesbrough form and stats
Middlesbrough participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round replays.Middlesbrough have collected 22 points from their Championship home games so far after 6-4-3. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Middlesbrough are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location. After failing to beat Hull City here at Riverside, Middlesbrough has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Happy days for Middlesbrough in their previous game, a Championship match away at Preston North End that ended with a 2-0 victory. A strong away win before that one, visiting West Bromwich Albion and winning 2-0.
Middlesbrough aren't scoring a lot here at Riverside in the league, with only 12 goals from 13 games. Middlesbrough have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tottenham Hotspur form and stats
Tottenham Hotspur was sent out of FA Cup in the 4th round last season.There's been little loot from Tottenham Hotspur's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games in the Premier League. Tottenham Hotspur only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.
Two away games in a row for Tottenham Hotspur, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Southampton in the Premier League. Before that, Tottenham Hotspur travelled to Norwich City and returned home with a draw after the Premier League game finished 2-2.
Tottenham Hotspur are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Tottenham Hotspur have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Middlesbrough won 1 game, 3 matches ended with a draw and Tottenham Hotspur has 6 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4Top Goalscorers
  H. Kane 11 goals |  D. Alli 6 goals |   B. Assombalonga 5 goals |
Middlesbrough missing players
Tottenham Hotspur missing players
| Middlesbrough | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 25 | 14 | Scored | S | 20 | 49 | ||
| 30 | 12 | Conceded | C | 23 | 40 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 48% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 298 | 162 | Total Shots | T S | 161 | 303 | ||
| 84 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 74 | 133 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 52 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 48 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 52 |
| 3 | Brentford | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 43 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 43 |
| 5 | Fulham | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 | Millwall | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 40 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 39 |
| 8 | Hull City | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 39 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 39 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 38 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -1 | 38 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 30 | -2 | 37 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 36 |
| 14 | Reading | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 35 |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -4 | 35 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 33 |
| 17 | Derby County | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -9 | 30 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -12 | 29 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 28 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -12 | 28 |
| 21 | Stoke City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 22 | -9 | 24 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -15 | 23 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 21 |
| 24 | Luton Town | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 32 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 36 | -24 | 21 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 33 | 55 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 27 | 45 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 32 | 44 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 36 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 28 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Everton | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | Southampton | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -13 | 25 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 25 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 24 |
| 15 | Burnley | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 24 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 22 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -10 | 21 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -12 | 20 |
| 19 | Watford | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -17 | 19 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -19 | 14 |
- Middlesbrough FC
- Teesside Live - (local newspaper)
- The Northern Echo - (local newspaper)