Middlesbrough vs Chelsea: Middlesbrough takes on Chelsea in the FA Cup Q/F at home on Saturday, with a place in the last four up for grabs.
Match Details:
Teams: Middlesbrough vs Chelsea
Venue: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Date: Saturday 19th March, 2022
Time: 10:45 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Middlesbrough head into this after a 2-0 away win over Birmingham in their previous Championship match in mid-week.
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Connolly and Balogun scored for Boro to help them get to 8th place in the league standings with 59 points.
The hosts managed a 1-0 win over Tottenham in the last round earlier this month to ensure their place in the last 8 and hope to continue their dream run.
On the other hand, Chelsea overcame Lille with a 2-1 away win over the French side in their UCL 2nd leg match of the Round of 16 tie in mid-week.
Pulisic and Azpilicueta scored for the Blues to ensure they move onto the Quarter finals of the Champions League, where they face Real Madrid.
Chelsea beat Luton Town 2-3 away from home in their last round match of the FA Cup to secure a place in the last 8 stages.
Both sides last met in EPL 2017, where Chelsea won 3-0 at home.
Form Guide
Middlesbrough: WDLWW
Chelsea: WWWWW
🔴 MATCHDAY! 🔴
Sing loud. Sing proud. We’re Middlesbrough 💪 #UTB pic.twitter.com/gE9xmXSQmo
— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) March 19, 2022
Last Matches of both teams:
Birmingham 0-2 Middlesbrough
Lille 1-2 Chelsea
It’s #EmiratesFACup quarter-final matchday! 😁
Come on Chelsea! 👊 pic.twitter.com/KjMy9LoXUe
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 19, 2022
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Middlesbrough vs Chelsea in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 2.
Team News
McGree and Payero are side-lined for the hosts due to injuries. James, Niguez, Hudson-Odoi, Christensen and Chilwell remain on the side-lines for the Blues as well.
Middlesbrough possible 11:
Lumley, Dijksteel, Fry, McNair, Jones, Tavernier, Howson, Crooks, Taylor, Balogun and Connolly
Chelsea possible 11:
Kepa, Chalobah, Rüdiger, Sarr, Ziyech, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso, Mount, Werner and Lukaku
Prediction: Middlesbrough 1-2 Chelsea
In a cup clash, form goes out of the window and we can expect a riveting contest between the two sides.
However, Chelsea should nick this one by the odd goal to find their place in the last 4 due to their consistency as a team.
Players to watch out for: Connolly, Balogun, Lukaku and Mount.