Goals and Highlights: Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea in FA Cup

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Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea.

Add 3 more minutes.

Kenedy comes on and Ziyech comes off, Chelsea change.

Werner with the double shot that the goalkeeper on both occasions saves his goal.

Coburn in and Balagun out, Middlesbrough change.

Werner's solid header is saved by goalkeeper Joe Lumley.

Kanté and Werner enter

Pulisic and Kovasic out

Chelsea changes.

Watmore is encouraged with a shot on the edge of the area that goes over the top.

Mola and Watmore enter

Taylor and Connolly leave

Middlesbrough changes

Mount with a shot that was deflected by the defense and sent off for a corner kick.

McNair comes off and Peltier enters, Middlesbrough change.

Folarin Balogun's shot from outside the area goes wide.

Fry came off and Bamba came on, Middlesbrough change.

Second half kicks off between Middlesbrough and Chelsea.

Middlesbrough 0-1 Chelsea.

Add one more minute.

The match was stopped for a few moments because Christian Pulisic slipped and was left lying on the field.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 🪄

Hakim Ziyech grabs himself a birthday goal!@ChelseaFC #EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/fp9t740ahE — Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) March 19, 2022

Lukaku with a goal-bound shot after getting past the goalkeeper, but the defender sweeps it just off the line to prevent the third.

"How may I assist you?" @masonmount_1 puts it on a plate, as Lukaku finishes off a devastating @ChelseaFC counter-attack#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/61583tSkP8 — Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) March 19, 2022

Chelsea goal

Ziyech with a shot from outside the box and the ball goes in low and just inside the post to make it 2-0.

Jonathan Howson's shot from outside the box goes wide.

Dangerous direct free kick by Matt Crooks that is turned away by the defense at the near post by Lukaku.

Thiago Silva's low drive from Thiago Silva is not powerful enough, but goes close.

Chelsea goal

Lukaku finishes off a precise cross from Mount inside the six-yard box to make it 1-0.

Direct free kick cross from Middlesbrough disallowed for a possible foul.

Pulisic with the shot with power that covers the defensive.

Mount with the service to the far post that Pulisic fails to close.

The game between Middlesbrough and Chelsea in the FA Cup begins.

We are minutes away from kick-off between Middlesbrough and Chelsea.

Both Chelsea and Middlesbrough are fine-tuning the final details of their warm-up ahead of the start of the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Getting warm! 🏃‍♂️ #EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/HMHujRh8FG

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 19, 2022

68 Harvey Vale

11 Timo Werner

13 Marcus Bettinelli

23 Kenedy

7 N'Golo Kanté

3 Marcos Alonso

18 Ross Barkley

29 Kai Havertz

14 Trevoh Chalobah

14 Lee Peltier

27 Marc Bola

4 Grant Hall

37 Josh Coburn

18 Duncan Watmore

22 Sol Bamba

13 Toyosi Olusanya

28 Luke Daniels

50 Caolan Boyd-Munce

16 Édouard Mendy, 2 Antonio Rüdiger, 6 Thiago Silva, 31 Malang Sarr, 28 César Azpilicueta, 19 Mason Mount, 12 Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 8 Mateo Kovacic, 9 Romelu Lukaku, 10 Christian Pulisic, 22 Hakim Ziyech.

1 Joe Lumley, 17 Paddy McNair, 6 Dael Fry, 2 Anfernee Dijksteel, 7 Marcus Tavernier, 25 Matt Crooks, 16 Jonathan Howson, 3 Neil Taylor, 35 Isaiah Jones, 26 Aaron Connolly, 47 Folarin Balogun.

Middlesbrough took the occasion of this match to remember a few years ago when they beat Chelsea.

⚽️⚽️⚽️ #UTB pic.twitter.com/J263d7zgkA

— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) March 19, 2022

This is how Chelsea arrived in their quest to reach the semifinals.

Full focus. ✊ #EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/1rheHJpTFq

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 19, 2022

Middlesbrough is eighth in the Championship, without much chance of promotion, but in this FA Cup they have already eliminated Manchester United and Tottenham.

Chelsea are more than motivated after eliminating Lille in midweek in the Champions League, so they are looking to stay alive now in the FA Cup and keep fighting for all the titles they have left.

Middlesbrough wants to remain the Cinderella of the FA Cup and will now look to eliminate the always favorite Chelsea at home. We start with the coverage of the game on VAVEL.

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This is the start time of the game Middlesbrough vs Chelsea of March 19th in several countries:

Argentina: 2:15 PM on ESPN and Star +

Bolivia: 1:15 PM on ESPN and Star +

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Chile: 1:15 PM on ESPN and Star +

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United States (ET): 1:15 PM on ESPN and Star +

Spain: 6:15 PM

Mexico: 11:15 AM on ESPN and Star +

Paraguay: 2:15 PM on ESPN and Star +

Peru: 1:15 PM on ESPN and Star +

Uruguay: 2:15 PM on ESPN and Star +

The Blues have won the last eight games in a row on any pitch and in any tournament, a streak they will be looking to maintain in this fixture:

Chelsea 3-0 Middlesbrough, 2017 (Premier League).

Middlesbrough 0-1 Chelsea, 2016 (Premier League)

Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea, 2013 (FA Cup)

Chelsea 2-0 Middlesbrough, 2009 (Premier League)

Middlesbrough 0-5 Chelsea, 2008 (Premier League)

Much has been said about the lack of goal that Timo Werner has had, however, he contributes a lot in the offensive generation, both with passes and shots and in this way he could be the solution to win this Saturday.

Matt Crooks with eight goals is the best scorer of the team in the Championship, so his goals must appear in the FA Cup and especially in this game for Middlesbrough to keep the dream of winning the tournament.

16 Édouard Mendy, 2 Antonio Rüdiger, 4 Andreas Christensen, 31 Malang Sarr, 14 Trevoh Chalobah, 5 Jorginho, 19 Mason Moun, 7 N'Golo Kanté, 29 Kai Havertz, 11 Timo Werner, 22 Hakim Ziyech.

1 Joe Lumley, 17 Paddy McNair, 6 Dael Fry, 2 Anfernee Dijksteel, 7 Marcus Tavernier, 25 Matt Crooks, 16 Jonathan Howson, 3 Neil Taylor, 35 Isaiah Jones, 26 Aaron Connolly, 47 Folarin Balogun.

Due to the restrictions they have had with their owner and the war between Russia and Ukraine, the London club requested that this match be played behind closed doors:

"It is important for the competition that the match against Middlesbrough takes place, however, it is with extreme reluctance that we ask the English Football Association to order the match to be played behind closed doors, for sporting equality," he said in a statement.

After advancing in midweek in the UEFA Champions League, Chelsea wants to stay alive in this championship and will be looking to avoid any kind of upset; they suffered a scare in the qualifying round, but managed to come back from 3-2 down away to Luton.

Many would think that if Middlesbrough wins at home it would be a surprise, however, they are already used to eliminating big teams, as in the fourth round they eliminated Manchester United as visitors and, in the round of 16, they won by the minimum at home against Tottenham, a situation they will try to repeat.

The Middlesbrough vs Chelsea match will be played at the Riverside Stadium, in Middlesbrough, England. The kick-off is scheduled at 13:15 pm ET.

My name is Adrian Hernandez and I will be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.