Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea - FA Cup Quarter-Finals - Football

FA Cup

FA Cup | Quarter-Finals

Mar 19, 2022 at 5.15pm UK

Riverside Stadium

Middlesbrough

0 - 2

Chelsea

Howson (87'), Peltier (89')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Lukaku (15'), Ziyech (31')

Thomas Tuchel heaps praise on mentality of Chelsea squad amid uncertainty

Head coach Thomas Tuchel heaps praise on the mentality of his Chelsea squad as they end a busy sequence of games with a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough in the FA Cup.

Mar 19, 20:13

Romelu Lukaku celebrating scoring for Chelsea against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup on March 19, 2022.

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Chelsea progress through to the semi-finals of the FA Cup with a 2-0 victory against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.

Mar 19, 19:10

The Match

Team News

Romelu Lukaku is recalled to the Chelsea starting lineup for Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final tie at Middlesbrough.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's FA Cup clash between Middlesbrough and Chelsea, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Chelsea could line up for Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final with Middlesbrough.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their FA Cup clash with Middlesbrough.

More game data and we say below the videos

Form, Standings, Stats

Middlesbrough

Last Six:

Last Game: Preston 4-1 Middlesbrough
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
6	Luton Town	46	8	75
7	Middlesbrough	46	9	70
8	Blackburn Rovers	46	9	69

Chelsea

Last Six:

Last Game: Chelsea 2-1 Watford
Sunday, May 22 at 4pm in Premier League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
2	Liverpool	38	68	92
3	Chelsea	38	43	74
4	Tottenham Hotspur	38	29	71

We said: Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea

Middlesbrough will see no reason why they cannot add Chelsea to their list of FA Cup scalps, but a fatigued Blues side still possess the necessary defensive nous to shut out an inexperienced Boro attack. Tuchel's side have been far from spectacular against lower-league opposition in this season's tournament, but a refreshed set of options up front will feel confident of breaking the Boro resilience as the hosts' FA Cup journey ends in front of their own fans. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 55.53%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Middlesbrough had a probability of 19.67%.

The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.08%) and 1-2 (9.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.65%), while for a Middlesbrough win it was 1-0 (7.2%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 11.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Chelsea in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Chelsea.

Result
Middlesbrough	Draw	Chelsea
19.67%	24.8%	55.53%

Both teams to score 45.93%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

44.82%

55.18%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.58%

76.42%

Middlesbrough Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

57.28%

42.72%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

20.95%

79.05%

Chelsea Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.18%

19.82%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

48.1%

51.9%

Score Analysis

Middlesbrough 19.67%

Chelsea 55.51%

Draw 24.8%

Middlesbrough	Draw	Chelsea
1-0 @ 7.2% 2-1 @ 4.96% 2-0 @ 3.06% 3-1 @ 1.41% 3-2 @ 1.14% Other @ 1.9% Total : 19.67%	1-1 @ 11.65% 0-0 @ 8.47% 2-2 @ 4.01% Other @ 0.67% Total : 24.8%	0-1 @ 13.7% 0-2 @ 11.08% 1-2 @ 9.43% 0-3 @ 5.98% 1-3 @ 5.09% 0-4 @ 2.42% 2-3 @ 2.16% 1-4 @ 2.06% Other @ 3.59% Total : 55.51%

How you voted: Middlesbrough vs Chelsea

Middlesbrough

22.5%

Chelsea

77.5%

Head to Head

May 8, 2017 8pm

Nov 20, 2016 4pm

Clayton (8'), Chambers (74')

Costa (41')
Azpilicueta (51'), Luiz (64'), Kante (73')

Feb 27, 2013 7.45pm

Jan 28, 2009 3pm

Kalou (58', 81')

Shawky (9'), Riggott (56')

Oct 18, 2008 3pm

Middlesbrough

0-5

Chelsea

O'Neil (25'), Alves (77')

Wheater (53' og.), Belletti (51'), Lampard (63'), Kalou (14'), Malouda (67')

Form Guide

Birmingham 0-2 Middlesbrough

Millwall 0-0 Middlesbrough

Sheff Utd 4-1 Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 2-1 Luton

Middlesbrough 1-0 Spurs

Barnsley 3-2 Middlesbrough

Lille 1-2 Chelsea

Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle

Norwich 1-3 Chelsea

Burnley 0-4 Chelsea

Luton 2-3 Chelsea

Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool (10-11 pen.)

Build-up

Reece James suffers an injury on December 29, 2021

Chelsea trio doubtful for FA Cup tie at Middlesbrough

Head coach Thomas Tuchel says that Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Andreas Christensen are all injury doubts for Saturday's FA Cup tie at Middlesbrough.

Mar 18, 11:51

Chelsea team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Middlesbrough

Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their FA Cup clash with Middlesbrough.

Mar 17, 12:04

Andreas Christensen pictured for Chelsea in August 2021

How Chelsea could line up against Middlesbrough

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Chelsea could line up for Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final with Middlesbrough.

Mar 17, 11:30

General view of Chelsea's Stamford Bridge taken April 2018

Chelsea call for Middlesbrough FA Cup tie to be played behind-closed-doors

Chelsea call for Saturday's FA Cup tie at Middlesbrough to be played behind closed doors to retain "sporting integrity" after they are unable to sell away tickets.

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