Middlesbrough have had a fairly favourable run to the EFL Cup semi-finals this season, facing just one Championship team, three League One sides and a League Two outfit en route to the last four.
They face a tough challenge in this clash however as they host Chelsea in the first leg of this semi-final. The visitors got the better of Newcastle
in dramatic fashion in the last round, providing some respite from what has been another disappointing league season for the Blues.
Boro are facing Premier League opposition for the second time in four days after they were beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa in the FA Cup on Saturday.
Michael Carrick’s side have a number of absences through international competition and injury and two playing two top flight teams in such a short space of time could begin to tell.
Middlesbrough have had a fairly favourable run to the EFL Cup semi-finals this season, facing just one Championship team, three League One sides and a League Two outfit en route to the last four.
They face a tough challenge in this clash however as they host Chelsea in the first leg of this semi-final. The visitors got the better of Newcastle
in dramatic fashion in the last round, providing some respite from what has been another disappointing league season for the Blues.
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Boro are facing Premier League opposition for the second time in four days after they were beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa in the FA Cup on Saturday.
Michael Carrick’s side have a number of absences through international competition and injury and two playing two top flight teams in such a short space of time could begin to tell.
