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MIDDLESBROUGH v BRISTOL CITY BETTING ZONE PREVIEW
By Jonathan Turner
Boro's eight-match unbeaten run came to an end at Chelsea on Saturday but there was no disgrace in that and Gareth Southgate's side should be able to emerge unscathed from this to set up a fifth-round tie with West Brom.
With Mark Viduka and Ayegbeni Yakubu in harness up front they look a different side and they've banged in 19 goals since the turn of the year.
Two of those came in the intitial clash at Ashton Gate when Boro looked to be cruising at 2-0 inside 25 minutes.
However the Robins responded superbly to salvage a 2-2 draw in what was arguably the most entertaining game of the round.
And it left Southgate fuming about his side's failure to close out the game so it was perhaps no coincidence that having failed to keep a clean sheet since Boxing Day they then went nearly three hours with conceding another goal.
With Viduka now fit again after missing that first leg and George Boateng also back after suspension everything points to a home win.
That's underlined by City's form since the first match as their promotion hopes from League One have taken a knock as they've managed just one point from a possible nine.
Their 18-match unbeaten run was ended by a home defeat at the hands of relegation-threatened Cheltenham and they've since been beaten by Scunthorpe before drawing with Huddersfield at the weekend.
It's therefore hard to escape the view that their chance to progress in the FA Cup came in that first match at Ashton Gate but that's all fully reflected in the prices on Tuesday's rematch so we'll take a watching brief.
Verdict: Middlesbrough 2 Bristol City 0
By Bettingzone.co.uk
Used with permission.
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