Middlesbrough v Brighton
FA CUP - FOURTH ROUND
Venue: The Riverside Stadium
Date: Saturday 27th January 2018
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistants: Matthew Wilkes, Nick Hopton
Fourth official: Ben Toner
Middlesbrough midfielder Adam Clayton and striker Ashley Fletcher could feature against Brighton in the FA Cup fourth round.
Clayton has not started a game since 25 November while it is three months since Fletcher started but Boro boss Tony Pulis may include both.
Brighton's club-record £14m signing Jurgen Locadia will be out for another two weeks with a hamstring injury.
Midfielder Steve Sidwell (ankle) is Brighton's only other absentee.
WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY
Middlesbrough manager Tony Pulis: "It will be a tough game, without a question of a doubt.
"For me it's all about what we're going to do. It's all positive, and we'll be talking about playing our strengths."
Brighton manager Chris Hughton: "Middlesbrough have had some ups and downs this season with regard to their form, but they are a team that we very much expect to have a good run through to the end of the season.
"Tony Pulis is a manager I know very well and it's never an easy game against one of his teams.
"We are away from home against a side that are on the back of a very good win last time out against Queens Park Rangers, so we expect a very difficult game."
MATCH FACTS
[*=left]These two sides have been drawn together just once previously in the FA Cup, a second-round tie in 1906, with Middlesbrough eventually winning a second replay after the first two games ended 1-1.
[*=left]That gap of 112 seasons between a fixture being played in the FA Cup is the second longest in the competition's history - West Brom and Burnley faced in 1888/89 and then not again until 2008/09, a gap of 120 seasons.
[*=left]Boro have been drawn at home for the seventh successive fixture, with the north-east side winning four of the last six (L2).
[*=left]Brighton have won just two of their last eight FA Cup away games (D1 L5), losing each of the last two, including at this stage last season to non-league Lincoln.
[*=left]Middlesbrough have been eliminated in seven of their last eight FA Cup ties against Premier League opponents, failing to score in four of the last five.
[*=left]Brighton have failed to score in nine of their last 13 competitive matches (six goals overall).
[*=left]None of Middlesbrough's last 18 games have ended in a draw, winning 10 and losing eight in this run.