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Fulham made it to the FA Cup quarter-finals last season before being eliminated by eventual winners Crystal Palace and the Cottagers will be hoping for another deep run when hosting Middlesbrough in the third round on Saturday.

Boro, who have not made it past the third round of this competition since 2022, ended their winless streak last time out but they may struggle at Craven Cottage.

Team news

Ryan Sessegnon may return to Fulham’s starting line-up after coming off the bench in midweek, while Josh King will also be hoping to have recovered from injury.

Rodrigo Muniz and Kenny Tete remain sidelined, though, while the Nigerian trio of Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi and Samuel Chukwueze are still away on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Middlesbrough’s injury crisis shows no sign of letting up and they head to Craven Cottage without at least six first-team players.

Seny Dieng, Darragh Lenihan, Riley McGree, Alfie Jones, George Edmundson and Callum Brittain are all ruled out, while David Strelec is a doubt.

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The stats

Middlesbrough have won just one of their last five fixtures.

Boro scored four times in their last Championship game.

The Cottagers have won seven of their last 12 matches.

Boro have not made it past the FA Cup third round since the 2021-22 season.

Fulham made it to the FA Cup quarter-finals last term.

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Prediction

Fulham took advantage of an early red card for Marc Cucurella to clinch a hard-fought 2-1 win over Chelsea in midweek, extending their unbeaten streak to five matches and lending them plenty of confidence ahead of their FA Cup entry.

The Cottagers have won three times during this solid run of form and they come up against a Middlesbrough side that have won just one of their last five matches.

Boro’s last outing was a 4-0 thrashing of Southampton, but three winless away games does not bode well for them, nor does the fact that they have not made it to the FA Cup fourth round since the 2021-22 season.

Fulham look good value for the win on Saturday, but they have conceded in their last three matches and only have one clean sheet in their last five at Craven Cottage, so expect Boro to find a consolation.

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