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/ 28 February 2008

Boro scrape into last eight of FA Cup

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate admitted his side had enjoyed a huge slice of luck after a freakish extra-time winner sent them into the last eight of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win over Sheffield United on Wednesday. Boro had marginally shaded an uninspiring contest but it still took a bizarre own goal by United goalkeeper Paddy Kenny to separate the sides.

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/ 18 February 2008

Blades blunt Boro in Cup stalemate

Sheffield United and Middlesbrough will both feature in the FA Cup quarterfinal draw after their fifth round tie on Sunday ended in a goalless draw. The closest either side came to a first-half goal at United’s Bramall Lane ground was when home striker James Beattie hit the outside of the post for the Blades just before the interval with a free-kick from the edge of the box.