Middlesbrough vs Chelsea

Big changes are coming off the pitch for Chelsea but for the time being Thomas Tuchel and his players continue to make things look simple on it.

“The recommendation is that he does not go,” he said. The one possible downside to Boro’s eyecatching run, is that Jones is no longer Middlesbrough’s best-kept secret. Boro’s march to the last eight of the competition has been an overwhelmingly positive experience for those involved. Had Folarin Balogun made a better connection with Marcus Tavernier’s corner they might well have found themselves back in the contest after Romelu Lukaku’s clinical opener. England midfielder Mason Mount was peerless in a midfield that purred, teeing up the two first half goals that took the sting out of a sell-out crowd that hailed Steve Gibson before kick-off. Asked to cope with a red hot Teesside atmosphere and a Middlesbrough side that had seen off Manchester United and Tottenham in previous rounds, Chelsea looked the model of ruthless efficiency.