Middlesbrough vs Brighton

MICHAEL CARRICK has named an extremely strong Middlesbrough side for this afternoon's FA Cup third-round game with Brighton.

McNair will partner Dael Fry at the heart of the back four, with Carrick sticking with Tommy SMith and Ryan Giles in the full-back positions. Paddy McNair returns to the side at centre-half, with Darragh Lenihan dropping out of the squad. Carrick has only made one change to the team that kicked off the 3-1 win at Birmingham in

Roberto De Zerbi's Brighton take on Michael Carrick's Championship side Middlesbrough in round three of the FA Cup at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday in a ...

Brighton enjoying most of the possession in the first few minutes. Gross puts in the rebound to put Albion ahead. Estupinan does well to intercept the pass into Forss. Mitoma comes in on the left. Akpom gets up for the cross to head in the equaliser despite Steele's best efforts. Steele stops Crooks' cross but the ball is recycled out to the left for Giles.

Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi will assess World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister ahead of the FA Cup third round clash at Middlesbrough.

“I don’t want to take risks with Alexis, but for sure he will play one part of the game. “I would like to speak with him,” De Zerbi said ahead of his maiden FA Cup tie. Mac Allister was a second-half substitute on Tuesday as the Seagulls thrashed Everton 4-1 at Goodison Park.

Albion have made four changes for their FA Cup opener – and given Pascal Gross the armband.

[Albion](/sport/albion/) striker who these days is enjoying a role just off the main frontman. Adam Lallana returns to the XI and Jason Steele is in goal. [Albion](https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/albion/) have made four changes for their FA Cup opener – and given Pascal Gross the armband.

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Also Ryan Giles has done well with 7 assists tying him in the table with Ndiaye. After this game they will face Liverpool and Leicester City in the league. Mac Allister's market value has been boosted by his good performances with the Albiceleste, with the likelihood of a change of scenery in the next market. Gilmour, P. Colwill, P. Dunk, L. Lamtey, L. Saturday, January 7th 2023. Gross takes advantage of the rebound and scores the first. March shoots first and the shot is saved.

Alexis Mac Allister showed he's fully focussed back on his day job with two second-half goals as Michael Carrick received a sobering lesson in the gulf in ...

Brighton thrashed Middlesbrough 5-1 in the FA Cup third round at the Riverside, with Alexis Mac Allister getting two goals in the second half.

Although Steele swiftly enjoyed a redemptive moment of his own as he saved superbly from the counterattacking Riley McGree, Brighton were generally far too quick and slick for Carrick’s team. Indeed in the albeit increasingly rare moments when Boro attacked and their fluid, ultra-flexible default 4-2-3-1 formation morphed into a temporary 3-5-2, they suggested better days lie ahead. Giles, at fault in the preamble to Gross’s goal, simply looked relieved. “It was more difficult than the scoreline suggests, Middlesbrough are a good team but Alexis is a top-quality player and very important for us. He made four changes from the side which won comfortably at Everton on Tuesday but, resisting the temptation to rotate, Carrick fielded Boro’s strongest available starting X1. From the moment Mac Allister scored his first goal, an outrageous backheel, no one could possibly argue that Brighton did not deserve their place in the FA Cup’s fourth round.

Middlesbrough vs Brighton and Hove Albion. The FA Cup Third Round. 3:00pm, Saturday 7th January 2023. Riverside StadiumAttendance: ...

Steele saved comfortably from Crooks and Jan Paul van Hecke hacked away Akpom’s cross at the near post as Boro responded but Steffen had to deal with a well-struck Mitoma effort to ensure the hosts went in at the break just a single goal in deficit. Steffen was slightly less convincing in dealing with Gross’ 26th-minute free-kick and was picking the ball out of his net once again on the half-hour when Mitoma fed March’s cross back to the far post and Lallana headed home from point-blank range. Report as Alexis Mac Allister comes off the bench to score twice and help Brighton to a 5-1 win at Championship Middlesbrough in the FA Cup third round; Adam Lallana, Pascal Gross and Deniz Undav also on target for victorious Seagulls