Substitute Josh Coburn scored a fine winner in extra time as Middlesbrough stunned Tottenham to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
Buoyed by a sell-out crowd at the Riverside for the first time in five years, Chris Wilder’s side, who beat Manchester United in the last round, matched their Premier League opponents throughout and broke the deadlock in the 107th minute.
Coburn latched on to Matt Crooks’ pass before the 19-year-old thumped an effort beyond Hugo Lloris and into the far corner from a tight angle.
Tottenham hope Antonio Conte is the manager to end their 14-year wait for a trophy but the north London club will have to wait at least another season.
As for Championship outfit Middlesbrough, they have now won eight games in a row at the Riverside but it is this victory the jubilant home crowd will remember.
Boro earn deserved victory
Middlesbrough beat Manchester United on penalties at Old Trafford to reach this stage and Wilder said there was no chance of him resting players for the occasion, with opposite number Conte also naming the same Spurs side that beat Leeds 4-0 on Saturday.
The Italian is hoping to guide Spurs to a first trophy since they won the League Cup in 2008 but his side lacked the ruthlessness displayed at Elland Road against a well-drilled team who seemed to grow in confidence the longer they kept their top-flight visitors at bay.
Matt Doherty beat goalkeeper Joe Lumley to the ball out wide on the Spurs right, but could not loop an effort into the empty net from the best chance of the first half.
Middlesbrough midfielder Crooks scored in the fourth-round win over Manchester United and had a glorious chance to put the hosts in front after the break but headed over from Jonny Howson’s in-swinging corner.
England captain Harry Kane then saw an effort ruled out for offside at the other end.
The chances in normal time were few and far between, with Isaiah Jones looking Middlesbrough’s biggest threat and testing Lloris late on following a swift break.
Howson missed a header of his own after losing his marker from a corner and Son Heung-min could have won it for Spurs in stoppage time but nodded straight at Lumley as the game went to extra time.
From then on it was Middlesbrough who looked to have more energy and Marcus Tavernier forced Lloris into a low save, before Lumley was equal to a neat Son flick.
Then, in the second half of extra time, Wilder’s side did find a breakthrough.
Teenager Coburn popped up with a fierce winner to send the Riverside delirious and put the hosts into the quarter-finals for the first time since 2017.
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Middlesbrough
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Squad number1Player nameLumley
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Squad number2Player nameDijksteel
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Squad number6Player nameFry
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Squad number17Player nameMcNair
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Squad number35Player nameJones
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Squad number25Player nameCrooks
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Squad number16Player nameHowson
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Squad number7Player nameTavernier
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Squad number3Player nameTaylor
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Squad number11Player nameSporar
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Squad number18Player nameWatmore
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Squad number14Player namePeltier
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Squad number22Player nameBamba
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Squad number27Player nameBola
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Squad number37Player nameCoburn
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Squad number47Player nameBalogun
Tottenham Hotspur
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Squad number3Player nameReguilón -
Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
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Squad number23Player nameBergwijn
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Squad number44Player nameScarlett
Line-ups
Middlesbrough
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Lumley
- 2Dijksteel
- 6Fry
- 17McNairBooked at 56minsSubstituted forPeltierat 105′minutes
- 35Jones
- 25Crooks
- 16HowsonSubstituted forBambaat 118′minutes
- 7Tavernier
- 3TaylorSubstituted forBolaat 96′minutes
- 11SporarSubstituted forCoburnat 96′minutes
- 18WatmoreSubstituted forBalogunat 75′minutes
Substitutes
- 13Olusanya
- 14Peltier
- 22Bamba
- 23Léa Siliki
- 27Bola
- 28Daniels
- 37Coburn
- 47Balogun
- 50Boyd-Munce
Tottenham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Lloris
- 4RomeroBooked at 57mins
- 15Dier
- 33DaviesSubstituted forScarlettat 115′minutes
- 2DohertySubstituted forEmerson Royalat 81′minutes
- 5Højbjerg
- 8Winks
- 19R SessegnonSubstituted forBergwijnat 81′minutes
- 21KulusevskiSubstituted forReguilónat 105′minutes
- 7Son Heung-Min
- 10Kane
Substitutes
- 3Reguilón
- 6D Sánchez
- 12Emerson Royal
- 14Rodon
- 22Gollini
- 23Bergwijn
- 42White
- 44Scarlett
- 45Devine
- Referee:
- Darren England
- Attendance:
- 31,135
Live Text
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Match ends, Middlesbrough 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
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Second Half Extra Time ends, Middlesbrough 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
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Attempt missed. Folarin Balogun (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Crooks following a fast break.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Matt Crooks.
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Attempt saved. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
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Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sol Bamba replaces Jonny Howson.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dane Scarlett replaces Ben Davies.
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Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Joe Lumley (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
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Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Tottenham Hotspur 0. Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matt Crooks.
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Substitution, Middlesbrough. Lee Peltier replaces Patrick McNair.
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Second Half Extra Time begins Middlesbrough 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Sergio Reguilón replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
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First Half Extra Time ends, Middlesbrough 0, Tottenham Hotspur 0.
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Attempt saved. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
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Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
