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Bobby Vincent

Chelsea's FA Cup clash with Middlesbrough date announced as TV details released

Chelsea's FA Cup quarter-final with Middlesbrough will be shown live on BBC One on Saturday, March 19.

The Blues, who were beaten in the final of last season's competition by Leicester City, edged Luton Town in the fifth round 3-2, with Romelu Lukaku scoring the winner in the five-goal thriller at Kenilworth Road.

Thomas Tuchel's team will now take on Boro in the next round of the competition, with the Championship club beating Premier League duo Manchester United and Tottenham in their past two ties.

The match will be shown on BBC One, with a 5:15pm kick-off time, which will also be available to watch on BBC iPlayer online.

As mentioned above, Chelsea were beaten in last season's final of the FA Cup as they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Leicester, but that is being used as fuel for Tuchel and his squad to go one better this time around.

"It will not help [that we have the experience of reaching a final] because we lost the match against Leicester," Tuchel said back in January. "We have to swallow it and move on.

"It hurts. It always hurts to lose. But if you make it your final you always have the risk to lose a final of course."

However, before their trip to the Riverside Stadium, Chelsea have three matches to pay attention to.

The Blues take on struggling Norwich City in the Premier League on Thursday evening, before they welcome Newcastle United to Stamford Bridge just a few days later.

Then, it is a trip to France for Tuchel's side as they look to hold on to a 2-0 advantage they have over Lille in the UEFA Champions League round of 16, second-leg.

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