Boro are set for a first-ever trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after Jonathan Woodgate’s side denied last season’s Champions League finalists in the FA Cup third round at the Riverside.
Jonathan Woodgate celebrated his first festive period as a head coach by leading his side to a fourth successive Championship victory in the space of just 12 days.
It was a Christmas to remember for Boro youngster Djed Spence after his first professional goal proved enough to secure a Boxing Day victory against Huddersfield Town at the Riverside.
Jonathan Woodgate must have been thinking when it rains it pours after his side were reduced to nine men at Swansea and went down to an ill deserved 3-1 defeat in South Wales.
A vital win was secured with a goal from George Saville in the first minute on a day when 19-year-old right-back Djed Spence made his league debut for the club, one of five Academy-produced starters.
