BIG-MATCH FACTS
The tie in context
• Burton are one of seven fourth tier teams still surviving in the FA Cup.
• This is one of only two League Two against Championship encounters in the third round.
Gulf in class
• Burton are inferior to Middlesbrough by 45 rungs on the league ladder.
Head-to-head
• This is the first ever meeting of these clubs.
The clubs
BURTON ALBION
Current form
• Won their only game last month; 3-1 home to Southend on 11 December.
• A draw and a defeat have come from their subsequent games at the outset of this New Year.
FA Cup form
• Qualified for the third round courtesy of home victories over Oxford United and Chesterfield.
• Last graced the third round in January 2006, when they famously held Manchester United to a goalless draw, and then lost the third round replay 5-0 at Old Trafford.
• This is only the fourth time in the history of the club that they have reached the third round; never been beyond it.
MIDDLESBROUGH
Current form
• Registered 1-1 draws in their two games of 2011.
• Won two of the last nine Championship outings.
FA Cup form
• The 1997 runners-up fell prior to the quarter-finals for the first time in four seasons, when knocked out by Manchester City in the third round last year.
• Last beaten by a lower division club in the 2008 quarter-finals, when Cardiff eclipsed them 2-0 on their way to the final.
Replay date
Tuesday, 18 January 2011 (Kick off: 1945 GMT)
Match officials
Referee: Steve Tanner (Somerset)
Assistant referees: Carl Berry and Mark Griffiths
Fourth official: Wayne Barratt
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport