Fulham vs. Middlesbrough

Fulham face the #2 team in the Championship, Middlesbrough, in the FA Cup on Saturday. Kickoff is at 10am EST on ESPN+

Somewhat surprisingly, this is the first time these two teams have faced each other in the FA Cup. Fulham wants to put together a good cup run, but the squad is a little thin right now, so my hope is that Middlesbrough decides that they need to focus on staying in the automatic promotion place so they put out a lineup that isn't their best. Middlesbrough hasn't beaten Fulham since 2016 - back when Scott Parker was starting for Fulham and Dan Burn was still in a black and white kit without stripes.

For Fulham, Silva will not be on the touchline because of his accumulation of yellows. The available squad will be the same as against Chelsea, but there should be some rotation. I hope that he gives Kusi-Asare the start and lets Raul rest. I would like to see Kevin and Sessegnon start too - let them see if they can keep things going from Wednesday night.