Tottenham Hotspur have not won a trophy since Jonathan Woodgate headed the decisive goal in the 2008 League Cup final against Chelsea.
Almost 12 years on Woodgate has re-invented himself as a young manager of considerable promise whose Middlesbrough side ensured that if José Mourinho’s Spurs class of 2020 are to win this season’s FA Cup they will have to do it the hard way.
Written by Louise Taylor at the Riverside Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/05/middlesbrough-tottenham-fa-cup-third-round-match-report under the title “Lucas Moura salvages replay for Tottenham to deny Middlesbrough”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.