Source: SKY_Sports
West Ham v Boro preview
Middlesbrough will be hoping to put a 13-game winless streak in the Premier League behind them when they travel to Upton Park for their FA Cup fifth-round tie.[LNB] Boro are in extremely poor form, with victories over Barrow and Wolves in the FA Cup providing rare highlights in a dismal few months for the Teessiders.[LNB]West Ham on the other hand have risen to eighth in the league and recorded strong wins over both Barnsley and Hartlepool in the previous rounds during a purple patch.[LNB]The two sides last met in the FA Cup in the 2005/06 season when a late goal from Marlon Harewood sent West Ham through to the final - but neither side has progressed so far since.[LNB]Team newsRecent signing Savio could start for the first time since joining West Ham, as could loan acquisition Radoslav Kovac.[LNB]Valon Behrami and James Collins both missed midweek international action, but should be available for the tie.[LNB]James Tompkins could be involved at some point despite a recent recovery from a minor hamstring injury.[LNB]However, Dean Ashton, Danny Gabbidon and Kieron Dyer all remain out of Gianfranco Zola's plans.[LNB]Middlebrough have lost Chris Riggott to a knee ligament injury suffered against Manchester City last week, which will serve as a huge blow both for this game and for the coming weeks.[LNB]Former on-loan Hammer Jeremie Aliadiere and Andrew Taylor are missing for Gareth Southgate with ankle problems.[LNB]On-loan Wigan striker Marlon King will not feature as he played for Hull City earlier in the competition.[LNB]
