Boro will play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on the weekend of 4th/5th January 2003. It is probably one of the toughest ties we could have asked for, but if you want to win the cup you've got to beat the best at some stage.
The full draw is as follows:
Leicester v Bristol City
Scunthorpe or Carlisle v Leeds
Gillingham v Sheffield Wednesday
Chelsea v Boro
Ipswich Town v Morecambe
Preston v Bristol Rovers or Rochdale
Manchester City v Liverpool
Shrewsbury Town v Everton
Southend United or Bournemouth v Crewe
Plymouth Argyle v Dagenham & Redbridge
Cambridge United or Northampton v Millwall
Bolton v Sunderland
Darlington v Farnborough
Walsall v Reading
Fulham v Birmingham City
Stoke City v Wigan Athletic
West Ham v Nottingham Forest
Charlton v Exeter City
Sheffield United v Cheltenham
Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers
Cardiff City v Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle
Southampton v Spurs
Norwich City v Brighton
Arsenal v Oxford United
Grimsby Town v Burnley
West Brom v Bradford City
Rotherham United v Wimbledon
Brentford v Derby County
Blackpool v Crystal Palace
Manchester United v Portsmouth
Macclesfield Town v Watford
Ties are to be played on the weekend of 4th/5th January 2003.