NEWPORT County AFC have been drawn away to Championship promotion hopefuls Middlesbrough, who are managed by Newport-born Tony Pulis, in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
The tie will be played over the weekend of January 25 to January 28.
So last round we had the battle of the #Boros... 🔴🔵
— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) January 7, 2019
Now we have the battle of the bridges! 🌉
Bring it on, @NewportCounty #UTB pic.twitter.com/XEyaRCMRXI
Exiles boss Michael Flynn said: "It's obviously a long journey and a tough game but it's one we'll look forward to and it will be good to see Tony Pulis.
"I know Tony, he's someone I've got a lot of time for and a lot of respect for. He's a great man and he's very helpful if I ever need anything.
"Hopefully they're concentrating on going for promotion and getting back into the Premier League because they're a big club and if they take their eye off the ball and we have a very good day we could surprise them.
"The FA Cup has been fantastic for us," he added. "It's a great achievement for all the players and for the football club and it's well deserved.
"We played well enough yesterday to get through and thankfully we're still in the hat."
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