A well rounded performance. Callum's goal on his comeback and a goal on debut for Jack Simpson!
A dream night for Simmo! Thank you for following our coverage and don't forget to keep your eyes peeled for the post match at afcb.co.uk!
90: Three minutes...
... of added time to round off a good night's work!
Welcome back!
83: Sub for us...
Our final change...
Nathan Ake comes on, he replaces Smith. It's a straight swap so Ake will play right back.
GOALLLLL!
Great goal and Benik bags off the bench!
Smith plays Wilson in with a great ball, but Wilson's movement is first class, he outpaced his man to cleverly cross for Afobe to slide in and net.
A lovely goal all round and WIlson very unselfish - excellent!
77: Second sub for us...
Benik will come on now for the last part of the game, he replaces Weeman.
Fraser was as industrious as ever tonight.
75: GOALLLLLLLLLLL!
Callum converts with ease - he sidefoots it right into the bottom corner!
The crowd love that one - It's been too long!
The players all went to celebrate with Cal, he's been through so much! A fabulous moment!
PENALTY!
Simpson brought down! Penalty given!
Callum to step up... Go on lad!
We're still plugging away...
68: First sub...
Ibe does come on.
He comes on for Lys.
It looks like Weeman will take up the central attacking role, with Ibe out wide on the right.
66: A flat game...
Since Boro's equaliser it's been a bit flat in the ground and on the pitch.
Nothing major has been created, still deadlocked.
It looks like Jordon Ibe will be coming on in an attempt to change that.
Expertly taken Jack!
57: Lys...
Heads over.
A pinpoint cross from Daniels on the left, and Mousset beat his marker but rose high to nod it wide.
Not far away.
55: GOAL for Boro.
Completely against the run of play.
A swift counter, Tavernier gets in behind and hits a left footed finish in the area to poke it past Boruc.
All level.
48: GOALLLLLL!
And of all people - it's JACK SIMPSON WHO HAS SCORED!!!
A corner comes in and despite being pulled back, he volleys in from close range!
Go on lad - on your debut! Well done!
46: We're back underway...
Bamford kicks off and we'll attack the Steve Fletcher Vitality Main Stand.
Go on lads!
HALF TIME
Locked at 0-0.
We've definitely had the better chances, but it's goalless.
Hopefully we can regroup after the whistle and start with the same intensity as early on.
45; Two minutes added...
Exactly what the headline says.
The half time whistle would be good for us to regroup, it's been a little flat over the past ten minutes or so after a rampant start.
44: Close from Traore...
Boro having a small spell.
Traore nicked it off Gosling on the half way line, continues his run and driving towards goal with a real purpose.
He works it onto his right foot and smashes a shot but it's narrowly wide of Boruc's left post.
Keep going Lys!
40: First booking...
And for Boro, it's a good job a foul was made!
A ball was fizzed into Wilson, who didn't touch it but span away from Dael Fry, and was hounding into the area.
Fry clipped him for a yellow card, probably unintentional but a lucky escape!
33: Save by Boruc!
Roberts hits a speculative effort from 25-yards and in the rain, it causes problems for Boruc!
The 'keeper parries but does excellently to respond to the rebound and punch it to safety.
Top recovery.
A lively start from this man...
25: Close!!
First Daniels hits a firm strike which Konstantopolous palmed away, and the rebound fell to Weeman from eight-yards but he was off balance and couldn't divert, prodding the ball wide!
Great opportunity again! Playing with a real swagger so far.
Close for Lys!
18: Closeeee from Wilson!
A lovely strike!
The striker latches onto a loose ball in the area and swivels to hit a firm low effort, but it's only an inch wide of the right post.
Unlucky, at this moment it really feels like a goal is only a matter of time!
17: Chance for Cookie!
A well worked corner gives Fraser loads of time to cross from the right, and he puts a firm high ball in which Cook glances on but it's well wide.
Unmarked, could've scored!
It's been all Cherries so far.
09: Simpson nods one...
... and it flies narrowly wide!
Weeman floated in a high delivery which Simpson glanced on from close range but it was just too heavy to sneak in at the far post.
05: Lys has a goal ruled out!
Weeman whipped in a high free-kick, Lys nods it in at the back post with a great header!
He went mental, but it was swiftly ruled out by the linesman.
Looking at a replay, it's a great decision, as a fraction of Lys' leg was offside.
It's been a positive start from the lads, dominating the ball.
03: First effort...
It's from Traore.
He rifles one from the edge of the box and Simpson makes an astute block.
Simpson has started well, showing great composure early on.
01: We're underway...
Lys gets us underway and we'll attack the Colmar Construction Ted MacDougall Stand in the first half...
The fans...
Chant Callum Wilson's name as he returns.
A nice touch - he gets a huge ovation when his name is read out to the crowd!
The players...
Are out on the pitch!
Lead out by Cookie who is captain for the evening.
Boro come out in their white kit - a place in the quarter finals is at stake!
We're ten minutes from kick-off...
Our record v Boro...
Is not too great, we've won three of the overall 17 fixtures.
Boro have won seven and there;s been seven draws, but of the last three, we've won two.
Last season's win wasn't bad either!
His first appearance since Crystal Palace on 31st January 2017...
He's on our programme cover, so hopefully we get to see Callum Wilson get some action this evening.
He's eased his way back into under-21s game, scoring five in just three outings.
It would be exciting to see him back to say the least!
Cup rotation continues...
Here's what Eddie Howe had to say in his pre-match press conference regarding his team selection for tonight...
"There will be different personnel, I believe in the squad. If you look at the bench on Saturday, there were plenty of regulars for us over the last few seasons, so I have no hesitations in changing the team.
"I trust the squad and last time we made changes we put in an excellent performance against Brighton."
A reminder...
Unfortunately, due to the way the Carabao Cup rights work, we are unable to provide you live audio commentary from Vitality Stadium this evening.
We can keep you up to date on Twitter and on the live blog though with text updates. Keep your eyes peeled!
It's Carabao Cup time!
Welcome to our Carabao Cup tie with Middlesbrough, and a place in the quarter finals is at stake under the lights at Vitality Stadium this evening!
The manager has promised changes, but there's a confident mood in the camp.
Commentary By @unknown
FULL TIME
We're into the hat!
A well rounded performance. Callum's goal on his comeback and a goal on debut for Jack Simpson!
A dream night for Simmo! Thank you for following our coverage and don't forget to keep your eyes peeled for the post match at afcb.co.uk!
90: Three minutes...
... of added time to round off a good night's work!
Welcome back!
83: Sub for us...
Our final change...
Nathan Ake comes on, he replaces Smith. It's a straight swap so Ake will play right back.
GOALLLLL!
Great goal and Benik bags off the bench!
Smith plays Wilson in with a great ball, but Wilson's movement is first class, he outpaced his man to cleverly cross for Afobe to slide in and net.
A lovely goal all round and WIlson very unselfish - excellent!
77: Second sub for us...
Benik will come on now for the last part of the game, he replaces Weeman.
Fraser was as industrious as ever tonight.
75: GOALLLLLLLLLLL!
Callum converts with ease - he sidefoots it right into the bottom corner!
The crowd love that one - It's been too long!
The players all went to celebrate with Cal, he's been through so much! A fabulous moment!
PENALTY!
Simpson brought down! Penalty given!
Callum to step up... Go on lad!
We're still plugging away...
68: First sub...
Ibe does come on.
He comes on for Lys.
It looks like Weeman will take up the central attacking role, with Ibe out wide on the right.
66: A flat game...
Since Boro's equaliser it's been a bit flat in the ground and on the pitch.
Nothing major has been created, still deadlocked.
It looks like Jordon Ibe will be coming on in an attempt to change that.
Expertly taken Jack!
57: Lys...
Heads over.
A pinpoint cross from Daniels on the left, and Mousset beat his marker but rose high to nod it wide.
Not far away.
55: GOAL for Boro.
Completely against the run of play.
A swift counter, Tavernier gets in behind and hits a left footed finish in the area to poke it past Boruc.
All level.
48: GOALLLLLL!
And of all people - it's JACK SIMPSON WHO HAS SCORED!!!
A corner comes in and despite being pulled back, he volleys in from close range!
Go on lad - on your debut! Well done!
46: We're back underway...
Bamford kicks off and we'll attack the Steve Fletcher Vitality Main Stand.
Go on lads!
HALF TIME
Locked at 0-0.
We've definitely had the better chances, but it's goalless.
Hopefully we can regroup after the whistle and start with the same intensity as early on.
45; Two minutes added...
Exactly what the headline says.
The half time whistle would be good for us to regroup, it's been a little flat over the past ten minutes or so after a rampant start.
44: Close from Traore...
Boro having a small spell.
Traore nicked it off Gosling on the half way line, continues his run and driving towards goal with a real purpose.
He works it onto his right foot and smashes a shot but it's narrowly wide of Boruc's left post.
Keep going Lys!
40: First booking...
And for Boro, it's a good job a foul was made!
A ball was fizzed into Wilson, who didn't touch it but span away from Dael Fry, and was hounding into the area.
Fry clipped him for a yellow card, probably unintentional but a lucky escape!
33: Save by Boruc!
Roberts hits a speculative effort from 25-yards and in the rain, it causes problems for Boruc!
The 'keeper parries but does excellently to respond to the rebound and punch it to safety.
Top recovery.
A lively start from this man...
25: Close!!
First Daniels hits a firm strike which Konstantopolous palmed away, and the rebound fell to Weeman from eight-yards but he was off balance and couldn't divert, prodding the ball wide!
Great opportunity again! Playing with a real swagger so far.
Close for Lys!
18: Closeeee from Wilson!
A lovely strike!
The striker latches onto a loose ball in the area and swivels to hit a firm low effort, but it's only an inch wide of the right post.
Unlucky, at this moment it really feels like a goal is only a matter of time!
17: Chance for Cookie!
A well worked corner gives Fraser loads of time to cross from the right, and he puts a firm high ball in which Cook glances on but it's well wide.
Unmarked, could've scored!
It's been all Cherries so far.
09: Simpson nods one...
... and it flies narrowly wide!
Weeman floated in a high delivery which Simpson glanced on from close range but it was just too heavy to sneak in at the far post.
05: Lys has a goal ruled out!
Weeman whipped in a high free-kick, Lys nods it in at the back post with a great header!
He went mental, but it was swiftly ruled out by the linesman.
Looking at a replay, it's a great decision, as a fraction of Lys' leg was offside.
It's been a positive start from the lads, dominating the ball.
03: First effort...
It's from Traore.
He rifles one from the edge of the box and Simpson makes an astute block.
Simpson has started well, showing great composure early on.
01: We're underway...
Lys gets us underway and we'll attack the Colmar Construction Ted MacDougall Stand in the first half...
The fans...
Chant Callum Wilson's name as he returns.
A nice touch - he gets a huge ovation when his name is read out to the crowd!
The players...
Are out on the pitch!
Lead out by Cookie who is captain for the evening.
Boro come out in their white kit - a place in the quarter finals is at stake!
We're ten minutes from kick-off...
Our record v Boro...
Is not too great, we've won three of the overall 17 fixtures.
Boro have won seven and there;s been seven draws, but of the last three, we've won two.
Last season's win wasn't bad either!
His first appearance since Crystal Palace on 31st January 2017...
The answer?
It is of course... Dan Gosling!
He's got seven goals in the competition... Along with Mark Stein!
If you got that, that's some going!
Here's a stat...
Which Cherries player, in the current squad, is our joint top goalscorer in this cup competition?
We'll give you five minutes to guess, the answer will be posted at 7.05pm!
Here's how we got on last time against Boro...
Boro...
Have made 10 changes for the game.
One player to keep an eye on is Adama Traore.
According to reports, Lille bid £9m for the former Barcelona youth product - who is known for his rapid pace from the wing.
A first competitive debut as well...
Callum returns, but alongside him is Jack Simpson.
With the club since the age of eight, the defender makes his first ever competitive appearance.
Good luck Jack!
The team is in!
Could it be the return of Callum?
He's on our programme cover, so hopefully we get to see Callum Wilson get some action this evening.
He's eased his way back into under-21s game, scoring five in just three outings.
It would be exciting to see him back to say the least!
Cup rotation continues...
Here's what Eddie Howe had to say in his pre-match press conference regarding his team selection for tonight...
"There will be different personnel, I believe in the squad. If you look at the bench on Saturday, there were plenty of regulars for us over the last few seasons, so I have no hesitations in changing the team.
"I trust the squad and last time we made changes we put in an excellent performance against Brighton."
A reminder...
Unfortunately, due to the way the Carabao Cup rights work, we are unable to provide you live audio commentary from Vitality Stadium this evening.
We can keep you up to date on Twitter and on the live blog though with text updates. Keep your eyes peeled!
It's Carabao Cup time!
Welcome to our Carabao Cup tie with Middlesbrough, and a place in the quarter finals is at stake under the lights at Vitality Stadium this evening!
The manager has promised changes, but there's a confident mood in the camp.