Brentford B will face Middlesbrough Under-21s on Monday afternoon in the round of 16 in the Premier League Cup at the Lamex Stadium. Kick-off will be at 2pm.

The young Bees have produced some brilliant displays in this tournament so far this season having finished top of their group. They’ll come up against a Middlesbrough side who are unbeaten since December, and they finished second in Group C.

Setting the scene

The young Bees have thoroughly enjoyed their time in the competition so far having won five of their six matches. Their campaign so far has seen them beat Aston Villa home and away, as well as Peterborough United. They began the campaign in September with a 3-2 win over Blackburn Rovers before the Lancashire side edged their meeting later in 2022 with a 2-1 win. Neil MacFarlane’s side ended the group stage with 15 points having scored 15 and conceded nine times. Boro’s group stage saw them claim three wins and three defeats as they ended their campaign on nine points- four points behind group winners Huddersfield Town. Middlesbrough’s wins came over Watford and West Bromwich Albion twice.

Ticket details

We would like to remind supporters that the match will now be played at the Lamex Stadium rather than the Laithwaite Community Stadium as originally announced. Ticket prices for the match at Stevenage will remain the same at £5 for Adults and £1 for Under-12s. All tickets for the match at the Lamex Stadium will be available for purchase on the day of the game at the Stevenage ticket office. Supporters who had purchased tickets for the match in Woking have had their tickets automatically refunded.

The match will take place at the Lamex Stadium- the home of Stevenage FC

Last time out

The B team were last in action on 24 January when they made the short trip across West London to face a strong Queens Park Rangers XI at Loftus Road. The hosts played a side full of first team players who were earning minutes. It was a game where the B team gave a very good account of themselves and controlled large parts of the fixture, but ultimately the hosts managed to come away with the win.

About Middlesbrough Under-21s

Middlesbrough were in action on Friday 27 January in Premier League 2 in a home match against Southampton. It was the south coast side who took the lead through Dominic Ballard on three minutes but Calum Kavanagh levelled just two minutes later to make it 1-1. Ballard struck again before the break and it was Pharrell Willis who ensured the match finished level as he struck on the hour. A stunning scoreline on 9 January saw Boro come out on top over Sunderland away from home in a game which finished in a 7-5 win for Mark Tinkler’s side.