Ben Wilkinson’s squad travel to Teesside to launch our FA Youth Cup campaign this Saturday.
But with third round ties already having started, the fourth-round draw has also been made with the winners of the Boro v City tie drawn away to Brighton.
Though precise dates and times will be announced in due course, all fourth round ties are due to be played by Saturday, January 15.
Fourth round draw
1: Liverpool or Fleetwood Town v Burnley or Luton Town
2: Peterborough United v Nottingham Forest or Bristol City
3: Barnsley or Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers or Salford City
4: Aston Villa or Leicester City v Crewe Alexandra
5: Brighton & Hove Albion v Middlesbrough or Manchester City
6: Everton or Fulham v Sheffield United or Millwall
7: Cardiff City or Watford v Chelsea or Leyton Orient
8 Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City
9: Accrington Stanley or Swansea City v Charlton Athletic
10: AFC Bournemouth v Queens Park Rangers or Oldham Athletic
11: Tottenham Hotspur or Ipswich Town v West Bromwich Albion or Rotherham United
12: Bromley or Reading v Manchester United or Scunthorpe United
13: Southampton or Sheffield Wednesday v Sutton United or Preston North End
14: West Ham United or Newcastle United v Colchester United or Arsenal
15: Rugby Town or Cheltenham Town v Blackpool or Huddersfield Town
16: Cambridge United or Oxford United v Coventry City or Leeds United