With every other side in the top half of England's second tier in FA Cup action this weekend, the league's sixth and third-placed sides will fight to further improve their position in the playoff places. Michael Carrick took over at the Riverside Stadium in late October, with Boro fighting at the bottom end of the division on just 17 points from their opening 16 league outings, and they have quickly turned their form around under the new boss, winning eight of his first 12 matches at the helm and adding 25 points to their tally.



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本周末的足总杯比赛中，英格兰第二梯队的其他球队都在上半区，联赛第六名和第三名的球队将为进一步提高他们在季后赛的位置而战。卡里克在10月下旬接手了河畔球场，当时米堡在16场联赛中仅积17分，排名垫底。在新帅的带领下，他们迅速扭转了状态，在他掌舵的前12场比赛中赢了8场，积分增加了25分。