Middlesbrough midfielder Barry Robson has insisted that there was very little difference between his side and Sunderland this afternoon.
Robson opened the scoring for Boro with a first-half volley, only for Frazier Campbell to equalise to set up a replay between the two teams.
Despite Sunderland being one league above Boro, Robson believes that there was very little between the two teams.
"I think there are few players in our team that have played at a higher level," Robson told ITV Sport.
"We knew what to expect so there wasn't a huge gulf in class."
The replay will be played at the Riverside Stadium in ten days.