Boro have been drawn against Chester or Barnsley in the third round of the FA Cup.
Aitor Karanka’s side will kick-off 2015 on the road - but will have to wait to learn the identity of their opponents after Barnsley drew 0-0 with Conference club Chester at Oakwell on Saturday.
The League One club will be expected to overcome Chester in the replay, but Boro's last visit to Oakwell saw them lose 3-2 in October 2013.
But Boro had their revenge in April as Lee Tomlin's brace helped Karanka's side to a 3-1 win at the Riverside - a result that relegated Barnsley to League One.
The Teessiders have a mixed record at this stage of the competition, having been dumped out in the third round three times in the last six years.
In that time Boro have been drawn against two non-league sides - Barrow and Hastings United - as well as two Premier League tests against Manchester City and Hull City.
They also beat Shrewsbury at the Riverside in January 2012, but lost at Burton Albion under Tony Mowbray 12 months earlier.
All ties will be played between January 3 and January 6.
Arsenal v Hull City
Southampton v Ipswich
Stoke v Wrexham
Charlton v Blackburn
Dover Athletic v Crystal Palace
AFC Wimbledon v Liverpool
Man City v Sheffield Wednesday
Aldershot or Rochdale v Nottingham Forest
West Brom v Gateshead
Blyth Spartans v Birmingham
Aston Villa v Blackpool
Rotherham v AFC Bournemouth
Huddersfield v Reading
Oxford or Tranmere v Swansea
Cardiff v Colchester
Bolton v Wigan
Sunderland v Leeds
Burnley v Tottenham
Millwall v Bradford
Derby v Southport
Brentford v Brighton
Fulham v Wolves
Leicester v Newcastle
Scunthorpe or Worcester v Chesterfield
Everton v West Ham
Cambridge or Mansfield v Bury or Luton
Chelsea v Watford
Barnsley or Chester v Boro
QPR v Sheffield United
Accrington Stanley or Yeovil Town v Man United
Preston v Norwich
Doncaster v Bristol City
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