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Whittingham curled a ninth-minute shot past the helpless Mark Schwarzer to pave the way for another major shock, and defender Roger Johnson completed the job with a 22nd-minute diving header.

Boro were awful and mustered little at the other end - Stewart Downing's 61st-minute free-kick, which flew just over the bar, representing their best effort.

City, the only side to take the cup out of England - they did so in 1927 - will now eagerly await a draw which remarkably will include only one top-flight side, Portsmouth, following the demise yesterday of giants Manchester United and Chelsea.

And the truth is, the Coca-Cola Championship side were full value for their victory as they took the game to Boro throughout.

Cardiff full-back Tony Capaldi's long throw had already caused the home defence problems when they failed to deal with another with nine minutes gone.

With Boro appealing in vain for handball, Whittingham shuffled his feet to get a glimpse at goal and then curled a superb shot past Mark Schwarzer and in off the upright.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who scored 33 goals in 89 appearances for Boro, should have collected his ninth for the Bluebirds this season, but headed Capaldi's cross wide.

However, the reprieve was only temporary and when Johnson dived to meet Whittingham's 22nd-minute free-kick at the far post, he gave Schwarzer no chance once again.

Downing curled a 61st-minute free-kick just over Peter Enckelman's bar, but Boro had an escape two minutes later when Hasselbaink only just failed to reach a driven cross with the goal at his mercy.