Middlesbrough have got another big challenge this week as they head to Villa Park to face Aston Villa in the EFL Cup third round.

The men from the Riverside Stadium have seen themselves start pretty well this season but there is room for improvement and so every win counts in all competitions to build that momentum.

The club, then, will be looking to beat a Villa side that they drew with 0-0 in the league not too long ago and it remains to be seen how similar the line-up for this game is compared to that one.

One man who will be hoping to play, though, is Patrick Bamford with the forward aiming to make a real name for himself at the club and deliver on all that potential.

Whilst we wait to see if he does play, though, it looks as though he's been busy winding up fellow attacker Britt Assombalonga with him posting this video on to his Instagram account:

Even the monsters get scared sometimes #bigsully @benj_gibson @brittofficials A post shared by PB PB (@patrick_bamford) on

Assombalonga certainly didn't see that one coming, then, whilst Boro fans will be hoping that this latest demonstration of team morale comes through in a positive result against Villa next up.

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