English Premier League

FT Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Middlesbrough DLWLL 1
–
Aston Villa DLWWD 1
Villa Park · 39,874 att.

Team Stats

22
Fouls
15
5
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
4
7
Saves
2
48
Possession
52
10
SHOTS
5
2
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
0
Accurate Passes
7
0
Passes
7
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
2
Accurate Crosses
2
9
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.1
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
2
Blocked Shots
2
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
6
Effective Clearances
5
6
Clearances
5

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

AVL

  1. 22Scott CarsonG
  2. 16Zat KnightD
  3. 5Martin LaursenD
  4. 3Wilfred BoumaD
  5. 26Craig GardnerM
  6. 28Shaun MaloneyM
  7. 20Nigel Reo-CokerM
  8. 6Gareth BarryM
  9. 7Ashley YoungF
  10. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorF
  11. 10John CarewF

Substitutes

  1. 13Stuart TaylorG
  2. 4Olof MellbergD
  3. 27Isaiah OsbourneM
  4. 9Marlon HarewoodF
  5. 17Moustapha SalifouF

MID

  1. 1Mark SchwarzerG
  2. 2Luke YoungD
  3. 14Robert HuthD
  4. 31David WheaterD
  5. 6Emanuel PogatetzD
  6. 4Gary O'NeilM
  7. 7George BoatengM
  8. 15Mohamed ShawkyM
  9. 19Stewart DowningM
  10. 17Tuncay SanliF
  11. 9Ahmed Hossam MidoF

Substitutes

  1. 21Ross TurnbullG
  2. 40Jonathan GroundsD
  3. 10Fabio RochembackM
  4. 27Lee CattermoleM
  5. 28Adam JohnsonM

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal!! Stewart Downing hits a very good left footed shot to the lower left corner from the left penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Middlesbrough now leads 1 - 0
  2. 29' Mohamed Shawky is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  3. 46' Aston Villa makes a sub: Olof Mellberg enters for Craig Gardner. Reason: Tactical
  4. 46' Aston Villa makes a sub: Marlon Harewood enters for Shaun Maloney. Reason: Tactical
  5. 73' Hossam Mido is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
  6. 73' Mark Schwarzer is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  7. 74' Gareth Barry places the penalty kick with his left foot to the lower left corner and scores!! The goalkeeper was nowhere near the shot.
  8. 82' George Boateng is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  9. 83' Middlesbrough makes a sub: Lee Cattermole enters for Hossam Mido. Reason: Tactical
  10. 90' Robert Huth is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  11. 90' End of the game

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