English Premier League

FT Sunday, November 9, 2008
Middlesbrough WLDWD 2
–
Aston Villa WWWLW 1
Villa Park · 36,672 att.

Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
8
7
Saves
4
51.9
Possession
48.1
16
SHOTS
17
6
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
257
Accurate Passes
225
361
Passes
334
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
9
20
Crosses
34
0.3
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
58
21
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
18
22
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
31
49
Clearances
53

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

AVL · 4-5-1

  1. 1Brad FriedelG
  2. 5Martin LaursenCD-L
  3. 15Curtis DaviesCD-R
  4. 21Nicky ShoreyLB
  5. 24Carlos CuéllarRB
  6. 6Gareth BarryCM-L
  7. 4Steve SidwellCM-R
  8. 8James MilnerAM
  9. 7Ashley YoungLM
  10. 20Nigel Reo-CokerRM
  11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorF

Substitutes

  1. 16Zat KnightSUB
  2. 26Craig GardnerSUB
  3. 14Nathan DelfounesoSUB
  4. 22Brad GuzanSUB
  5. 9Marlon HarewoodSUB
  6. 18Wayne RoutledgeSUB
  7. 17Moustapha SalifouSUB

MID · 4-4-2

  1. 21Ross TurnbullG
  2. 6Emanuel PogatetzCD-L
  3. 5Chris RiggottCD-R
  4. 3Andrew TaylorLB
  5. 2Justin HoyteRB
  6. 4Gary O'NeilCM-L
  7. 8Didier DigardCM-R
  8. 19Stewart DowningLM
  9. 10Jeremie AliadiereRM
  10. 12Afonso AlvesCF-L
  11. 17Tuncay SanliCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Brad JonesSUB
  2. 41Josh WalkerSUB
  3. 20Julio ArcaSUB
  4. 40Jonathan GroundsSUB
  5. 11Marvin EmnesSUB
  6. 31David WheaterSUB
  7. 28Adam JohnsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 34'
  2. 37'
  3. 70'
  4. 83'
  5. 88'

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