Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Middlesbrough

FT
0 - 1

Aston Villa

75': Robert Snodgrass

Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
10': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
10': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa).
13': Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
13': Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough).
14': Attempt blocked. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
15': Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
15': Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Delay in match Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
17': Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
18': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
20': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
20': Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt blocked. Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
21': Attempt blocked. Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a headed pass.
24': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
24': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Mile Jedinak.
26': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Ahmed El Mohamady.
27': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Grant Leadbitter with a cross following a corner.
27': Attempt saved. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
28': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
29': Foul by Josh Onomah (Aston Villa).
29': Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Attempt saved. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rudy Gestede with a headed pass.
35': Attempt blocked. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
35': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
35': Delay in match Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
37': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish replaces Josh Onomah because of an injury.
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Friend.
41': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
41': Foul by Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa).
41': Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
45'+4': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4': Foul by Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa).
45'+4': Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
45'+5': Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 0.
45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 0.
49': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
49': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
51': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
52': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Attempt missed. James Chester (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a set piece situation.
54': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rudy Gestede with a headed pass.
55': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
55': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
56': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tommy Elphick.
57': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
57': Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adama Traoré replaces Martin Braithwaite.
58': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
59': Attempt missed. Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a corner.
59': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
59': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
61': Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
61': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Mile Jedinak.
62': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
62': James Chester (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Stewart Downing following a set piece situation.
65': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Tommy Elphick.
66': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
67': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
67': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': George Friend (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Delay in match Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick Bamford replaces Rudy Gestede.
69': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
71': Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Scott Hogan (Aston Villa).
72': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
72': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
75': Substitution, Aston Villa. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy replaces Scott Hogan.
75': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 1. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.
77': Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
77': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Aston Villa).
79': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher replaces Britt Assombalonga.
80': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
80': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Grant Leadbitter.
81': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
82': Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
84': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
84': Attempt blocked. Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.
85': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
85': Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Attempt blocked. George Friend (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Ayala with a headed pass.
87': Offside, Aston Villa. Mile Jedinak tries a through ball, but Rushian Hepburn-Murphy is caught offside.
90': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
90': George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Substitution, Aston Villa. Birkir Bjarnason replaces Albert Adomah.
90'+3': Foul by Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough).
90'+3': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Foul by Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough).
90'+4': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 1.

Statistics

AVL		MID
12	Fouls	16
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
9	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	4
54.7	Possession	45.3
11	SHOTS	13
5	ON GOAL	1
0.5	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
374	Accurate Passes	281
450	Passes	375
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	6
24	Crosses	20
0.3	Cross %	0.3
61	Long Balls	66
29	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	6
13	Effective Tackles	17
15	Tackles	25
0.9	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
40	Effective Clearances	24
40	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 29,422

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	6	+5	11
2	Swansea City	6	+4	11
3	Middlesbrough	5	+3	10
4	Queens Park Rangers	5	+3	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Middlesbrough (4-4-2)

No.	Name
25	Darren Randolph (GK)
6	Ben Gibson
4	Daniel Ayala
3	George Friend
5	Ryan Shotton
7	Grant Leadbitter
16	Jonathan Howson
10	Martin Braithwaite
19	Stewart Downing
39	Rudy Gestede
9	Britt Assombalonga

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Lewis Baker, Adlène Guédioura, Adama Traoré, Ashley Fletcher, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Cyrus Christie, Patrick Bamford.

Aston Villa (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Sam Johnstone (GK)
5	James Chester
24	Tommy Elphick
15	Mile Jedinak
21	Alan Hutton
27	Ahmed Elmohamady
14	Conor Hourihane
18	Josh Onomah
37	Albert Adomah
7	Robert Snodgrass
9	Scott Hogan

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Birkir Bjarnason, Jack Grealish, Jed Steer, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Callum O'Hare, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, James Bree.

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