Aston Villa vs Middlesbrough, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough
Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
- 2': Attempt blocked. Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 2': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Birkir Bjarnason.
- 3': Attempt saved. Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross.
- 3': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by John Terry.
- 3': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
- 4': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) is shown the red card.
- 6': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dael Fry.
- 7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
- 8': Attempt missed. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
- 10': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
- 10': Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by John Terry (Aston Villa).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
- 18': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
- 19': Attempt saved. Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.
- 19': Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa).
- 19': Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': 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 Keinan Davis.
- 25': Offside, Aston Villa. Mile Jedinak tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Keinan Davis.
- 29': Offside, Aston Villa. Henri Lansbury tries a through ball, but Neil Taylor is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
- 31': Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Fabio (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
- 35': Attempt saved. Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neil Taylor with a through ball.
- 37': Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Neil Taylor with a cross.
- 39': Offside, Middlesbrough. Cyrus Christie tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt missed. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
- 41': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
- 42': Foul by Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough).
- 42': Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Offside, Aston Villa. Robert Snodgrass tries a through ball, but Conor Hourihane is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
- 45': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Middlesbrough 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Middlesbrough 0.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Albert Adomah replaces Birkir Bjarnason.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Scott Hogan replaces Mile Jedinak.
- 45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson replaces Stewart Downing.
- 46': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by James Chester.
- 47': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by James Chester.
- 47': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
- 48': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
- 50': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 53': Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
- 53': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Attempt missed. Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 59': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
- 59': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 61': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Scott Hogan (Aston Villa).
- 63': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed Elmohamady with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa).
- 64': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) is shown the red card.
- 67': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
- 68': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.
- 69': Offside, Aston Villa. John Terry tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
- 70': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Keinan Davis.
- 71': Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Grant Leadbitter.
- 71': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 72': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson replaces Grant Leadbitter.
- 76': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
- 76': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt saved. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 76': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dael Fry.
- 77': Offside, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
- 79': Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
- 79': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
- 80': Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (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.
- 82': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher replaces Britt Assombalonga.
- 82': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) has gone down, but that's a dive.
- 83': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
- 85': James Chester (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dael Fry.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Lewis Baker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adam Clayton.
- 90'+2': Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
- 90'+2': Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Middlesbrough 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Middlesbrough 0.
Statistics
 MID |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 29 | Possession | 71 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 154 | Accurate Passes | 512 |
| 250 | Passes | 600 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
| 12 | Crosses | 37 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 72 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 7 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 50 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 50 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 26,631
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 26,631
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | +3 | 13 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | +3 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 26 | John Terry |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 3 | Neil Taylor |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 15 | Mile Jedinak |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 8 | Henri Lansbury  |
| 39 | Keinan Davis |
| 20 | Birkir Bjarnason |
| 7 | Robert Snodgrass  |
Middlesbrough (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Darren Randolph (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Gibson |
| 20 | Dael Fry |
| 2 | Fabio |
| 22 | Cyrus Christie |
| 8 | Adam Clayton |
| 7 | Grant Leadbitter |
| 19 | Stewart Downing |
| 37 | Adama Traoré |
| 9 | Britt Assombalonga |
| 30 | Lewis Baker |
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