English League Championship

FT Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Middlesbrough WWWDL 0
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Aston Villa WWDLW 0
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2nd Leg - Aston Villa advance 1-0 on aggregate · Villa Park · 40,505 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Aston Villa hold off Middlesbrough to reach Championship playoff final

Villa will face Fulham in the final at Wembley on May 26 as they look to end a two-year Premier League exile.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
0
54.3
Possession
45.7
9
SHOTS
15
0
ON GOAL
5
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
298
Accurate Passes
248
395
Passes
339
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
1
25
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.1
67
Long Balls
66
26
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
7
12
Effective Tackles
10
17
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
33
Effective Clearances
37
33
Clearances
37

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Sam JohnstoneG
  2. 26John TerryCD-L
  3. 5James ChesterCD-R
  4. 15Mile JedinakDM
  5. 21Alan HuttonLB
  6. 16James BreeRB
  7. 10Jack GrealishCM-L
  8. 14Conor HourihaneCM-R
  9. 37Albert AdomahLM
  10. 7Robert SnodgrassRM
  11. 45Lewis GrabbanF

Substitutes

  1. 31Mark BunnSUB
  2. 18Josh OnomahSUB
  3. 9Scott HoganSUB
  4. 4Christopher SambaSUB
  5. 20Birkir BjarnasonSUB
  6. 22Jonathan KodjiaSUB
  7. 6Glenn WhelanSUB

MID · 4-3-3

  1. 25Darren RandolphG
  2. 6Ben GibsonCD-L
  3. 20Dael FryCD-R
  4. 3George FriendLB
  5. 5Ryan ShottonRB
  6. 8Adam ClaytonCM
  7. 27Muhamed BesicLM
  8. 16Jonathan HowsonRM
  9. 9Britt AssombalongaF
  10. 19Stewart DowningLF
  11. 37Adama TraoréRF

Substitutes

  1. 39Rudy GestedeSUB
  2. 11Patrick BamfordSUB
  3. 1Dimitrios KonstantopoulosSUB
  4. 14Martin CranieSUB
  5. 23Jack HarrisonSUB
  6. 7Grant LeadbitterSUB
  7. 2FabioSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' George Friend (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 34' Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 60' Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 68' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick Bamford replaces Britt Assombalonga.
  6. 73' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Rudy Gestede replaces Jonny Howson.
  7. 79' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Lewis Grabban.
  8. 80' Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 82' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Fabio replaces Ryan Shotton.
  10. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Glenn Whelan replaces Conor Hourihane.
  11. 87' Sam Johnstone (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Aston Villa. Birkir Bjarnason replaces Albert Adomah.

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