English League Championship

FT Saturday, May 12, 2018
Aston Villa WWWDL 1
–
Middlesbrough LWWWD 0
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AVL101
MID000
1st Leg · Riverside Stadium · 29,233 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Mile Jedinak's header puts Aston Villa in driving seat against Middlesbrough

Mile Jedinak headed Aston Villa a step closer to the Premier League as they beat Middlesbrough 1-0 in the first leg of the Championship playoff.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
10
2
Saves
3
38
Possession
62
11
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
228
Accurate Passes
427
318
Passes
496
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
5
11
Crosses
38
0.3
Cross %
0.1
71
Long Balls
42
18
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
4
17
Effective Tackles
3
35
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.3
0
Interceptions
0
33
Effective Clearances
14
33
Clearances
14

Head to Head

MID leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MID · 4-3-3

  1. 25Darren RandolphG
  2. 6Ben GibsonCD-L
  3. 4Daniel AyalaCD-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. 20Dael FrySUB
  2. 2FabioSUB
  3. 1Dimitrios KonstantopoulosSUB
  4. 14Martin CranieSUB
  5. 11Patrick BamfordSUB
  6. 7Grant LeadbitterSUB
  7. 23Jack HarrisonSUB

AVL · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Sam JohnstoneG
  2. 26John TerryCD-L
  3. 5James ChesterCD-R
  4. 15Mile JedinakDM
  5. 21Alan HuttonLB
  6. 27Ahmed ElmohamadyRB
  7. 10Jack GrealishCM-L
  8. 14Conor HourihaneCM-R
  9. 37Albert AdomahLM
  10. 7Robert SnodgrassRM
  11. 45Lewis GrabbanF

Substitutes

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

Timeline

  1. 13' Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  2. 15' Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 1. Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross following a corner.
  3. 45'+1' George Friend (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 49' Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 64' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Fabio replaces Daniel Ayala because of an injury.
  6. 71' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Albert Adomah.
  7. 75' Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 76' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick Bamford replaces Britt Assombalonga.
  9. 81' Substitution, Aston Villa. Birkir Bjarnason replaces Lewis Grabban.
  10. 88' Substitution, Aston Villa. Glenn Whelan replaces Ahmed El Mohamady because of an injury.

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