English League Championship

Aston Villa vs Middlesbrough, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Aston Villa
  • 28': Anwar El Ghazi
  • 44': John McGinn
  • 88': Albert Adomah
FT
3 - 0
Middlesbrough

    About

    Aston Villa are hosting Middlesbrough at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 3': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough).
    • 3': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
    • 5': Foul by Kortney Hause (Aston Villa).
    • 5': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dael Fry.
    • 7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
    • 8': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Aden Flint.
    • 9': Foul by Andre Green (Aston Villa).
    • 9': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyrone Mings.
    • 13': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Middlesbrough).
    • 13': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 13': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
    • 18': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
    • 18': Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough).
    • 20': Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Aden Flint (Middlesbrough).
    • 23': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
    • 24': Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aden Flint with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 25': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough).
    • 25': Kortney Hause (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross.
    • 27': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 27': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Middlesbrough 0. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 31': Delay in match Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Stewart Downing replaces Ryan Shotton.
    • 34': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 34': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
    • 35': George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
    • 37': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
    • 38': Attempt saved. George Friend (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
    • 40': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
    • 41': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
    • 41': Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Middlesbrough 0. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 2, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 49': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Britt Assombalonga replaces Lewis Wing.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish following a fast break.
    • 51': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Middlesbrough).
    • 51': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrone Mings.
    • 56': Foul by John Obi Mikel (Middlesbrough).
    • 56': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': John Obi Mikel (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Offside, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings tries a through ball, but Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross.
    • 61': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
    • 62': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Glenn Whelan following a corner.
    • 62': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher replaces Jordan Hugill.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Albert Adomah replaces Andre Green.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Friend with a cross.
    • 68': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Albert Adomah.
    • 68': Attempt missed. John Obi Mikel (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
    • 68': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Tammy Abraham because of an injury.
    • 72': Delay in match Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Substitution, Aston Villa. Keinan Davis replaces Anwar El Ghazi because of an injury.
    • 77': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 77': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
    • 78': Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Keinan Davis (Aston Villa).
    • 80': Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
    • 82': Foul by Keinan Davis (Aston Villa).
    • 82': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
    • 83': Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Glenn Whelan.
    • 86': Foul by Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough).
    • 86': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neil Taylor.
    • 88': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Middlesbrough 0. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+2': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 90'+3': Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Middlesbrough 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 1
    39.3 Possession 60.7
    4 SHOTS 18
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    242 Accurate Passes 434
    344 Passes 519
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    9 Crosses 21
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    65 Long Balls 81
    24 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 8
    10 Effective Tackles 6
    16 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    6 Interceptions 10
    20 Effective Clearances 21
    20 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Villa Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 36,263

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Millwall 2 +5 6
    2 West Bromwich Albion 2 +3 6
    3 Charlton Athletic 2 +2 6
    4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 +2 4
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    Line-Ups

    AVL Aston Villa (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    12 Jed Steer (GK)
    40 Tyrone Mings
    30 Kortney Hause
    6 Glenn Whelan
    3 Neil Taylor
    27 Ahmed Elmohamady
    10 Jack Grealish
    7 John McGinn
    22 Anwar El Ghazi
    19 Andre Green
    18 Tammy Abraham
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Lovre Kalinic, Keinan Davis, Jonathan Kodjia, Mile Jedinak, Albert Adomah, Birkir Bjarnason, Thomas Carroll.

    MID Middlesbrough (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    23 Darren Randolph (GK)
    24 Aden Flint
    20 Dael Fry
    4 Daniel Ayala
    22 George Saville
    2 John Obi Mikel Yellow Card
    3 George Friend
    5 Ryan Shotton
    11 Jordan Hugill
    26 Lewis Wing
    16 Jonathan Howson
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Stewart Downing, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Paddy McNair, Britt Assombalonga, Ashley Fletcher, Muhamed Besic, Adam Clayton.

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