English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Middlesbrough
    FT
    0 - 3
    Aston Villa
    • 20': James Chester
    • 64': Tammy Abraham
    • 83': Glenn Whelan

    About

    Middlesbrough are hosting Aston Villa at Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, 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.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adam Clayton.
    • 3': Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough).
    • 3': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Adam Clayton.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by John McGinn following a corner.
    • 5': Offside, Middlesbrough. Adam Clayton tries a through ball, but Stewart Downing is caught offside.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
    • 10': Offside, Middlesbrough. Adam Clayton tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yannick Bolasie with a cross.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 12': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Adam Clayton.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 16': Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough).
    • 18': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
    • 19': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dael Fry.
    • 20': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 1. James Chester (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 22': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
    • 22': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 25': Offside, Middlesbrough. Muhamed Besic tries a through ball, but George Friend is caught offside.
    • 26': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yannick Bolasie.
    • 28': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Marcus Tavernier.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 30': Delay in match Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by James Chester.
    • 33': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
    • 34': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
    • 34': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. George Friend (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 37': Offside, Middlesbrough. Stewart Downing tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
    • 38': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yannick Bolasie.
    • 39': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
    • 39': Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Dael Fry (Middlesbrough).
    • 40': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. James Chester (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 42': Foul by Aden Flint (Middlesbrough).
    • 42': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yannick Bolasie with a cross.
    • 43': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 43': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough).
    • 45': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
    • 45': Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 1.
    • 47': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 47': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dael Fry.
    • 55': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
    • 55': Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Aden Flint (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa).
    • 56': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa).
    • 56': Delay in match Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) because of an injury.
    • 56': Delay in match Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Paddy McNair replaces Dael Fry because of an injury.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 60': Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa).
    • 61': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Paddy McNair.
    • 62': Foul by Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa).
    • 62': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Martin Braithwaite replaces Marcus Tavernier.
    • 62': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Britt Assombalonga replaces Muhamed Besic.
    • 63': Offside, Middlesbrough. Darren Randolph tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
    • 63': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Danny Batth.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Yannick Bolasie (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John McGinn following a corner.
    • 64': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 2. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yannick Bolasie following a corner.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
    • 69': Foul by James Chester (Aston Villa).
    • 69': Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paddy McNair with a cross.
    • 71': Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
    • 71': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': George Friend (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 72': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Yannick Bolasie.
    • 77': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
    • 78': Attempt saved. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with a cross.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Hugill.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 80': Attempt missed. George Friend (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
    • 81': Delay in match Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Glenn Whelan replaces John McGinn.
    • 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Scott Hogan replaces Tammy Abraham.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 83': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 3. Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+1': James Chester (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Hand ball by Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 3.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 3.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 12
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 5
    7 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 5
    57.5 Possession 42.5
    21 SHOTS 10
    8 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    399 Accurate Passes 270
    485 Passes 355
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 4
    21 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    56 Long Balls 74
    19 Accurate Long Balls 44
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    15 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    7 Interceptions 7
    24 Effective Clearances 20
    24 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Riverside Stadium
    Location: Middlesbrough, England
    Attendance: 23,424

    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

    MID Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Darren Randolph (GK)
    23 Darren Randolph (GK)
    6 Danny Batth
    24 Aden Flint
    3 George Friend Yellow Card
    20 Dael Fry
    16 Jonathan Howson
    37 Muhamed Besic
    8 Adam Clayton
    11 Jordan Hugill
    28 Marcus Tavernier
    19 Stewart Downing
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Paddy McNair, Martin Braithwaite, Britt Assombalonga, Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, George Saville, Daniel Ayala, Lewis Wing.

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

    No. Name
    1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
    1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
    5 James Chester
    4 Axel Tuanzebe
    3 Neil Taylor
    27 Ahmed Elmohamady
    14 Conor Hourihane
    7 John McGinn
    11 Yannick Bolasie
    22 Anwar El Ghazi
    18 Tammy Abraham
    10 Jack Grealish
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Callum O'Hare, Scott Hogan, Dominic Revan, Mile Jedinak, Jonathan Kodjia, Mark Bunn, Glenn Whelan.

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