Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa

Championship

Boro

11-5-9

0-1

Final

Aston Villa

11-8-6

Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'AVL

45%Possession55%

13Shots11

1On target5

5Corners9

4Saves1

16Fouls12

15'Grant LeadbitterMID24'Conor HourihaneAVL30'Josh OnomahAVL45'+4'Tommy ElphickAVL62'James ChesterAVL67'George FriendMID90'+4'Stewart DowningMID

Team	1H	2H	T
MID	0	0	0
AVL	0	1	1

Who won: Aston Villa 1-0

Aston Villa beat Middlesbrough 1-0 on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Riverside Stadium. Goals for Aston Villa: Robert Snodgrass (75').

Play by play

Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 1.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 1.
90'+4'
Yellow card
Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
S. Downing
90'+4'
Free kick won
Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough).
90'+3'
Free kick won
Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Ryan Shotton (Middlesbrough).
90'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Adomah
Substitution, Aston Villa. Birkir Bjarnason replaces Albert Adomah.
B. Bjarnason
90'
Free kick won
George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa).
87'
Offside
Offside, Aston Villa. Mile Jedinak tries a through ball, but Rushian Hepburn-Murphy is caught offside.
87'
George friend shot blocked
Attempt blocked. George Friend (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Ayala with a headed pass.
G. Friend
85'
Free kick won
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85'
Foul
Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
84'
Tommy elphick shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.
T. Elphick
84'AVL
Corner awarded
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
82'
Free kick won
Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81'AVL
Corner awarded
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
81'
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Grant Leadbitter.
80'
Free kick won
Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80'
Foul
Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
79'
Sub
Subbed on for B. Assombalonga
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher replaces Britt Assombalonga.
A. Fletcher
79'
Foul
Foul by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy (Aston Villa).
79'
Free kick won
Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77'
Foul
Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).