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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 39 (setup 1, season 32)
Aston Villa
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
3-2-3-2
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Tomás VACLIK1Tomas MEJÍAS Osorio
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Johan Andrés MOJICA Palacio2Adam REACH
Alfie MAWSON737Elderson Uwa ECHIEJILE
Julian BAUMGARTLINGER47Artur YUSUPOV
Robin KNOCHE57FELIPE Dias da Silva dal Belo
James TARKOWSKI866John BOYE
Jesús Manuel CORONA Ruíz876Patrick BAMFORD
Jonas HECTOR86Stewart DOWNING
Wout WEGHORST9Cristhian Ricardo STUANI Curbelo
Rodrigo Javier DE PAUL10Yanic WILDSCHUT
PEDRO Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma7117Sylvester IGBOUN
Scott SmillieManager
Scott McKENNA12Fraizer CAMPBELL
DIEGO LÓPEZ Rodríguez13Paul DIGBY
Martin HARNIK14Bradley FEWSTER
Yannick BOLASIE15Brad WALKER
Christian BENTEKE16Daniel Sánchez AYALA

Aston Villa 3 Middlesbrough 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 36,317, Stadium: Villa Park, Referee: Graham HORWOOD 8)
18 Pedro, 52 De Paul, 63 De PaulScorers
Substitutions55 Yusupov <=> Digby, 56 Echiejile <=> Walker
Sendings off
Bookings
12Corners4
1Fouls5
6Offsides5
10Shots on4
12Shots off3
22Total shots7
6Shots saved4
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: James TARKOWSKI
7A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing Middlesbrough 'keeper.
10PEDRO stepped inside YUSUPOV but fired the ball into the arms of the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
12A neatly crafted pass from WEGHORST, was lashed goalbound by PEDRO only for MEJÍAS to claw away.
14A pin-point pass found DE PAUL and his right foot shot floated narrowly over.
14DOWNING hoofed the ball wide from just outside the area.
18GOAL!! A great solo effort from PEDRO who beat two defenders before rocketing the ball in off the post. (1-0 Aston Villa)
21CORONA played the ball to PEDRO who headed it over.
22A twenty-five yard drive from WILDSCHUT caused VACLIK no problem.
26A corner fell to PEDRO who headed an effort wide.
27A shot from STUANI held little difficulty for VACLIK.
32A free-kick from PEDRO floated inches wide.
35PEDRO rushed an easy chance.
43The 'keeper saved a lovely shot from PEDRO.
45+2KNOCHE fired the ball through a ruck of players but the Middlesbrough 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
 
50The 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from CORONA.
52GOAL!! A great thirty yard shot from WEGHORST rebounded off the post and in the ensuing scramble the ball was booted into the net by DE PAUL. (2-0 Aston Villa)
61The Aston Villa 'keeper dived to his right to save a lovely shot from Middlesbrough's DOWNING.
63GOAL!! Unlucky MOJICA hit the post before DE PAUL stroked the ball into the back of the net as FELIPE failed to clear. (3-0 Aston Villa)
66PEDRO headed just wide.
72PEDRO shot wide.
74IGBOUN's shot was well saved by VACLIK.
83The hapless Middlesbrough 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from DOWNING dropped just wide.