Aston Villa 2
Abraham 8', Mings 61'
Blackburn Rovers 1
Bell 74'
Video
Reviews
- A Villa Fan: Report: Villa 2-1 Blackburn
- 7500 to Holte: Villa Post-Mortem: Villa kick on with tense Blackburn win
- Official Site: Smith on five in a row, best month in charge, different kind of win and Sheff Weds away
- Villa News & Views: Villa 2 -1 Blackburn; We’re up to fifth
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa 2-1 Blackburn Rovers: Player Ratings – March 30th
- Sky Sports: Villa win fifth game in a row
- Official Site: The Verdict: Aston Villa 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
- 7500 to Holte: Aston Villa vs Blackburn Rovers: Tense, Nervous but Successful
Timeline
- 8′ – GOAL: Abraham (El Ghazi) [1-0]
- 26′ – YELLOW CARD: Bennett
- 61′ – GOAL: Mings (McGinn) [2-0]
- 61′ – SUB: Bennett off, Reed on
- 66′ – SUB: Green off, Adomah on // Dack off, Rothwell on // Graham off, Brereton on
- 74′ – GOAL: Bell [2-1]
- 77′ – YELLOW CARD: McGinn
- 88′ – SUB: Grealish off, Hourihane on
Formations
Teamsheets
Starting
| Aston Villa | |
| 12 | Jed Steer |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 30 | Kortney Hause |
| 40 | Tyrone Mings |
| 3 | Neil Taylor |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan |
| 19 | Andre Green (Adomah 66') |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 10 | Jack Grealish (Hourihane 88') |
| 22 | Anwar El Ghazi |
| 18 | Tammy Abraham |
| Blackburn Rovers | |
| 1 | David Raya |
| 2 | Ryan Nyambe |
| 26 | Darragh Lenihan |
| 14 | Charlie Mulgrew |
| 17 | Amari'i Bell |
| 27 | Lewis Travis |
| 31 | Elliott Bennett (Reed 61') |
| 32 | Craig Conway |
| 23 | Bradley Dack (Rothwell 66') |
| 7 | Adam Armstrong |
| 10 | Danny Graham (Brereton 66') |
Subs
| Aston Villa | |
| 33 | Matija Sarkic |
| 4 | Axel Tuanzebe |
| 15 | Mile Jedinak |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 37 | Albert Adomah |
| 17 | Keinan Davis |
| 26 | Jonathan Kodjia |
| Blackburn Rovers | |
| 13 | Jayson Leutwiler |
| 3 | Derrick Williams |
| 4 | Harrison Reed |
| 5 | Jack Rodwell |
| 6 | Richie Smallwood |
| 8 | Joe Rothwell |
| 19 | Ben Brereton |
Previews
- Aston Villa Life: Match Day: Aston Villa vs. Blackburn Rovers
- Under A Gaslit Lamp: Everything You Need to Know as Aston Villa Take on Blackburn Rovers
- AVFC Villa Blog: Villa fever is highly contagious
- A Villa Fan: PREVIEW: Blackburn come to Villa Park
- Villa News & Views: Villa – Blackburn; surely 3 points? and thoughts on FFP
- Villa Underground: Match Preview: Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers – Can Smith begin to cement a playoff spot?
- Sky Sports: Aston Villa vs Blackburn preview
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