Aston Villa 0
Middlesbrough 0
Video
Reviews
- Official Site: The Boss: Bruce on Middlesbrough draw, red cards and Kodjia return
- Villa Underground: Villa Player Ratings: Disjointed, dreary 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough at
- Villa Park
- Express & Star: Aston Villa 0 Middlesbrough 0 – Report
- Official Site: Match report: Villa 0-0 Boro
- Sky Sports: Villa held at home again
- 7500 to Holte: Instant Recap Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa fail to beat ten-man Middlesbrough side after early dismissal
Timeline
- 4′ – RED CARD: Traoré
- 31′ – YELLOW CARD: Snodgrass
- 46′ – SUB: Bjarnason off, Adomah on / Jedinak off, Hogan on
- 46′ – SUB: Downing off, Johnson on
- 64′ – RED CARD: Lansbury
- 70′ – SUB: Davis off, Kodjia on
- 72′ – SUB: Leadbitter off, Howson on
- 80′ – YELLOW CARD: Christie
- 82′ – SUB: Assombalonga off, Fletcher on
- 83′ – YELLOW CARD: Kodjia
Teamsheets
Starting
| Aston Villa | |
| 1 | Sam Johnstone |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 26 | John Terry |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 3 | Neil Taylor |
| 15 | Mile Jedinak (Hogan 46') |
| 7 | Robert Snodgrass |
| 8 | Henri Lansbury |
| 20 | Birkir Bjarnason (Adomah 46') |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 39 | Keinan Davis (Kodjia70') |
| Middlesbrough | |
| 25 | Darren Randolph |
| 22 | Cyrus Christie |
| 20 | Dael Fry |
| 6 | Ben Gibson |
| 2 | Fábio |
| 8 | Adam Clayton |
| 7 | Grant Leadbitter (Howson 72') |
| 37 | Adama Traoré |
| 19 | Stewart Downing (Johnson 46') |
| 30 | Lewis Baker |
| 9 | Britt Assombalonga (Fletcher 82') |
Subs
| Aston Villa | |
| 13 | Jed Steer |
| 4 | Chris Samba |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan |
| 37 | Albert Adomah |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
| 22 | Jonathan Kodjia |
| Middlesbrough | |
| 1 | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos |
| 3 | George Friend |
| 5 | Ryan Shotton |
| 16 | Jonny Howson |
| 21 | Marvin Johnson |
| 11 | Patrick Bamford |
| 18 | Ashley Fletcher |
Previews
- My Old Man Said: Villa Must Tame the Returning Beast to Claw Back Boro
- Villa News & Views: Villa – Boro; Bruce’s future in the balance?
- Villa Underground: Middlesbrough Preview: Bruce under scrutiny as patience wears thin
- Sky Sports: Aston Villa v Middlesbrough preview
- 7500 to Holte: Preview: Steve Bruce enters the last chance saloon as Aston Villa host Middlesbrough
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa desperate for three points over Middlesbrough