Aston Villa 3
El Ghazi 28', McGinn 44', Adomah 88'
Middlesbrough 0
Video
Reviews
- Villa Underground: Aston Villa Player Ratings – Villa 3-0 Middlesbrough – Man Of The Match: Glenn Whelan
- Official Site: Smith on Middlesbrough win, brilliant Whelan, outstanding midfield three and Villa Park atmosphere
- Under A Gaslit Lamp: Five Things We Learned as Aston Villa Brush Aside Middlesbrough
- Official Site: The Verdict: Aston Villa 3-0 Middlesbrough
- 7500 to Holte: Aston Villa 3-0 Middlesbrough: The playoff push is on
- Under A Gaslit Lamp: Aston Villa 3 – 0 Middlesbrough: Full Steam Ahead
- Villa News & Views: Villa 3 – 0 Boro; All very comfortable and we go 6TH!
- Sky Sports: Grealish key to fourth-straight win
Timeline
- 28′ – GOAL: El Ghazi (McGinn) [1-0]
- 32′ – SUB: Shotton off, Downing on
- 44′ – GOAL: McGinn (Grealish) [2-0]
- 49′ – SUB: Wing off, Assombalonga on
- 56′ – YELLOW CARD: Mikel
- 62′ – SUB: Hugill off, Fletcher on
- 65′ – SUB: Green off, Adomah on
- 72′ – SUB: Abraham off, Kodjia on
- 75′ – SUB: El Ghazi off, Davis on
- 88′ – GOAL: Adomah [3-0]
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 65') |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 22 | Anwar El Ghazi (Davis 75') |
| 18 | Tammy Abraham (Kodjia 72') |
| Middlesbrough | |
| 23 | Darren Randolph |
| 5 | Ryan Shotton (Downing 32') |
| 4 | Daniel Ayala |
| 24 | Aden Flint |
| 20 | Dael Fry |
| 3 | George Friend |
| 2 | John Obi Mikel |
| 16 | Jonny Howson |
| 26 | Lewis Wing (Assombalonga 49') |
| 22 | George Saville |
| 11 | Jordan Hugill (Fletcher 62') |
Subs
| Aston Villa | |
| 28 | Lovre Kalinić |
| 15 | Mile Jedinak |
| 20 | Birkir Bjarnason |
| 11 | Tom Carroll |
| 37 | Albert Adomah |
| 19 | Keinan Davis |
| 26 | Jonathan Kodjia |
| Middlesbrough | |
| 1 | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos |
| 8 | Adam Clayton |
| 17 | Paddy McNair |
| 37 | Muhamed Bešić |
| 19 | Stewart Downing |
| 18 | Ashley Fletcher |
| 9 | Britt Assombalonga |
Previews
- Villa Underground: Match Preview: Aston Villa v Middlesbrough – Can Dean Smith continue run & strike Play-Off spots?
- 7500 to Holte: Aston Villa vs Middlesbrough preview: Can Villa’s hunt for a play-off place continue?
- A Villa Fan: PREVIEW: Middlesbrough come to Villa Park
- Villa News & Views: Villa – Boro; Now this is a really big game!
- AVFC Villa Blog: TOP 6 FINISH – BORO VILLA’S NEXT VICTIMS
- Sky Sports: Aston Villa vs Middlesbrough preview