MIddlesbrough 0
Aston Villa 1
Jedinak 15'
Video
Reviews
- A Villa Fan: Middlesbrough 0-1 Villa
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa player grades: Villa upend Middlesbrough in semi-final play-off
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa vs. Boro: Villa take assuring semi-final play-off lead
- Villa News & Views: Boro 0 – 1 Villa; Brilliant result
- Guardian: Mile Jedinak soars to sink Boro and steer Aston Villa toward play-off final
- The Villa Blog: Aston Villa beat Boro in first leg, now all eyes to Tuesday
- 7500 to Holte: Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa: Villa defy Middlesbrough and earn win at the Riverside
Timeline
- 14′ – YELLOW CARD: Hourihane
- 15′ – GOAL: Jedinak (Grealish) [1-0]
- 45+1 – YELLOW CARD: Friend
- 49′ – YELLOW CARD: Gibson
- 64′ – SUB: Ayala off, Fábio on
- 71′ – SUB: Adomah off, Kodjia on
- 76′ – SUB: Assombalonga off, Bamford on
- 81′ – SUB: Grabban off, Bjarnason on
- 88′ – SUB: Elmohamady on, Whelan on
Teamsheets
Starting
| MIddlesbrough | |
| 25 | Darren Randolph |
| 5 | Ryan Shotton |
| 4 | Daniel Ayala (Fábio 64') |
| 6 | Ben Gibson |
| 3 | George Friend |
| 8 | Adam Clayton |
| 27 | Muhamed Bešić |
| 16 | Jonny Howson |
| 37 | Adama Traoré |
| 19 | Stewart Downing |
| 9 | Britt Assombalonga (Bamford 76') |
| Aston Villa | |
| 1 | Sam Johnstone |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady (Whelan 88') |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 26 | John Terry |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 15 | Mile Jedinak |
| 7 | Robert Snodgrass |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 37 | Albert Adomah (Kodjia 71') |
| 45 | Lewis Grabban (Bjarnason 81') |
Subs
| MIddlesbrough | |
| 1 | Dimitrios Konstantopoulos |
| 14 | Martin Cranie |
| 2 | Fábio |
| 20 | Dael Fry |
| 7 | Grant Leadbitter |
| 23 | Jack Harrison |
| 11 | Patrick Bamford |
| Aston Villa | |
| 31 | Mark Bunn |
| 4 | Chris Samba |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan |
| 20 | Birkir Bjarnason |
| 18 | Josh Onomah |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
| 22 | Jonathan Kodjia |
Previews
- 7500 to Holte: Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa: Championship play-off preview
- My Old Man Said: Will Aston Villa’s Unfancied Status Help Them Beat Play-off Dark Horses?
- Villa News & Views: Boro – Villa; Squeaky bum time
- Guardian: Middlesbrough v Aston Villa given added poignancy by Percovich return
- A Villa Fan: Middlesbrough v Villa: Playoff First Leg Preview
- 7500 to Holte: Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa: Statistical preview & analysis
- My Old Man Said: Shay Given Interview: Fabian Delph Revenge, Time at Aston Villa, Lambert & Keane