Aston Villa FC vs Middlesbrough FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Aston Villa FC vs Middlesbrough FC — Championship at Villa Park.
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Middlesbrough FC 46 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Matt McGrath
- Referee Geoff Russell
- Referee Darren Bond
- Referee Andy Woolmer
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 3–0 W 13 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 3–1 W 10 Mar Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W 02 Mar Derby County FC H 4–0 W 23 Feb Stoke City FC A 1–1 D 16 Feb West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Mar Aston Villa FC A 0–3 L 13 Mar Preston North End FC H 1–2 L 09 Mar Brentford FC H 1–2 L 02 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D 23 Feb Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–0 W 17 Feb Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Aston Villa FC is hosting Middlesbrough FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Middlesbrough FC that had 380 games and scored 466 goals.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' It’s high time Dean Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 28' GOAL! Anwar El Ghazi scores on 28. Assisted by John McGinn
- 32' Another substitution for Middlesbrough FC to replace Ryan Shotton by Stewart Downing on 32 minute.
- 37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 42' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jonathan Howson suffering a number of foals already.
- 44' Goal! John McGinn scores his 31 goal in 350 matches.
- 49' Britt Assombalonga has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lewis Wing on 49 minute.
- 54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 56' Middlesbrough FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 61' It looks surprising Aston Villa FC does not make any changes. George Friend has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 62' It is a substitution in Middlesbrough FC team. Jordan Hugill is replaced by Ashley Fletcher on 62 minute.
- 65' The whistle greets Andre Green as he departs to be replaced by Albert Adomah.
- 70' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 72' Jonathan Kodjia is replacing Tammy Abraham for the Aston Villa FC side.
- 75' Keinan Davis is replacing Anwar El Ghazi for the Aston Villa FC side.
- 80' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jack Grealish made 350 appearances and scored 38 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 88' What a strike from Albert Adomah! The score is 3-0.
- Full Time. Aston Villa FC beats Middlesbrough FC
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Aston Villa FC
Starting XI-
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Andre Green ↓ Albert Adomah 65'
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Tammy Abraham ↓ Jonathan Kodjia 72'
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22
Anwar El Ghazi ↓ Keinan Davis 75'
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Bench- 11
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Keinan Davis ↑ 75'
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Albert Adomah ↑ 65'
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Jonathan Kodjia ↑ 72'
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Coach Dean SmithMiddlesbrough FC
Starting XI- 23
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Ryan Shotton ↓ Stewart Downing 32'
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Lewis Wing ↓ Britt Assombalonga 49'
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Jordan Hugill ↓ Ashley Fletcher 62'
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Bench- 17
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Ashley Fletcher ↑ 62'
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Stewart Downing ↑ 32'
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Britt Assombalonga ↑ 49'
Coach Tony Pulis -
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Head to Head
Aston Villa FC Form
2019-03-16 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2019-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Aston Villa FC W 2019-03-10 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2019-03-02 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Derby County FC W 2019-02-23 Stoke City FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2019-02-16 Aston Villa FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC LMiddlesbrough FC Form
2019-03-16 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2019-03-13 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2019-03-09 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Brentford FC L 2019-03-02 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2019-02-23 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2019-02-17 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC W