Game #5405
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Lost
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
League Cup
Attendance: 11,197
Middlesbrough
Villa Park
Second string Villa are dumped out of the EFL Cup at home by fellow Championship side Boro as Steve Bruce continues to cling on to this job with little sign of the spark needed to kick start the season.
Aston Villa
0-2
Middlesbrough
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Callum O'Hare, one of Steve Bruce's 11 changes, tries to take the game to Boro, 19 September 2017
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MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
🟨 | 17’ Booking, Tommy Elphick
🔁 | 41’ Sub off, Henri Lansbury, Sub on, Ross McCormack 🔴
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Middlesbrough
🟨 | 58’ Booking, Tommy Elphick
🟥 | 58’ Sending Off, Tommy Elphick
🥅 | 58’ Goal, 0-1, (Middlesbrough, pen), Patrick Bamford
🔁 | 63’ Sub off, Scott Hogan, Sub on, Jordan Lyden 🔴
🥅 | 67’ Goal, 0-2, (Middlesbrough), Patrick Bamford
🔁 | 81’ Sub off, Josh Onomah, Sub on, Corey Blackett-Taylor 🔴
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Middlesbrough
ON THIS DAY
One step forward two steps back under Steve Bruce with a home capitulation against Middlesbrough having failed to beat them two games previously with a full strength squad.
Bruce’s mass change of personnel fail to spark Villa and a stutter and selection confusion once again prove the hallmark of this season.
Midfielder Jordan Lyden made his final appearance for Villa aged 21 before being released by the club in March 2019. Lyden had signed professional forms in July 2014 after coming through the youth team ranks and made 8 appearances for the club.
Forward Ross McCormack made his final appearance for Villa aged 31 before being released by the club in June 2019. McCormack had cost Villa £12,870,000 from Fulham but made just 24 appearances and scored 3 goals.
Winger Corey Blackett-Taylor made his final appearance for Villa aged 19 before being released by the club in July 2019. Blackett-Taylor had signed professional forms in July 2016 after coming through the youth team ranks and made 2 appearances for the club.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Middlesbrough
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 2003-04
FIXTURE HISTORY
Middlesbrough
Previous 5 vs. Middlesbrough: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 2017-18 |
Matchday | #11 |
Manager Game | #47 |
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Steve Bruce | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2016-2018
Referee: Steve Martin | 🏴 | Staffordshire, 2012-
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Steve Martin | 🏴 | Staffordshire, 2012-
Previous 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 4 Mar 17, Villa 2-0 Rotherham (a)
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Andrew Fox, Mark Jones
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Steve Bruce does not select any of the players who had stopped the rot and secured Villa's first 3 goal away win in 2 and a half years.
In come Jed Steer for his regular EFL Cup appearance, Ritchie De Laet (first start in 5), Christopher Samba (first start in 4), Henri Lansbury, Scott Hogan (first start in 5), James Bree (first start in 4), Josh Onomah, Birkir Bjarnason, Alan Hutton (first start in 6), Tommy Elphick (first start in 5), Jake Doyle Hayes (first start in 5) and Callum O’Hare (first start in 5).
The bench is unrecognisable too with Ross McCormack (1 substitute appearance since February 2017), Jordan Lyden (second squad appearance of the season), Corey Blackett-Taylor (first squad appearance since March 2017), Micah Richards (last played October 2016) and Mitch Clark.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age: | 26.41 |
Oldest Player: CB Christopher Samba | 🇨🇬 | 33.50 |
Youngest Player: M Jake Doyle-Hayes | 🇮🇪 | 18.73 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
Garry Monk | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 |
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 |
CB Christopher Samba | 🇨🇬 |
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Jake Doyle-Hayes | 🇮🇪 |
M Josh Onomah | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Birkir Bjarnason | 🇮🇸 |
F Callum O’Hare | 🏴 |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | 🔁 |
Middlesbrough
GK Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | 🇬🇷 |
LB George Friend | 🏴 |
CB Daniel Ayala | 🇪🇸 |
CB Ben Gibson | 🏴 | 🔁 |
RB Connor Roberts | 🏴 |
M Jonny Howson | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Adam Forshaw | 🏴 |
M Lewis Wing | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Marcus Tavernier | 🏴 |
CF Patrick Bamford | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Ashley Fletcher | 🏴 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 F Ross McCormack | 🏴 | 🔴 | for M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 | 41’ |
🔁 M Jordan Lyden | 🇦🇺 | 🔴 | for F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | 63’ |
🔁 W Corey Blackett-Taylor | 🏴 | 🔴 | for M Josh Onomah | 🏴 | 81’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Dael Fry | 🏴 | for CB Ben Gibson | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 | W Stewart Downing (ex) | 🏴 | for M Lewis Wing | 🏴 | 63’ |
🔁 | CF George Miller | 🏴 | for CF Ashley Fletcher | 🏴 | 82’ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 |
RB James Bree | 🏴 |
RB Mitchell Clark | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Aynsley Pears | 🏴 |
RB Fábio | 🇧🇷 |
M Lewis Baker | 🏴 |
CF Britt Assombalonga | 🇨🇩 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £24.43m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Subs Cost: £12.87m
Team Cost: £37.30m
Squad Cost: £40.45m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/18
Homegrown: 5/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 | £0.49m |
GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 | Free |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | £4.05m |
RB James Bree | 🏴 | £3.15m |
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | £2.07m |
RB Mitch Clark | 🏴 | Youth |
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | £3.51m |
CB Christopher Samba | 🇨🇬 | Free |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 | Free |
M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 | £3.06m |
M Birkir Bjarnason | 🇮🇸 | £1.80m |
M Jake Doyle-Hayes | 🇮🇪 | Youth |
M Jordan Lyden | 🇦🇺 | Youth |
M Josh Onomah | 🏴 | Loan |
W Corey Blackett-Taylor | 🏴 | Youth |
F Ross McCormack | 🏴 | £12.87m |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | £9.45m |
F Callum O’Hare | 🏴 | Youth |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £19.57m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/11
Homegrown: 2/11
Subs Cost: £6.77m
Team Cost: £26.34m
Squad Cost: £42.98m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 14/18
Homegrown: 4/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Aynsley Pears | 🏴 | Youth |
GK Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | 🇬🇷 | Free |
RB Fábio | 🇧🇷 | £1.98m |
LB George Friend | 🏴 | £0.55m |
RB Connor Roberts | 🏴 | Loan |
CB Daniel Ayala | 🇪🇸 | £0.36m |
CB Ben Gibson | 🏴 | Youth |
CB Dael Fry | 🏴 | Youth |
M Jonny Howson | 🏴 | £4.84m |
M Adam Forshaw | 🏴 | £2.30m |
M Marcus Tavernier | 🏴 | Youth |
M Lewis Wing | 🏴 | Free |
M Lewis Baker | 🏴 | Loan |
W Stewart Downing (ex) | 🏴 | £6.77m |
CF Britt Assombalonga | 🇨🇩 | £14.66m |
CF Ashley Fletcher | 🏴 | £6.30m |
CF Patrick Bamford | 🏴 | £5.22m |
CF George Miller | 🏴 | Free |
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 2 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 |
Out on Loan | 7 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | Deportivo
GK Pierluigi Gollini | 🇮🇹 | Atalanta
M Aaron Tshibola | 🏴 | MK Dons
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | Marseille
CB Kevin Toner | 🇮🇪 | Stevenage
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | Barnsley
GK Matija Šarkić | 🇲🇪 | Wigan
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
F Ross McCormack | 🏴 |
M Jordan Lyden | 🇦🇺 |
W Corey Blackett-Taylor | 🏴 |
CB Micah Richards | 🏴 | Final Squad Appearance |
RB Mitch Clark | 🏴 | Final Squad Appearance |
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 41%
Possession A | 59%
Shots F | 8
Shots A | 12
Shots on Target F | 1
Shots on Target A | 3
Corners F | 8
Corners A | 4
Fouls F | 8
Fouls A | 16
TABLE
PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
"It was the third time in the past four games that Steve Bruce’s side have failed to score."
*BBC Sport*
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
*Patrick Bamford scored twice as Middlesbrough beat 10-man Aston Villa to reach the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.*
The forward netted from the penalty spot after being brought down by Tommy Elphick, who was shown a second yellow card.
Bamford, who hit the crossbar with a header in the first half, nodded in his second with 23 minutes remaining.
Villa defender Elphick earlier had an effort of his own ruled out.
Jake Doyle-Hayes shot, comfortably saved by Boro goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos, was one of Villa’s best efforts.
It was the third time in the past four games that Steve Bruce’s side have failed to score.