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Saturday, 30 December 2017
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๐ฉ 30 Dec 2017, Villa 1-0 Boro, Riverside
Scorer(s) | Robert Snodgrass | 75โ |
Assist(s) | Albert Adomah | 75โ |
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Steve Bruce | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 2016-2018
๐ 64 | ๐ฉ | 28 ๐จ | 15 ๐ฅ 21 | 1.55
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
Game #5422
Match Record
Season | 2017-18 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Game | #25 |
Manager Game | #64 |
Saturday, 30 December 2017
Game Record
Manager: Steve Bruce | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Northumberland, 2016-2018
Referee:ย Andy Madley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Huddersfield, 2016-
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Boro: ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 142 | ๐ฉ W65 (46% ) | ๐จ D34 | ๐บ(70% ) | ๐ฅ L43 (30% ) | โฝ 245 | ๐ฅ 178 | GD 67
Villa Trophy Cabinet
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Head to Head
Opposition Trophy Cabinet
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 2003-04
Team News
Unavailable
Injury | 5 |
CF Jonathan Kodjia | ๐จ๐ฎ |
CB John Terry | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Glenn Whelan | ๐ฎ๐ช |
LB Neil Taylor | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
CF Keinan Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Out on Loan | 6 |
W Carles Gil | ๐ช๐ธ | Deportivo
GK Pierluigi Gollini | ๐ฎ๐น | Atalanta
LB Jordan Amavi | ๐ซ๐ท | Marseille
M Gary Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Barnsley
GK Matija ล arkiฤ | ๐ฒ๐ช | Wigan
CF Ross McCormack | ๐ด๓ ง ๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Melbourne
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
Although the injury list was growing necessitating some changes, Steve Bruce had begun to tinker with his squad once more. Neil Taylor (injury), Glenn Whelan (injury) and Jack Grealish drop out with Conor Hourihane, Josh Onomah and Ahmed Elmohamady recalled to the starting line up.
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐จ | 24โ Booking, Conor Hourihane
๐จ | 30โ Booking, Josh Onomah
๐ | 37โ Sub off, Josh Onomah, Sub on, Jack Grealish
๐จ | 45โ Booking, Tommy Elphick
๐ | HT Middlesbrough 0-0 Aston Villa
๐จ | 62โ Booking, James Chester
โฝ | 75โ Goal, 1-0, Robert Snodgrass, Assist by Albert Adomah
๐ | 75โ Sub off, Scott Hogan, Sub on, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy
๐ | 90โ Sub off, Albert Adomah, Sub on, Birkir Bjarnason
๐ | FT Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa
Line Up & Subs
Steve Bruce | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 2016-2018
GK Sam Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | ๐ช๐ฌ |
CB James Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Tommy Elphick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
RB Alan Hutton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Mile Jedinak | ๐ฆ๐บ |
M Conor Hourihane | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐จ |
M Josh Onomah | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ | ๐ |
W Robert Snodgrass | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Albert Adomah | ๐ฌ๐ญ | ๐ฅ | ๐ |
F Scott Hogan | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ |
Substitutes
๐ M Jack Grealish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Josh Onomah | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 37โ |
๐ F Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for F Scott Hogan | ๐ฎ๐ช | 75โ |
๐ M Birkir Bjarnason | ๐ฎ๐ธ | for W Albert Adomah | ๐ฌ๐ญ | 90โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Jed Steer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB James Bree | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jake Doyle-Hayes | ๐ฎ๐ช |
F Callum OโHare | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Tony Pulis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
GK Darren Randolph | ๐ฎ๐ช |
LB George Friend | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CB Daniel Ayala | ๐ช๐ธ |
CB Ryan Shotton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Ben Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Grant Leadbitter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Jonny Howson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Stewart Downing (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
CF Britt Assombalonga | ๐จ๐ฉ | ๐ |
CF Martin Braithwaite | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | ๐ |
CF Rudy Gestede (ex) | ๐ง๐ฏ | ๐ |
Substitutes
๐ | W Adama Traorรฉ (ex) | ๐ช๐ธ | for CF Martin Braithwaite | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | 57โ |
๐ | CF Patrick Bamford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Rudy Gestede (ex) | ๐ง๐ฏ | 69โ |
๐ | CF Ashley Fletcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CF Britt Assombalonga | ๐จ๐ฉ | 79โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | ๐ฌ๐ท |
RB Cyrus Christie | ๐ฎ๐ช |
M Adlรจne Guรฉdioura | ๐ฉ๐ฟ |
M Lewis Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Officials
Referee:ย Andy Madley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Huddersfield, 2016-
Assistants: Jonathan Hunt, James Wilson
Officials
Referee Profile
Referee:ย Andy Madley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Huddersfield, 2016-
๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 3 | ๐จ 3 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐ : 0
๐ 6 | ๐ฉ 50% | ๐จ 50% | ๐ฅ 0% | ๐ : 0%
Cards ๐จ 11 | ๐ฅ 1 | 2.00 |
Penalty โฝ 1 | ๐ฅ
0 |
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
๐จ Conor Hourihane (8)
๐จ Josh Onomah (4)
๐จ Tommy Elphick (8)
๐จ James Chester (7)
Opposition Bookings
๐จ George Friend
๐จ Grant Leadbitter
๐จ Stewart Downing
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Matchday Squads
GK Jed Steer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ0.49m |
GK Sam Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Loan |
RB Alan Hutton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ยฃ4.05m |
RB James Bree | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ3.15m |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | ๐ช๐ฌ | ยฃ0.99m |
CB James Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ยฃ8.37m |
CB Tommy Elphick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ3.51m |
M Mile Jedinak | ๐ฆ๐บ | ยฃ4.14m |
M Conor Hourihane | ๐ฎ๐ช | ยฃ3.15m |
M Birkir Bjarnason | ๐ฎ๐ธ | ยฃ1.80m |
M Jack Grealish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
M Jake Doyle-Hayes | ๐ฎ๐ช | Youth |
M Josh Onomah | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Loan |
W Albert Adomah | ๐ฌ๐ญ | ยฃ3.15m |
W Robert Snodgrass | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Loan |
F Scott Hogan | ๐ฎ๐ช | ยฃ9.45m |
F Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
F Callum OโHare | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
Middlesbrough arrive at Villa Park with a squad costing ยฃ76m. As has been the case for many a year their line up includes a (un)healthy number of ex. Villains.
GK Darren Randolph | ๐ฎ๐ช | ยฃ4.80m |
GK Dimitrios Konstantopoulos | ๐ฌ๐ท | Free |
RB Cyrus Christie | ๐ฎ๐ช | ยฃ2.42m |
LB George Friend | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ0.55m |
CB Ryan Shotton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ2.75m |
CB Daniel Ayala | ๐ช๐ธ | ยฃ0.36m |
CB Ben Gibson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
M Jonny Howson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ4.84m |
M Adlรจne Guรฉdioura | ๐ฉ๐ฟ | ยฃ4.49m |
M Grant Leadbitter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
M Lewis Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Loan |
W Adama Traorรฉ (ex) | ๐ช๐ธ | ยฃ7.10m |
W Stewart Downing (ex) | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ6.77m |
CF Britt Assombalonga | ๐จ๐ฉ | ยฃ14.66m |
CF Martin Braithwaite | ๐ฉ๐ฐ | ยฃ9.76m |
CF Ashley Fletcher | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ6.30m |
CF Rudy Gestede (ex) | ๐ง๐ฏ | ยฃ6.11m |
CF Patrick Bamford | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ5.22m |
Match Stats
Possession F | 55%
Possession A | 45%
Shots F | 11
Shots A | 13
Shots on Target F | 5
Shots on Target A | 1
Corners F | 9
Corners A | 5
Fouls F | 12
Fouls A | 16
Match Media
What they Said
*Villa boss Steve Bruce*
โConsidering the problems that weโve had (without nine players) itโs a very satisfying win.
โThe response from the other night was vitally important. We lurch along, we played badly against Brentford second half and all of a sudden weโre in crisis.
โWe have to eradicate that as a club. We canโt be just going along quite nicely and then weโre in crisis. Weโve seen today this is a division which throws up results which leave people scratching their heads at. Let us get on with the job in hand.โ
*Aston Villa claimed their first win in six games as they beat Middlesbrough to spoil new boss Tony Pulisโ first game in charge.*
After an uneventful first half, Jack Grealish and Robert Snodgrass had efforts saved, while Jonny Howson and Patrick Bamford went close for Boro.
Villa took the lead when Snodgrass headed in from Albert Adomahโs cross.
The result means Villa leapfrog Boro into seventh place, while Pulisโ side drop to ninth.
Middlesbrough are now winless in five home league meetings with Villa and it is the first time Steve Bruce has claimed three points as a manager at the Riverside.
Villa, who were without eight first-team players - including Glenn Whelan, Neil Taylor and Keinan Davis, who all featured in the Boxing Day defeat at Brentford - had the best chance of the early exchanges when Adomah saw his shot saved by Darren Randolph.
Howson had a volley at the other end pushed away by Sam Johnstone but there were far more clear opportunities for the visitors after the break, as both substitute Grealish and Snodgrass struck low at goal only to be denied by Randolph.
Boro substitute Bamford then had two attempts blocked in the Villa box before Snodgrassโ diving header gave Villa victory.
*Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce:*
โConsidering the problems that weโve had (without nine players) itโs a very satisfying win.
โThe response from the other night was vitally important. We lurch along, we played badly against Brentford second half and all of a sudden weโre in crisis.
โWe have to eradicate that as a club. We canโt be just going along quite nicely and then weโre in crisis. Weโve seen today this is a division which throws up results which leave people scratching their heads at. Let us get on with the job in hand.โ
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
CB James Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
๐
72
โ
72*
โฝ
๐ฅ
4
1
๐ฉ
28*
๐จ
22
๐ฅ
22
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 4
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
None
๐
๐
โฝ
๐ฅ
Sub 5
๐ฉ
๐จ
๐ฅ
