Middlesbrough vs Aston Villa, 2023-24 English FA Cup, Third Round
· English FA CupAston Villa beat Middlesbrough for 1st FA Cup win in 8 years
Matty Cash scored a last-gasp goal to send Aston Villa into the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time in eight years with a 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Alex Bangura (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 5': Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Jhon Durán (Aston Villa).
- 5': Offside, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn is caught offside.
- 6': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough).
- 6': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 8': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tom Glover.
- 8': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sam Greenwood.
- 9': Foul by Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa).
- 9': Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Moreno with a cross.
- 14': Offside, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán is caught offside.
- 17': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa).
- 17': Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rav van den Berg.
- 23': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
- 23': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Foul by Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough).
- 25': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Josh Coburn (Middlesbrough).
- 33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tom Glover.
- 33': Attempt missed. Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 35': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Barlaser.
- 35': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 36': Offside, Middlesbrough. Daniel Barlaser is caught offside.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 37': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Attempt saved. Jhon Durán (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matty Cash.
- 41': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 42': Daniel Barlaser (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 44': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
- 45': Attempt missed. Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Bangura with a cross.
- 45'+1': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 45'+1': Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 46': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 46': Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
- 48': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
- 49': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 50': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tom Glover.
- 52': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Isaiah Jones.
- 53': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) hits the right post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rav van den Berg.
- 54': Attempt missed. Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Middlesbrough).
- 58': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matt Clarke.
- 58': Offside, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey is caught offside.
- 59': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Jonny Howson replaces Hayden Hackney.
- 59': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath replaces Josh Coburn.
- 60': Attempt saved. Leander Dendoncker (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 63': Alex Bangura (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 65': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 66': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Lukas Engel (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Sam Greenwood with a cross.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezri Konsa.
- 69': Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Leon Bailey.
- 70': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Jhon Durán.
- 70': Substitution, Aston Villa. Moussa Diaby replaces John McGinn.
- 70': Substitution, Aston Villa. Douglas Luiz replaces Leander Dendoncker.
- 71': Offside, Aston Villa. Álex Moreno is caught offside.
- 72': Alex Bangura (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 74': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 74': Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Middlesbrough).
- 76': Foul by Isaiah Jones (Middlesbrough).
- 76': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Emmanuel Latte Lath.
- 77': Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Rav van den Berg (Middlesbrough).
- 78': Hand ball by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 78': Offside, Middlesbrough. Emmanuel Latte Lath is caught offside.
- 80': Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa).
- 82': Clément Lenglet (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Gilbert replaces Daniel Barlaser.
- 83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry replaces Isaiah Jones.
- 83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Hayden Coulson replaces Alex Bangura.
- 84': Offside, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry is caught offside.
- 84': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 87': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rav van den Berg.
- 87': Goal! Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 1. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz following a corner.
- 89': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough).
- 90': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa).
- 90': Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 90'+2': Offside, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Alex Gilbert (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Latte Lath.
- 90'+3': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
- 90'+4': Offside, Middlesbrough. Sam Greenwood is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Aston Villa 1.
Statistics
 AVL |
MID |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 6 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 62 | Possession | 38 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 487 | Accurate Passes | 275 |
| 539 | Passes | 330 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 21 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 25 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 14 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 25,022
Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 25,022
Line-Ups
Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Thomas Glover (GK) |
| 27 | Lukas Ahlefeld Engel |
| 5 | Matthew Clarke |
| 24 | Alex Bangura |
| 3 | Rav van den Berg |
| 10 | Morgan Rogers |
| 7 | Hayden Hackney |
| 4 | Daniel Barlaser |
| 19 | Josh Coburn |
| 29 | Sam Greenwood |
| 11 | Isaiah Jones  |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 17 | Clément Lenglet |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 15 | Álex Moreno |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 32 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 24 | Jhon Durán |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
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