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Premier League 2 2026/27Match Finished

Aston Villa U21 vs Middlesbrough U21

18 Sept 2026 · 19:00 BST · Regular Season

Aston Villa U21

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Middlesbrough U21

AWAY
⚽ Johnson 7′⚽ Johnson 52′
⚽ Campbell 17′⚽ Alfie Lynskey 26′ (Own Goal)
Bodymoor Heath Training Ground, BirminghamReferee: D. BourneRecorded clock 90′ + 5′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Aston Villa U21 and Middlesbrough U21 finished level

Match Finished in the regular season of the Premier League 2. 4 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES2 – 2
HALF-TIME1 – 2
MATCH COVERAGE

Know what’s in the report

LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Aston Villa U21Middlesbrough U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Aston Villa U21

Formation not supplied

Coach James Shan

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    EarleyProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 2
    Woody BurgessProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 73′
  3. 5
    Leon RouthProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 60′
  4. 4
    Theodore CarrollProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  5. 3
    Rodrigo FortesProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
  6. 6
    Max JennerProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
  7. 8
    Alfie LynskeyProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Own Goal 26′Off 67′
  8. 7
    JohnsonProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 7′Normal Goal 52′Yellow Card 74′
  9. 10
    Cole BranniganProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 67′
  10. 11
    Joshua BlakeProfile: Midfielder
    Off 80′
  11. 9
    MeadeProfile: Attacker
    Off 80′

Substitutes7

  1. 13
    GarthwaiteProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 12
    Teddie BloomfieldProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    On 80′
  3. 14
    MudameMatch position not supplied
  4. 16
    Fletcher BoydProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    On 67′
  5. 15
    Keilan QuinnProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  6. 18
    AdediranProfile: Attacker
    On 80′
  7. 17
    Trai-Varn MulleyProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    On 67′

Middlesbrough U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Mark Tinkler

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    FosterProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 5
    Josh DedeProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 71′Yellow Card 86′Red Card 86′
  3. 6
    Okonola-MatthewsProfile: Defender
  4. 3
    Alex BanguraProfile: Defender · 27 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  5. 2
    Tika-LembaProfile: Defender
  6. 4
    Isaac GreenupProfile: Midfielder
    Yellow Card 13′
  7. 8
    Law McCabeProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
  8. 11
    Rio Patterson-PowellProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Off 80′
  9. 7
    Lord Listowell HinnehProfile: Attacker
    Off 89′
  10. 10
    CampbellProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 17′Off 66′
  11. 9
    IbehProfile: Midfielder
    Missed Penalty 60′

Substitutes6

  1. 21
    Shea ConnorProfile: Goalkeeper · 20 at kick-off
  2. 16
    Tyler SmithProfile: Defender
    On 89′
  3. 15
    James WilsonProfile: Defender
    On 46′
  4. 12
    JamesProfile: Midfielder
  5. 17
    CoulsonProfile: Midfielder
    On 66′
  6. 14
    TohillProfile: Attacker
    On 80′
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalAston Villa U21

    Johnson · Assist: Meade

  2. Yellow CardMiddlesbrough U21

    Isaac Greenup

  3. Normal GoalMiddlesbrough U21

    Campbell · Assist: Lord Listowell Hinneh

  4. Own GoalMiddlesbrough U21

    Alfie Lynskey

  5. SubstitutionMiddlesbrough U21

    Off Alex Bangura On James Wilson

  6. Normal GoalAston Villa U21

    Johnson · Assist: Joshua Blake

  7. Yellow CardAston Villa U21

    Leon Routh

  8. Missed PenaltyMiddlesbrough U21

    Ibeh · Assist: Ibeh

  9. SubstitutionMiddlesbrough U21

    Off Campbell On Coulson

  10. SubstitutionAston Villa U21

    Off Alfie Lynskey On Fletcher Boyd

  11. SubstitutionAston Villa U21

    Off Cole Brannigan On Trai-Varn Mulley

  12. Yellow CardMiddlesbrough U21

    Josh Dede

  13. Yellow CardAston Villa U21

    Woody Burgess

  14. Yellow CardAston Villa U21

    Johnson

  15. SubstitutionAston Villa U21

    Off Meade On Teddie Bloomfield

  16. SubstitutionAston Villa U21

    Off Joshua Blake On Adediran

  17. SubstitutionMiddlesbrough U21

    Off Rio Patterson-Powell On Tohill

  18. Yellow CardMiddlesbrough U21

    Josh Dede

  19. Red CardMiddlesbrough U21

    Josh Dede

  20. SubstitutionMiddlesbrough U21

    Off Lord Listowell Hinneh On Tyler Smith

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2026/27 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Aston Villa U21

DFulham U21 vs Aston Villa U2111 Sept 2026 · Regular Season3 – 3LAston Villa U21 vs Crystal Palace U2128 Aug 2026 · Regular Season0 – 2WAston Villa U21 vs Brighton U2121 Aug 2026 · Regular Season2 – 1

Middlesbrough U21

DMiddlesbrough U21 vs Leeds United U2113 Sept 2026 · Regular Season4 – 4LAFC Bournemouth U21 vs Middlesbrough U2131 Aug 2026 · Regular Season3 – 1LMiddlesbrough U21 vs Norwich City U2123 Aug 2026 · Regular Season0 – 1
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 10 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.