| 90' | The whistle has gone to end the second half. The match finishes 0 - 0. | |
| 90' | Adama Traore (Middlesbrough FC) is given an opening but the shot is blocked by a defender. | |
| 90' | Middlesbrough FC's Fabio gets in a shot but it is blocked by a Aston Villa defender. | |
| 90' | The home team replace Albert Adomah with Birkir Bjarnason. | |
| 90' | Mike Dean will wait an extra 4 minutes before blowing the whistle to end the second half. | |
| 89' | Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough FC) shoots – and rattles the crossbar! | |
| 87' | Sam Johnstone (Aston Villa) has received a first yellow card. | |
| 85' | Glenn Whelan is replacing Conor Hourihane for Aston Villa at Villa Park. | |
| 84' | Important block from the Aston Villa defence as Stewart Downing fires in a strike for Middlesbrough FC. | |
| 83' | Aston Villa push forward through Conor Hourihane, whose finish on goal is saved. | |
| 82' | Tony Pulis (Middlesbrough FC) is making a third substitution, with Fabio replacing Ryan Colin Shotton. | |
| 80' | Muhamed Besic (Middlesbrough FC) has received a yellow card from Mike Dean. | |
| 79' | Aston Villa drive upfield and Albert Adomah gets in a shot. The strike is blocked by a Middlesbrough FC defender. | |
| 79' | Jonathan Kodjia is on a sub for Lewis Grabban for Aston Villa. | |
| 78' | Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) is given an opening but the shot is blocked by a defender. | |
| 78' | Corner awarded to Aston Villa. | |
| 78' | In Birmingham Aston Villa attack through James Bree. The finish is off target, however. | |
| 75' | Jack Grealish of Aston Villa smashes in a shot on target. The keeper saves, though. | |
| 73' | Tony Pulis is making the team's second substitution at Villa Park with Rudy Gestede replacing Jonny Howson. | |
| 72' | Aston Villa have been awarded a corner by Mike Dean. | |
| 71' | Aston Villa push forward at Villa Park and Albert Adomah gets in a strike. This is blocked, however, by a determined Middlesbrough FC defence. | |
| 70' | Corner awarded to Aston Villa. | |
| 70' | Aston Villa drive forward and Lewis Grabban gets in a shot. Without netting, however. | |
| 68' | The away team have replaced Britt Assombalonga with Patrick Bamford. This is the first substitution made today by Tony Pulis. | |
| 68' | Lewis Grabban of Aston Villa is pulled up for offside. | |
| 66' | Corner awarded to Aston Villa. | |
| 64' | Aston Villa have been awarded a corner by Mike Dean. | |
| 60' | Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) has been booked and must now be careful not to get a second yellow card. | |
| 60' | Aston Villa's Lewis Grabban is on target but unsuccessful. | |
| 58' | Aston Villa drive upfield and Conor Hourihane gets in a shot. The strike is blocked by a Middlesbrough FC defender. | |
| 53' | Middlesbrough FC's Muhamed Besic misses with an attempt on goal. | |
| 50' | Aston Villa drive forward but Albert Adomah is judged offside. | |
| 49' | Corner awarded to Middlesbrough FC. | |
| 46' | The second-half is underway in Birmingham. | |
| 45' | The whistle has gone to end the first-half. | |
| 45' | In Birmingham Aston Villa's Jack Grealish is caught offside. | |
| 45' | The first half is prolonged by 3 minutes of added time. | |
| 45' | Alan Hutton for Aston Villa has been booked by Mike Dean and receives a first yellow card. | |
| 40' | Britt Assombalonga for Middlesbrough FC is whistled offside. | |
| 40' | Ryan Colin Shotton (Middlesbrough FC) gets in a strike but the shot is blocked by a defender. | |
| 40' | Middlesbrough FC have been awarded a corner by Mike Dean. | |
| 38' | Aston Villa are pushing forward but James Chester's finish is wide of the goal. | |
| 38' | Corner awarded to Aston Villa. | |
| 38' | Important block from the Middlesbrough FC defence as Jack Grealish fires in a strike for Aston Villa. | |
| 36' | Play is underway once more. | |
| 36' | Aston Villa’s Conor Hourihane is on his feet again at Villa Park. | |
| 35' | Robert Snodgrass is booked for the home team. | |
| 35' | Attention is being given to Aston Villa’s Conor Hourihane and play has been suspended briefly. | |
| 28' | Middlesbrough FC have been awarded a corner by Mike Dean. | |
| 26' | In Birmingham, Jonny Howson of Middlesbrough FC is presented with a shooting opportunity. But the strike is blocked by the covering defence. | |
| 20' | Middlesbrough FC's Britt Assombalonga gets his shot away but it misses the target. | |
| 18' | In Birmingham Aston Villa drive forward through Conor Hourihane. His shot is on target but it's saved. | |
| 16' | Middlesbrough FC have been awarded a corner by Mike Dean. | |
| 13' | George Friend (Middlesbrough FC) gets a yellow card. | |
| 6' | James Bree for Aston Villa gets in a strike but fails to hit the target. | |
| 6' | Corner awarded to Aston Villa. | |
| 6' | Lewis Grabban (Aston Villa) goes for goal but the shot is blocked by an alert defence. | |
| 6' | Aston Villa's Jack Grealish gets in a shot but it is blocked by a Middlesbrough FC defender. | |
| 4' | Aston Villa's Robert Snodgrass looks ok and returns to the pitch. | |
| 4' | Play has been resumed. | |
| 3' | Robert Snodgrass is writhing in pain and play has been suspended for a few moments. | |
| 1' | The first-half is just kicking off. | |
| The official team line-ups are now available. |