Mile Jedinak's 15th-minute header earned Aston Villa a 1-0 win over Middlesbrough in the first leg of their Championship playoff semi-final on Saturday evening.
The Australian midfielder leapt highest to send Jack Grealish's corner flying past Darren Randolph early on in the two-legged affair.
Boro had the better of the remaining chances, with Britt Assombalonga proving particularly wasteful with a few openings, but a Randolph save was needed to help Robert Snodgrass's shot onto the post.
Relive how the 90 minutes of action unfolded with Sports Mole's extensive updates below.
STARTING XI: Randolph; Shotton, Ayala, Gibson, Friend; Clayton; Traore, Howson; Besic, Downing; Assombalonga
SUBS: Bamford, Harrison, Konstantopoulos, Cranie, Fabio, Fry, Leadbitter
STARTING XI: Johnstone; Elmohamady, Chester, Terry, Hutton; Hourihane, Jedinak; Snodgrass, Grealish, Adomah; Grabban
SUBS: Bunn, Samba, Whelan, Bjarnason, Onomah, Hogan, Kodjia
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Tony Pulis: "If you had given me a playoff position when I took over the football club, I wouldn't have cared who we were playing, so I can't be judgemental or care or worry about who it is. We have got Villa, who most probably have the strongest squad in the Championship and it will be a real tough game. They will be big favourites, I'm sure."
Steve Bruce: "I've been in this position before and been successful so the experience helps you. I think we've got the right experience - we've certainly picked players who can handle playing for Aston Villa and hopefully their experience will get us over the line and where we want to be. We've proved that we can go to Middlesbrough and get a result but it's going to be difficult because the four teams that are in it are big clubs."
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MIDDLESBROUGH SUBS: Bamford, Harrison, Konstantopoulos, Cranie, Fabio, Fry, Leadbitter
ASTON VILLA SUBS: Bunn, Samba, Whelan, Bjarnason, Onomah, Hogan, Kodjia
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