Boro vs Aston Villa Match Thread

[TonyD]

Let’s do these 8.0.

[CJ]

Good skill by El Ghazi, shame about the shot

[Martyn Smith]

Great block by Axel there, their man in the centre was free...

[PeterWithesShin]

It's hard to believe these are the same players we were watching 3 months ago.

[Rigadon]

This is best I've been us play this season.  Making them look like the dark ages team they are. 

[Villa in Denmark]

9 shots to 1 according to the graphic they've just put up.

[Flamingo Lane]

This is terrific.  So far.

[themossman]

Listening to 5 live earlier discussing the forest game, you realise how much love you earn when you go out to score and win games. Bruce made us a nasty, unlikeable outfit by trying to grind out results against teams with a fraction of our resources. Pathetic. No wonder everyone loved it when we got schooled by Brentford etc.

[CJ]

Great to see us play with such purpose. We've got our Villa back

[ez]

I don't like the way we suddenly get caught short of defenders at the back.

[Martyn Smith]

Does anyone else, when the commentator says 'Adam Clayton', experience a tremendous urge to shout back 'THIS IS THE EDGE!'?...

[themossman]

Hourihane playing better, dare I say it.

[Villa in Denmark]

Hourihane playing better, dare I say it.

Shhhh.

[PeterWithesShin]

Boro are a stark reminder of how we looked when playing Fulham, Brentford etc.

[Edvard Remberg]

We Got a gifted goal there by Nyland logic

To be fair it was utterly wank goalkeeping from Randolph

I know - but we had our part to make him wank - more my point. Not just his fault,  good blocking by us