So close! Sidwell arrives to try and rectify his mistake but his header from Young's corner is well saved by Turnbull again.

Miss of the season! Afonso Alves is the guilty man as Friedel fumbles Digard's shot to the feet of the Brazilian who skews it wide under no pressure from inside the six-yard box.

Chance wasted! Young's crossing has been superb today and he again delivers brliiantly but Agbonlahor can't keep his header down.

Milner tries his luck from range and the ball takes a wicked deflection off Pogatetz and Turnbull scrambles across as the ball skids just past the post.

Riggott involved again as Harewood races clear and looks to check back onto his right foot but the defender is back in position to nick the ball away at the vital moment.

Off the line! Downing whips the ball in from the corner and Riggott rises superbly to head down but Ashley Young hooks it off the line for Villa.

It really is becoming one-way traffic at the moment towards Turnbull's goal but for now the Boro defence are standing firm.

A pause in play here for a few moments as Barry and Riggott clash heads and the Boro man is need of some treatment.

Ashley Young is the latest to test Turnbull with a piledriver from range that the young keeper does well to parry firmly away from goal.

Middlesbrough are starting to find some sort of control over proceedings again for the first time in the half and Alves is causing Cuellar problems when he drifts towards the Boro left.

Here come the home side again with Barry reversing the play to Milner who forces another stunning save from Turnbull who is in fine form today.

Young troubling Hoyte again and this time he drives it left footed across the six-yard box and Turnbull needs two attempts to collect the ball.

Sidwell almost with a second! Carbon-copy of Villa' equaliser as Milner crosses from the right and Sidwell arrives late but this time his header is a fraction wide.

Ashley Young's delivery is giving Turnbull no end of difficulty today and again he whips one into the box and Davies challenges but too aggressively for the referee's liking.

With their midweek exertions it would be expected that Villa will tire a little as the half goes on but here goes Agbonlahor outstripping Riggott and Turnbull makes a superb save to deny him.

Boro have made a good start again to this half with Alves having a half-chance that Friedel does well to save.

Chance for Alves! Hoyte escapes up the flank and finds Tuncay who loses control but it drops for Alves and he should have done better than he did as he squirmed it wide.

Villa are back in charge of proceedings again now and Young is starting to cause Hoyte a lot of problems.

What a good response from the home side who could have wilted after a tough trip to Prague on Thursday but that shows the heart they have - Southgate is beside himself that his side gave away the lead so easily.

Boro need to get hold of the ball for a bit because at the moment hte Villains are really working to turn their dominance into goals.

Young again with a wicked delivery that wavers towards goal and Turnbull has to scramble back to tip it over the bar.

Ashley Young is always a danger with his delivery from set-pieces and he finds the head of Laursen this time but the Dane can only head straight at Turnbull.

Dangerous ball in from Downing this time but there is nobody in the box for Boro and he rightfully turns around agast at his team-mates.

Carlos Cuellar shows why O'Neill splashed almost £8million on him as he slides in perfectly to stop Stewart Downing in his tracks.

Boro have a dangerous free-kick which Downing and Alves have their eyes on - it is the Brazilian who takes it but he smashes straight into the wall.

For the time being it is Villa that look dangerous in the final third and this time Barry meets a Sidwell pass but scuffs his effort wide of the post.

Gareth Barry has three goals in his last five games so Boro will have to watch for his surging runs froms deep as the afternoon wears on.

We are in the midst of a torrential downpour in Birmingham and the players look sodden and that could prove to make the ball difficult for goalkeepers to deal with.

The home side are beginning to get a foothold at last and Young swings the ball in for Milner who looks to nod it down to Agbonlahor but Turnbull mops up.

Penalty shout! Sidwell slips Agbonlahor in behind Riggott who dives in and takes enough of the ball to deny the striker a chance - good decision from the official.

Unexpectedly Milner is starting alongside Agbonlahor, not Ashley Young, which will possibly surprise Southgate and his staff - although they look very comfortable for now.

A vibrant start from the visitors as Gary O'Neil drifts inside and Steve Sidwell trips him to stop him beginning a counter attack.