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Yakubu's brace ensures Boro take all three points.
Steven Davis grabs a consolation for the home side with a low right-f0ot strike.
Yakubu Ayegbeni sends the keeper the wrong way from the spot.
Eirik Bakke is fouled by Emanuel Pogatetz.
Gareth Southgate clears from Steven Davis's cross.
Fabio Rochemback's free-kick hits the wall.
Liam Ridgewell is shown yellow.
Emanuel Pogatetz's cross goes out for a throw-in.
Eirik Bakke replaces Wilfred Bouma
Patrik Berger's free-kick flies wide of the target.
Patrik Berger is cautioned.
George Boateng clears from James Milner's cross.
Fabio Rochemback's pass does not reach its intended target.
Thomas Sorensen beats Stuart Parnaby to the ball.
Stuart Parnaby replaces Szilard Nemeth for Boro.
Gaizka Mendieta is replaced by Franck Queudrue for Boro.
George Boateng re-established Boro's lead with a deflected strike.
Chris Riggott is shown yellow.
Gaizka Mendieta's free-kick is deflected out for a corner.
Patrik Berger's free-kick is blocked by the Boro wall.
James Milner's cross is cleared by the Boro defence.
Gareth Barry heads clear for Villa.
Patrik Berger fires wide of the target.
Patrik Berger slams a shot against the upright.
Luke Moore leveled terms for Villa, finding the back of the net with a curling strike.
Mike Dean gets the second half underway.
Mike Deans brings the first half to a close. Yakubu Ayegbeni's strike ensures Boro lead at the break.
Gareth Southgate heads away from James Milner's cross.
Gaizka Mendieta's cross falls behind Szilard Nemeth.
Gareth Southgate's diagonal pass goes astray.
Luke Moore's close-range header is just over.
Juan Pablo Angel heads over the crossbar from James Milner's cross.
Yakubu gave Boro the lead with a fierce volley after Villa failed to clear their lines.
Juan Pablo Angel is caught offside.
Guidoni Junior Doriva fires wide from an acute angle.
Bradley Jones collects from James Milner's cross.
Olof Mellberg clears Yakubu Ayegbeni's cross.
Olof Mellberg clears from Emanuel Pogatetz's cross.
Fabio Rochemback shoots wide of the target.
Gareth Barry goes into the referee's note-book.
Szilard Nemeth is caught offside.
James Milner mops up with a back-pass to Thomas Sorensen.
Emanuel Pogatetz is fouled by James Milner.
Juan Pablo Angel scuffs his shot after getting in behind Gareth Southgate.
Szilard Nemeth's right-foot shot is saved by Thomas Sorensen
Wilfred Bouma volleys over the cross-bar from 20 yards.
Yakubu Ayegbeni flicks on George Boateng's ball forward.
Gareth Southgate clears Boro's lines from Olof Mellberg's curling ball in.
Guidoni Junior Doriva's pass goes astray.
Juan Pablo Angel's cross is too strong and goes out for a goal-kick.
Yakubu Ayegbeni tests Thomas Sorensen after latching onto Gaizka Mendieta's pass.
Referee Mike Dean gets proceedings underway.
George Boateng returned to Villa Park to destroy his old club with a crucial second-half goal which leaves Aston Villa in desperate trouble with only one win from their opening eight games. Boateng, who also won the 87th penalty converted by Yakubu, exploited Villa's defensive problems to pave the way for only Boro's third Premiership win of the season. On the strength of Villa's latest defeat they are destined to be heading for a difficult season as this is now their worst ever start in the Premiership. During the interval Villa's old stars paraded the European Cup they won in 1982 but on current form there appears little likelihood of any silverware being won this season. Middlesbrough made four changes from the side which progressed in the UEFA Cup against Xanthi and manager Steve McClaren was obviously delighted with the outcome against Villa. They had previously only won one of their last nine games following a European tie and that solitary success was against Villa last season. As expected, former Villa stars Gareth Southgate and, in particular, Boateng were again key players for Boro. Southgate gave Juan Pablo Angel little scope of ending his barren run of failing to score for Villa this season. He has now gone seven games without a goal and this is reflected in Villa's indifferent displays. There was little penetration despite the fact that Villa were always prepared to move forward. Middlesbrough, on the other hand, often conspired to cause panic in Villa's rearguard. Yakubu was a potential threat. In the opening minute he turned Olof Mellberg and forced Thomas Sorensen to make a good save. Sorensen was again in action saving from Szilard Nemeth, while Villa's defence found itself in a terrible tangle keeping out Boateng when the ball eventually ran loose for Yakubu to shoot wide. Yakubu, however, took full advantage of Villa's fragile defence when a cross from Fabio Rochemback was headed to the Boro striker by Wilfred Bouma. His weak goal attempt was pushed back to him by Liam Ridgewell and the former Portsmouth striker made no mistake to put Boro ahead in the 33rd minute. Only a brave save by Sorensen prevented a second goal from Rochemback, while Villa's best attempts came in successive attacks when Angel and Luke Moore headed attempts just over the bar. Moore turned out to be Villa's saviour as he put them back into the game with a 50th minute equaliser after Patrik Berger's shot had bounced off Angel into his path. Berger then hit a shot on the run against Boro's post in a bid to gain the upper hand following their indifferent first-half performance. But Villa were stunned in the 64th minute when Boateng took particular delight in grabbing the second goal against his old club. A right-wing corner from Rochemback wasn't cleared and the ball found its way to the lurking Boateng who hammered his shot past Sorensen. Three minutes from time Boateng was brought down just inside the penalty area by Jlloyd Samuel to cap Villa's tale of woe. Yakubu calmly converted the spot kick to send Villa's fans streaming for the exits. They missed Steve Davis scoring in the last few seconds of the game with a powerful drive but by then it was far too late to make any difference to the outcome.
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