Aston Villa v Middlesbrough, 28 December 2002
| Score | 1-0 to Aston Villa |
| Referee | Rob Styles |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | Villa Park |
| Attendance | 33,637 |
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Goals:
| Dion Dublin | 10 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Stefan Postma
Defender
Rob Owen Edwards
Defender
Ronny Johnsen
Defender
Olof Mellberg
Defender
JLloyd Samuel
Midfielder
Gareth Barry
Midfielder
Mustapha Hadji
Midfielder
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Midfielder
Mark Kinsella
Forward
Juan Pablo Angel
Forward
Dion Dublin
Substitutions:
| Ulises de la Cruz for Mustapha Hadji | 4 |
| Alan Wright for Ronny Johnsen | 46 |
| Marcus Allbäck for Ulises de la Cruz | 81 |
Cards:
| Ulises de la Cruz | 33 | Y |
| JLloyd Samuel | 55 | Y |
| Gareth Barry | 78 | Y |
On the bench:
Defender/Midfielder
Ulises de la Cruz
Defender/Left back
Alan Wright
Forward
Marcus Allbäck
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Mark Schwarzer
Goalkeeper
Ugo Ehiogu
Defender
Gareth Southgate
Defender
Stuart Parnaby
Defender/Midfielder
Franck Queudrue
Defender/Left back
Geremi
Midfielder
Jonathan Greening
Midfielder
Luke Wilkshire
Midfielder
Mark Wilson
Midfielder
Joseph-Desire Job
Forward
Szilárd Németh
Forward
Substitutions:
| Tony Vidmar for Luke Wilkshire | 56 |
| Noel Whelan for Szilárd Németh | 56 |
| Massimo Maccarone for Stuart Parnaby | 88 |
Cards:
| Noel Whelan | 12 | Y |
| Noel Whelan | 24 | Y |
| Noel Whelan | 24 | R |
| Mark Wilson | 62 | Y |