Aston Villa 0 Middlesbrough 2
Outcome: Won
Date: 10/27/1978
Manager: John Neal
Attendance: 32614
Competition: DivisionOne
Played at: Villa Park
Goals:
| Goals | Time | Assists | |
| Micky Burns | |||
| Terry Cochrane | |||
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| David Mills | |||
| Terry Cochrane | |||
| Billy Ashcroft | |||
| Micky Burns | |||
| David Armstrong | |||
| John Mahoney | |||
| Tony McAndrew | |||
| John Craggs | |||
| Ian Bailey | |||
| Stuart Boam | |||
| Jim Stewart |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |