Villa take a slender lead into the away leg of the play off semi final knowing not conceding - as they didn’t against Middlesbrough in 2017-18 - would earn them a second successive season in the Play off final.

Midfielder Glenn Whelan makes his 73rd and final appearance for Villa (56 Starts) aged 35 before being released in July 2019. Whelan left with a record of W38 D20 L20, 2 Goals, 4 Assists and 10 Bookings in his 2 seasons with Villa after arriving from Stoke City in July 2017 for a fee of £1,530,000.

Jed Steer makes his 25th appearance for Villa (24 Starts) to make it W15 D3 L7, 27 Goals Conceded and 7 Clean Sheets so far in his Villa career.

Tyrone Mings records his 10th win in a Villa shirt on his 16th appearance to make it W10 D4 L2, 2 Goals, 4 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Anwar El Ghazi records his 15th win for the club on his 34th appearance (28 Starts) to make it W15 D11 L8, 5 Goals, 6 Assists, 4 Bookings and 1 Red Card so far in his Villa career.

Albert Adomah secures his 60th win in a Villa shirt on his 123rd appearance (96 Starts) to make it W60 D30 L33, 22 Goals, 18 Assists and 5 Bookings so far in his Villa career.