TAMMY ABRAHAM

made it seven goals in his past four games to help Aston Villa bring an end to Middlesbrough’s eightmatch unbeaten run.

Villa boss Dean Smith has won five of his first eight games in charge to put his team within three points of the play-offs.

Middlesbrough could not find a way back after James Chester scrambled home the opener from a Jack Grealish corner.

Abraham applied the finish from a Yannick Bolasie cross to make it 2-0, before Glenn Whelan wrapped up the points from distance.