English Premier League

FT Sunday, February 24, 2008
Aston Villa WDDLW 2
–
Reading LLLLL 1
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Team Stats

15
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
11
9
Saves
11
61
Possession
39
19
SHOTS
9
11
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
2
Accurate Passes
4
2
Passes
4
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
6
Accurate Crosses
2
18
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.1
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
4
Blocked Shots
5
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
9
18
Clearances
9

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-1

Lineups

REA

  1. 1Marcus HahnemannG
  2. 2Graeme MurtyD
  3. 5Ibrahima SonkoD
  4. 3Nicky ShoreyD
  5. 4Kalifa CisseM
  6. 11John OsterM
  7. 15James HarperM
  8. 28Marek MatejovskýM
  9. 10Stephen HuntM
  10. 9Kevin DoyleF
  11. 12Dave KitsonF

Substitutes

  1. 32Adam FedericiG
  2. 16Ivar IngimarssonD
  3. 22André BikeyD
  4. 30Jimmy KebeM
  5. 24Shane LongF

AVL

  1. 22Scott CarsonG
  2. 5Martin LaursenD
  3. 15Curtis DaviesD
  4. 3Wilfred BoumaD
  5. 26Craig GardnerM
  6. 20Nigel Reo-CokerM
  7. 6Gareth BarryM
  8. 28Shaun MaloneyM
  9. 7Ashley YoungF
  10. 10John CarewF
  11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorF

Substitutes

  1. 13Stuart TaylorG
  2. 16Zat KnightD
  3. 27Isaiah OsbourneM
  4. 9Marlon HarewoodF
  5. 17Moustapha SalifouF

Timeline

  1. 33' Gareth Barry powers the penalty kick with his left foot and sends it high and wide left. What a missed chance!
  2. 43' Ibrahima Sonko is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  3. 45' Goal!! Ashley Young hits a very good right footed shot to the upper right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Aston Villa now leads 1 - 0
  4. 52' Craig Gardner is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  5. 53' Marek Matejovsky is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  6. 58' Reading makes a sub: Jimmy Boubou Kebe enters for John Oster. Reason: Tactical
  7. 71' Reading makes a sub: Shane Long enters for Kevin Doyle. Reason: Tactical
  8. 71' Reading makes a sub: Ivar Ingimarsson enters for Kalifa Cisse. Reason: Tactical
  9. 73' Aston Villa makes a sub: Marlon Harewood enters for Shaun Maloney. Reason: Tactical
  10. 83' Goal!! Marlon Harewood hits a very good right footed shot to the upper left corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Aston Villa now leads 2 - 0
  11. 86' Aston Villa makes a sub: Isaiah Osbourne enters for Nigel Reo-Coker. Reason: Tactical
  12. 90' End of the game
  13. 90'+4' Goal!! Nicky Shorey hits a very good left footed shot to the upper left corner from the left channel (aprox. 25 yards) and scores!! Reading now trails 1 - 2

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