English League Championship

Aston Villa vs Reading, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Aston Villa
  • 46': Birkir Bjarnason
  • 63': Conor Hourihane
  • 70': Scott Hogan
FT
3 - 0
Reading
  • Red Card 30': David Edwards

Aston Villa return to form with three-goal cruise against Reading

Aston Villa return to form with three-goal cruise against Reading

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.
  • 8': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
  • 8': Leandro Bacuna (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
  • 9': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
  • 11': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Foul by Tiago Ilori (Reading).
  • 12': Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by David Edwards (Reading).
  • 17': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': David Edwards (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
  • 18': George Evans (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
  • 22': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
  • 22': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 28': David Edwards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Evans.
  • 30': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by David Edwards (Reading).
  • 30': Second yellow card to David Edwards (Reading) for a bad foul.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross.
  • 34': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Albert Adomah.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 35': Offside, Aston Villa. Robert Snodgrass tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Scott Hogan with a headed pass.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 40': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
  • 41': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Birkir Bjarnason.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
  • 45': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
  • 45': Sam Smith (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Reading 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Reading 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Reading. Pelle Clement replaces Sam Smith.
  • 46': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Reading 0. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neil Taylor.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
  • 56': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
  • 57': Attempt missed. John Terry (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 58': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 63': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Reading 0. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 65': Substitution, Reading. Liam Kelly replaces George Evans.
  • 66': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Albert Adomah.
  • 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Josh Onomah replaces Robert Snodgrass.
  • 68': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
  • 70': Goal! Aston Villa 3, Reading 0. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Tyler Blackett (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 73': Substitution, Reading. Chris Martin replaces Sone Aluko.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 75': Substitution, Aston Villa. Glenn Whelan replaces Jack Grealish.
  • 77': Corner, Reading. Conceded by John Terry.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
  • 82': Foul by Josh Onomah (Aston Villa).
  • 82': Leandro Bacuna (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia with a headed pass.
  • 85': Offside, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane tries a through ball, but Ahmed El Mohamady is caught offside.
  • 86': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.
  • 88': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
  • 88': Chris Martin (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by John Terry (Aston Villa).
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Onomah.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 3, Reading 0.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Aston Villa 3, Reading 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 6
0 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 6
10 Saves 0
21.6 Possession 78.4
4 SHOTS 28
0 ON GOAL 13
0.0 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
140 Accurate Passes 700
219 Passes 768
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 13
6 Crosses 53
0.2 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 52
18 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 3
3 Effective Tackles 6
8 Tackles 8
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
47 Effective Clearances 10
47 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 29,223

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Swansea City 5 +6 11
2 Middlesbrough 5 +3 10
3 Queens Park Rangers 5 +3 10
4 Bristol City 5 +2 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
26 John Terry
5 James Chester
20 Birkir Bjarnason
3 Neil Taylor
27 Ahmed Elmohamady
10 Jack Grealish
14 Conor Hourihane
37 Albert Adomah
7 Robert Snodgrass
9 Scott Hogan
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Mark Bunn, Mile Jedinak, Josh Onomah, Jonathan Kodjia, Henri Lansbury, Glenn Whelan, Lewis Grabban.

REA Reading (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Vito Mannone (GK)
6 Liam Moore
20 Tiago Ilori
24 Tyler Blackett
2 Chris Gunter
16 David Edwards Yellow Card
19 Leandro Bacuna
8 George Evans
17 Modou Barrow
14 Sone Aluko
55 Sam Smith
Reading Substitutes:
Thomas Holmes, John Swift, Anssi Jaakkola, Chris Martin, Joey van den Berg, Pelle Clement, Liam Kelly.

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