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

· English League Championship

Reading

49': Glenn Whelan (OG)
55': Modou Barrow

FT
2 - 1

Aston Villa

87': Conor Hourihane

Reading 2-1 Aston Villa

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
5': Attempt saved. Andre Green (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
6': Foul by Pelle Clement (Reading).
6': Ritchie de Laet (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Scott Hogan (Aston Villa).
6': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
8': Tyler Blackett (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt missed. Tyler Blackett (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
19': Attempt missed. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
19': Offside, Aston Villa. Ritchie de Laet tries a through ball, but Josh Onomah is caught offside.
21': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Reading) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
21': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
23': Attempt blocked. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
23': Corner, Reading. Conceded by John Terry.
24': Attempt missed. Paul McShane (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross following a corner.
25': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
25': Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
26': Foul by Pelle Clement (Reading).
26': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Andre Green (Aston Villa).
27': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Delay in match John Swift (Reading) because of an injury.
27': Andre Green (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Substitution, Aston Villa. Gabriel Agbonlahor replaces Scott Hogan because of an injury.
32': Offside, Aston Villa. Birkir Bjarnason tries a through ball, but Gabriel Agbonlahor is caught offside.
35': Attempt saved. Adrian Popa (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Chris Gunter.
35': Attempt saved. Adrian Popa (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
36': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
36': Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Liam Moore (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
37': Hand ball by Andre Green (Aston Villa).
42': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
44': Attempt missed. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pelle Clement.
45'+2': Attempt saved. Adrian Popa (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift.
45'+3': First Half ends, Reading 0, Aston Villa 0.
45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Aston Villa 0.
46': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
47': Attempt blocked. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
47': Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
49': Own Goal by Glenn Whelan, Aston Villa. Reading 1, Aston Villa 0.
53': Attempt blocked. Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Agbonlahor.
55': Attempt saved. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Swift.
55': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
55': Goal! Reading 2, Aston Villa 0. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Moore following a corner.
57': Foul by Josh Onomah (Aston Villa).
57': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt missed. Adrian Popa (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift.
61': Adrian Popa (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Ritchie de Laet (Aston Villa).
61': Offside, Reading. Vito Mannone tries a through ball, but Modou Barrow is caught offside.
63': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
63': Substitution, Aston Villa. Alan Hutton replaces Ritchie de Laet.
64': Attempt saved. Andre Green (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
65': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
65': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Paul McShane.
67': Foul by John Terry (Aston Villa).
67': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Substitution, Reading. Garath McCleary replaces Adrian Popa.
70': Substitution, Reading. George Evans replaces Joey van den Berg.
73': Andre Green (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Foul by Paul McShane (Reading).
75': Attempt blocked. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Agbonlahor.
75': Attempt missed. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
76': Attempt blocked. Andre Green (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
77': Substitution, Aston Villa. Albert Adomah replaces Josh Onomah.
77': Substitution, Reading. Roy Beerens replaces Modou Barrow.
82': Foul by Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa).
82': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Goal! Reading 2, Aston Villa 1. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Agbonlahor.
90': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
90': Garath McCleary (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Attempt missed. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Hourihane following a set piece situation.
90'+1': Offside, Reading. Pelle Clement tries a through ball, but Roy Beerens is caught offside.
90'+2': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Andre Green (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Reading 2, Aston Villa 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Reading 2, Aston Villa 1.

Statistics

AVL		REA
10	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	2
33.1	Possession	66.9
10	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
224	Accurate Passes	547
317	Passes	648
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	11
0.1	Cross %	0.3
56	Long Balls	76
15	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	10
13	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
15	Effective Clearances	15
15	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 20,144

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	West Bromwich Albion	6	+3	13
3	Swansea City	6	+4	11
4	Queens Park Rangers	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Vito Mannone (GK)
6	Liam Moore
5	Paul McShane
24	Tyler Blackett
2	Chris Gunter
10	John Swift
38	Liam Kelly
4	Joey van den Berg
22	Pelle Clement
25	Adrian Popa
17	Modou Barrow

Reading Substitutes:

Joseph Mendes, George Evans, Tiago Ilori, Leandro Bacuna, Roy Beerens, Garath McCleary, Anssi Jaakkola.

Aston Villa (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Sam Johnstone (GK)
26	John Terry
5	James Chester
3	Neil Taylor
2	Ritchie de Laet
14	Conor Hourihane
6	Glenn Whelan
19	Andre Green
20	Birkir Bjarnason
9	Scott Hogan
18	Josh Onomah

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Henri Lansbury, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Christopher Samba, Alan Hutton, Jed Steer, James Bree, Albert Adomah.

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