Reading vs Aston Villa, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

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Reading are hosting Aston Villa at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Glenn Whelan with a cross.
3': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa).
4': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Reading).
4': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
10': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
11': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
12': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
14': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Glenn Whelan with a cross.
14': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
14': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Conor Hourihane.
16': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
18': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Ovie Ejaria (Reading).
18': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nélson Oliveira.
21': Callum Harriott (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
22': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Neil Taylor.
23': Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
24': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Glenn Whelan.
26': Offside, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.
27': Callum Harriott (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
29': Callum Harriott (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Alan Hutton (Aston Villa).
30': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
30': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matt Miazga.
31': Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a corner.
31': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
32': Attempt blocked. Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
34': Foul by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
34': Nélson Oliveira (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Attempt missed. Lewis Baker (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
36': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
37': Hand ball by Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa).
38': Attempt blocked. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Blackett with a headed pass.
38': Offside, Aston Villa. Tyrone Mings tries a through ball, but Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
39': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
42': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Callum Harriott (Reading).
42': Attempt saved. Nélson Oliveira (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyler Blackett.
44': Foul by Lewis Baker (Reading).
44': Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
45': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Nélson Oliveira (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift.
45'+1': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
45'+1': First Half ends, Reading 0, Aston Villa 0.
45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Aston Villa 0.
48': Foul by Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa).
48': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) has gone down, but that's a dive.
49': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
49': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa).
49': Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Attempt blocked. Callum Harriott (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Blackett.
52': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
52': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': John Swift (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Attempt missed. Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
54': Foul by Glenn Whelan (Aston Villa).
54': Lewis Baker (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Nélson Oliveira (Reading) has gone down, but that's a dive.
55': Nélson Oliveira (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
57': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
57': Attempt missed. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a corner.
62': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matt Miazga.
62': Andy Yiadom (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
64': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
64': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
67': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Substitution, Reading. Omar Richards replaces Callum Harriott.
69': Offside, Aston Villa. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.
70': Substitution, Reading. Sone Aluko replaces Lewis Baker.
71': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
72': Delay in match Nélson Oliveira (Reading) because of an injury.
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Nélson Oliveira because of an injury.
74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Albert Adomah.
74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Tom Carroll replaces Glenn Whelan.
75': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
75': Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Delay in match Liam Moore (Reading) because of an injury.
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
77': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
78': Tommy Elphick (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with a cross.
82': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
82': Delay in match Emiliano Martínez (Reading) because of an injury.
82': Delay in match Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
87': Foul by Tom Carroll (Aston Villa).
87': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Tom Carroll (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Aston Villa. Mile Jedinak replaces John McGinn.
90'+1': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
90'+1': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Hand ball by Omar Richards (Reading).
90'+2': Foul by Tom Carroll (Aston Villa).
90'+2': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tommy Elphick with a headed pass.
90'+5': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
90'+6': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
90'+8': Delay in match Liam Moore (Reading) because of an injury.
90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Reading 0, Aston Villa 0.
90'+9': Match ends, Reading 0, Aston Villa 0.

Statistics

AVL		REA
17	Fouls	16
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	3
43.1	Possession	56.9
13	SHOTS	7
3	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
279	Accurate Passes	392
366	Passes	484
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	3
24	Crosses	27
0.3	Cross %	0.1
71	Long Balls	60
37	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	2
13	Effective Tackles	9
22	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	9
30	Effective Clearances	32
30	Clearances	32

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 17,458

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Millwall	2	+5	6
2	West Bromwich Albion	2	+3	6
3	Charlton Athletic	2	+2	6
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	+2	4

Full Table

Line-Ups

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
26	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
6	Liam Moore
19	Matt Miazga
24	Tyler Blackett
3	Andy Yiadom
16	Lewis Baker
10	John Swift
35	Andy Rinomhota
22	Nélson Oliveira
18	Ovie Ejaria
15	Callum Harriott

Reading Substitutes:

Chris Gunter, Sone Aluko, Sam Walker, Omar Richards, Yakou Meite, Garath McCleary, Modou Barrow.

Aston Villa (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
28	Lovre Kalinic (GK)
40	Tyrone Mings
24	Tommy Elphick
6	Glenn Whelan
3	Neil Taylor
21	Alan Hutton
7	John McGinn
14	Conor Hourihane
22	Anwar El Ghazi
37	Albert Adomah
18	Tammy Abraham

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Keinan Davis, Jonathan Kodjia, Thomas Carroll, Jed Steer, Kortney Hause, Ahmed Elmohamady, Mile Jedinak.

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