English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Aston Villa
  • 51': Ahmed Elmohamady
FT
1 - 1
Reading
  • 90'+3': Sam Baldock (P)

About

Aston Villa are hosting Reading at Villa Park, Birmingham, 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.
  • 1': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 2': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
  • 2': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
  • 5': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
  • 10': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Birkir Bjarnason.
  • 11': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Hutton.
  • 12': James Chester (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia following a corner.
  • 12': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 13': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ørjan Nyland.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 18': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
  • 18': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
  • 22': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
  • 23': Offside, Reading. Liam Moore tries a through ball, but Jón Dadi Bödvarsson is caught offside.
  • 25': Delay in match Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) because of an injury.
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
  • 27': Sam Baldock (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
  • 30': Hand ball by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
  • 31': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Mile Jedinak.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a headed pass.
  • 34': Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.
  • 36': Delay in match Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) because of an injury.
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
  • 40': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Liam Moore.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sam Baldock.
  • 44': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Liam Moore (Reading) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tiago Ilori.
  • 44': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Mile Jedinak.
  • 45': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
  • 45'+1': Foul by David Meyler (Reading).
  • 45'+1': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa).
  • 45'+1': Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Leandro Bacuna (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Reading 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Reading 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane replaces Jack Grealish because of an injury.
  • 45': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Modou Barrow.
  • 47': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Alan Hutton.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.
  • 51': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Reading 0. Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi with a cross.
  • 53': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
  • 53': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
  • 53': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': David Meyler (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
  • 56': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
  • 56': James Chester (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
  • 58': Yakou Meite (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
  • 66': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
  • 66': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Reading. Josh Sims replaces Sone Aluko.
  • 67': Substitution, Aston Villa. Albert Adomah replaces Anwar El Ghazi.
  • 68': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
  • 70': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Josh Sims (Reading).
  • 70': Josh Sims (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Hutton.
  • 73': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa).
  • 73': Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Hutton.
  • 80': Offside, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane tries a through ball, but Jonathan Kodjia is caught offside.
  • 81': Substitution, Reading. Marc McNulty replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Sam Baldock (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Sims with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 82': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ørjan Nyland.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Marc McNulty (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Baldock.
  • 87': David Meyler (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
  • 90': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by John McGinn.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Aston Villa. Neil Taylor replaces Jonathan Kodjia.
  • 90'+2': Penalty Reading. Josh Sims draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+2': Penalty conceded by James Chester (Aston Villa) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Reading 1. Sam Baldock (Reading) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+5': Foul by David Meyler (Reading).
  • 90'+5': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Reading 1.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Reading 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
9 Corner Kicks 4
7 Saves 6
40.6 Possession 59.4
10 SHOTS 21
7 ON GOAL 8
0.7 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
227 Accurate Passes 403
339 Passes 502
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
22 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.2
82 Long Balls 73
27 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 4
6 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 10
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
13 Interceptions 15
33 Effective Clearances 30
33 Clearances 30

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 33,405

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Charlton Athletic 3 +3 9
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 +5 7
3 Swansea City 3 +4 7
4 Queens Park Rangers 3 +3 7
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Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
15 Mile Jedinak
5 James Chester
21 Alan Hutton
4 Axel Tuanzebe
7 John McGinn
20 Birkir Bjarnason
22 Anwar El Ghazi
27 Ahmed Elmohamady
26 Jonathan Kodjia
10 Jack Grealish
Aston Villa Substitutes:
André Moreira, Neil Taylor, Conor Hourihane, Glenn Whelan, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, Tommy Elphick, Albert Adomah.

REA Reading (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Vito Mannone (GK)
20 Tiago Ilori
6 Liam Moore
24 Tyler Blackett
3 Andy Yiadom
8 David Meyler
7 Leandro Bacuna
17 Modou Barrow
14 Sone Aluko
23 Jón Bödvarsson
9 Sam Baldock
Reading Substitutes:
Yakou Meite, Liam Kelly, Sam Walker, John Swift, Marc McNulty, John O'Shea, Josh Sims.

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