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Aston Villa vs Reading

Championship
Aston Villa
11-6-5
3-1
Final
Reading
6-4-12
Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'REA
58%Possession42%
14Shots6
8On target3
13Corners7
3Saves12
15Fouls11

Who won: Aston Villa 3-1

Aston Villa beat Reading 3-1 on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: John Carew (22', 88') and Martin Laursen (55'). Goals for Reading: James Harper (90'+2').

What it means

  • Reading has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Reading6th in English League One
Lineup
  1. 1Marcus HahnemannG
  2. 2Graeme MurtyD
  3. 3Ivar IngimarssonD
  4. 4Nicky ShoreyD
  5. 5Ulises De la CruzD
  6. 6Brynjar GunnarssonM
  7. 7James HarperM
  8. 8Kalifa CisseM
  9. 9Stephen HuntM
  10. 10Dave KitsonF
  11. 11Kevin DoyleF
Aston Villa16th in English Premier League
Lineup
  1. 1Scott CarsonG
  2. 2Olof MellbergD
  3. 3Martin LaursenD
  4. 4Curtis DaviesD
  5. 5Wilfred BoumaD
  6. 6Stilian PetrovM
  7. 7Nigel Reo-CokerM
  8. 8Gareth BarryM
  9. 9Craig GardnerM
  10. 10Ashley YoungF
  11. 11John CarewF
  12. 12Gabriel AgbonlahorF

Head to head

AVL leads series 2-1
Last meeting: Aston Villa 1, Reading 0 (Oct 10)

Last 5

REA
  • T@ TOT2-2
  • Lvs POR0-2
  • L@ TOT4-6
  • T@ WHU1-1
  • Wvs SUN2-1
AVL
  • Lvs MAN0-2
  • Wvs TOT2-1
  • W@ WGA2-1
  • T@ CHE4-4
  • Tvs MNC1-1

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Game info

Venue
Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 32,288
Officials
U Rennie (Referee)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesAVL leads series 2-1

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