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Aston Villa vs Reading

Championship
Aston Villa
15-13-15
1-3
Final
Reading
24-7-12
Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'REA
52%Possession48%
15Shots13
4On target8
6Corners6
5Saves3
7Fouls10
16'Daniel WilliamsREA66'Jordan ObitaREA78'Leandro BacunaAVL86'John SwiftREA
Team1H2HT
AVL101
REA123

Who won: Reading 3-1

Reading beat Aston Villa 3-1 on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: James Chester (14'). Goals for Reading: Joseph Mendes (6', 46') and Lewis Grabban (79' pen).

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Reading 3.
  2. Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Reading 3.
  3. 90'+4'

    Yann kermorgant shot on target

    Attempt saved. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

    Y. Kermorgant

  4. 90'+3'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.

  5. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  6. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by George Evans (Reading).

  7. 89'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Garath McCleary.

    J. Swift

  8. 87'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. James Chester (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a set piece situation.

    J. Chester

  9. 87'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Kelly

    Substitution, Reading. George Evans replaces Liam Kelly.

    G. Evans

  10. 86'

    Yellow card

    John Swift (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. Swift

  11. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by John Swift (Reading).

  12. 85'

    Free kick won

    Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  13. 84'

    Corner, Reading. Conceded by Alan Hutton.

  14. 83'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.

    C. Hourihane

  15. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).

  16. 82'

    Free kick won

    Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. GOAL79'

    Goal! Penalty

    L. Grabban

    Goal! Aston Villa 1, Reading 3. Lewis Grabban (Reading) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    AVL 1 - 3 REA
  18. 78'

    Yellow card

    Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    L. Bacuna

  19. 78'

    Foul

    Penalty conceded by Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) after a foul in the penalty area.

  20. 78'AVL

    Foul

    Penalty Reading. Liam Kelly draws a foul in the penalty area.

  21. 77'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Liam Moore.

  22. 77'

    Jonathan kodjia shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.

    J. Kodjia

  23. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Baker

    Substitution, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish replaces Nathan Baker.

    J. Grealish

  24. 74'

    Free kick won

    Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  25. 74'

    Foul

    Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).

Leaders

AVLREA
Total Shots
Jonathan Kodjia
5
Lewis Grabban
5
Accurate Passes
Conor Hourihane
41
Tyler Blackett
48
Saves
Sam Johnstone
5
Ali Al-Habsi
3

Season seriesAVL leads series 5-0