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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).

Recap · Apr 15
Joseph Mendes leads Reading to victory at Aston Villa

Joseph Mendes scored twice as Reading tightened their grip on a playoff place with a 3-1 victory at Aston Villa.

What it means

  • Aston Villa has won 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Reading6th in English League One
Lineup (3-5-2)
  1. 1Ali Al-HabsiG
  2. 2Liam MooreCD
  3. 3Tyler BlackettCD-L
  4. 4Chris GunterCD-R
  5. 5Daniel WilliamsCM-L
  6. 6John SwiftCM-R
  7. 7Liam KellyAM
  8. 8Jordan ObitaLM
  9. 9Adrian PopaRM
  10. 10Joseph MendesCF-L
  11. 11Lewis GrabbanCF-R
Aston Villa16th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-3-3)
  1. 1Sam JohnstoneG
  2. 2Nathan BakerCD-L
  3. 3James ChesterCD-R
  4. 4Jordan AmaviLB
  5. 5Alan HuttonRB
  6. 6Mile JedinakCM
  7. 7Henri LansburyLM
  8. 8Conor HourihaneRM
  9. 9Jonathan KodjiaF
  10. 10Albert AdomahLF
  11. 11Leandro BacunaRF

Head to head

AVL leads series 5-0
Last meeting: Aston Villa 2, Reading 1 (Feb 24)

Last 5

REA
  • L@ NOR1-7
  • Wvs BLK3-1
  • Wvs LEE1-0
  • W@ SHW2-0
  • L@ PNE0-3
AVL
  • T@ BRT1-1
  • Wvs QPR1-0
  • Wvs NOR2-0
  • W@ WGA2-0
  • Wvs SHW2-0

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Game info

Venue
Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 30,742

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Season seriesAVL leads series 5-0