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Reading vs Aston Villa

Championship
Reading
6-4-17
1-2
Final
Aston Villa
13-8-6
Select Car Leasing Stadium

Match pulse

REAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'AVL
39%Possession61%
9Shots19
6On target11
11Corners7
11Saves9
10Fouls15
43'Ibrahima SonkoREA52'Craig GardnerAVL53'Marek MatejovskýREA

Who won: Aston Villa 2-1

Aston Villa beat Reading 2-1 on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Goals for Reading: Nicky Shorey (90'+4'). Goals for Aston Villa: Ashley Young (45') and Marlon Harewood (83').

Play by play

  1. GOAL90'+4'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    N. Shorey

    Goal!! Nicky Shorey hits a very good left footed shot to the upper left corner from the left channel (aprox. 25 yards) and scores!! Reading now trails 1 - 2

    REA 9 - 9 AVL
  2. 90'+4'

    Shot on goal

    Nicky Shorey curls a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal

  3. 90'+4'

    Free kick

    Nicky Shorey takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot

  4. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Martin Laursen commits a foul on Dave Kitson resulting on a free kick for Reading

  5. GOAL90'+3'

    Marcus Hahnemann takes a long goal kick

    Marcus Hahnemann

    REA 8 - 9 AVL
  6. GOAL90'+3'

    Marcus Hahnemann takes a long goal kick

    Marcus Hahnemann

    REA 7 - 9 AVL
  7. 90'+2'AVL

    Shot off target

    John Alieu Carew lobs a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left

  8. 90'+2'

    Save

    Scott Carson makes a good save (Catch)

  9. 90'+2'

    Corner awarded

    Nicky Shorey takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save

  10. 90'+2'

    Block

    Scott Carson blocks the shot

  11. 90'+1'

    Shot off target

    Dave Kitson drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked

  12. 90'+1'

    Free kick

    Graeme Murty takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play

  13. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Marlon Harewood commits a foul on Ibrahima Sonko resulting on a free kick for Reading

  14. 90'+1'

    Throw in

    Throw-in: Wilfred Bouma takes it (Defending)

  15. 90'+1'

    Throw in

    Throw-in: Graeme Murty takes it (Defending)

  16. End of the game
  17. The referee has signaled the end of the second half
  18. 90'

    Block

    Wilfred Bouma blocks the shot

  19. 90'

    Shot on target

    Stephen Hunt hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked

  20. 90'

    Save

    Scott Carson makes a very good save (Block)

  21. 90'

    Shot on target

    Stephen Hunt hits a good header. Outcome: save

  22. 90'

    Cross

    Nicky Shorey crosses the ball. Outcome: shot

  23. 89'

    Free kick

    Nicky Shorey takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross

  24. 89'

    Foul

    Isaiah Osbourne commits a foul on Jimmy Boubou Kebe resulting on a free kick for Reading

  25. 88'

    Free kick

    Ashley Young takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left byline. Outcome: pass

Leaders

REAAVL
Total Shots
Stephen Hunt
3
John Carew
7
Accurate Passes
Marek Matejovský
1
Ashley Young
2
Saves
Marcus Hahnemann
11
Scott Carson
9

Season seriesAVL leads series 3-1