๐ฅ 15 Apr 2017, Villa 1-3 Reading, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | James Chester | 14โ |
Assist(s) | Conor Hourihane | 14โ |
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Saturday, 15 April 2017
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Steve Bruce | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 2016-2018
๐ 32 | ๐ฉ | 14 ๐จ | 6 ๐ฅ 12 | 1.50
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Match Record
Season | 2016-17 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Game | #42 |
Manager Game | #32 |
Saturday, 15 April 2017
Game Record
Manager: Steve Bruce | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Northumberland, 2016-2018
Referee: Scott Duncan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Northumberland, 2016-2019
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-3
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฅ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Reading: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Total ๐ 21 | ๐ฉ W16 (76% ) | ๐จ D2 | ๐บ(86% ) | ๐ฅ L3 (14% ) | โฝ 46 | ๐ฅ 24 | GD 22
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: ๐
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Reading
European Cup / Champions League: โ
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
League Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 6โ Goal, 0-1, (Reading), Joseph Mendes
โฝ | 14โ Goal, 1-1, James Chester, Assist by Conor Hourihane
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Reading
๐ฅ
| 46โ Goal, 1-2, (Reading), Joseph Mendes
๐ | 62โ Sub off, Jordan Amavi, Sub on, Scott Hogan
๐ | 76โ Sub off, Nathan Baker, Sub on, Jack Grealish
๐จ | 78โ Booking, Leandro Bacuna
๐ฅ
| 79โ Goal, 1-3, (Reading, pen), Lewis Grabban
๐ | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Reading
Officials
Referee: Scott Duncan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Northumberland, 2016-2019
Assistants: Daniel Robathan, Akil Howson
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
๐จ Leandro Bacuna (26)
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
๐จ Jordan Obita
๐จ John Swift
๐จ Danny Williams
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Possession F | 53%
Possession A | 47%
Shots F | 11
Shots A | 7
Shots on Target F | 2
Shots on Target A | 5
Corners F | 6
Corners A | 6
Fouls F | 6
Fouls A | 11
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
Steve Bruce | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 2016-2018
GK Sam Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Jordan Amavi | ๐ซ๐ท | ๐ |
CB Nathan Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
CB James Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | โฝ |
RB Alan Hutton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Mile Jedinak | ๐ฆ๐บ |
M Henri Lansbury | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Conor Hourihane | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ฅ |
M Leandro Bacuna | ๐จ๐ผ | ๐จ |
W Albert Adomah | ๐ฌ๐ญ |
CF Jonathan Kodjia | ๐จ๐ฎ |
Substitutes
๐ CF Scott Hogan | ๐ฎ๐ช | for LB Jordan Amavi | ๐ซ๐ท | 62โ |
๐ M Jack Grealish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for CB Nathan Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 76โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Matija ล arkiฤ | ๐ฒ๐ช |
CB Micah Richards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Tommy Elphick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB James Bree | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Gary Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Reading
Jaap Stam | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
GK Ali Al Habsi | ๐ด๐ฒ |
LB Jordan Obita | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
LB Tyler Blackett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Liam Moore | ๐ฏ๐ฒ |
RB Chris Gunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M John Swift | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐จ |
M Danny Williams | ๐บ๐ธ | ๐จ |
M Liam Kelly | ๐ฎ๐ช | ๐ |
W Adrian Popa | ๐ท๐ด | ๐ |
CF Joseph Mendes | ๐ฌ๐ผ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ |
CF Lewis Grabban | ๐ฏ๐ฒ | โฝ |
Substitutes
๐ | W Garath McCleary | ๐ฏ๐ฒ | for W Adrian Popa | ๐ท๐ด | 65โ |
๐ | CF Yann Kermorgant | ๐ซ๐ท | for CF Joseph Mendes | ๐ฌ๐ผ | 69โ |
๐ | M George Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Liam Kelly | ๐ฎ๐ช | 87โ |
Unused Substitutes
GK Anssi Jaakkola | ๐ซ๐ฎ |
CB Tiago Ilori (ex) | ๐ต๐น |
M Jordon Mutch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Yakou Mรฉรฏtรฉ | ๐จ๐ฎ |
Team News
Aston Villa
Out on Loan | 9 |
W Carles Gil | ๐ช๐ธ | Deportivo
RB Niall Mason | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Doncaster
M Carlos Sรกnchez | ๐จ๐ด | Fiorentina
M Jordan Veretout | ๐ซ๐ท | Saint-รtienne
GK Pierluigi Gollini | ๐ฎ๐น | Atalanta
RB Aly Cissokho | ๐ซ๐ท | Olympiacos
M Aaron Tshibola | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Forest
CB Kevin Toner | ๐ฎ๐ช | Bradford
CF Ross McCormack | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Forest
Conor Hourihane replaces Neil Taylor.
Reading
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
GK Matija ล arkiฤ | ๐ฒ๐ช | Youth |
GK Sam Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Loan |
LB Jordan Amavi | ๐ซ๐ท | ยฃ9.90m |
RB Alan Hutton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ยฃ4.05m |
RB James Bree | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ3.15m |
CB James Chester | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ยฃ8.37m |
CB Tommy Elphick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ3.51m |
CB Nathan Baker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
CB Micah Richards | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
M Mile Jedinak | ๐ฆ๐บ | ยฃ4.14m |
M Conor Hourihane | ๐ฎ๐ช | ยฃ3.15m |
M Henri Lansbury | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ3.06m |
M Leandro Bacuna | ๐จ๐ผ | ยฃ1.26m |
M Jack Grealish | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
M Gary Gardner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
W Albert Adomah | ๐ฌ๐ญ | ยฃ3.15m |
CF Jonathan Kodjia | ๐จ๐ฎ | ยฃ11.61m |
F Scott Hogan | ๐ฎ๐ช | ยฃ9.45m |
Reading
GK Anssi Jaakkola | ๐ซ๐ฎ | Free |
GK Ali Al Habsi | ๐ด๐ฒ | Free |
RB Chris Gunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | ยฃ2.57m |
LB Tyler Blackett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ยฃ1.54m |
LB Jordan Obita | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Youth |
CB Tiago Ilori (ex) | ๐ต๐น | ยฃ3.70m |
CB Liam Moore | ๐ฏ๐ฒ | ยฃ0.99m |
M Danny Williams | ๐บ๐ธ | ยฃ1.72m |
M Liam Kelly | ๐ฎ๐ช | Youth |
M John Swift | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
M George Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Free |
M Jordon Mutch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Loan |
W Adrian Popa | ๐ง๐ช | ยฃ0.52m |
W Yakou Mรฉรฏtรฉ | ๐จ๐ฎ | Free |
W Garath McCleary | ๐ฏ๐ฒ | Free |
CF Yann Kermorgant | ๐ซ๐ท | ยฃ0.56m |
CF Joseph Mendes | ๐ฌ๐ผ | Free |
CF Lewis Grabban | ๐ฏ๐ฒ | Loan |
Match Media
What they Said
โI donโt like getting beaten and I donโt like getting beaten by sloppiness. I thought that was a thing of the past, a performance like that.
โI couldnโt fault their effort but it was how they handled making a mistake, if youโre going to play for a big club like this youโve got to be able to handle that.
โWe made more individual errors than we have done in the past three months. We have been punished and given really, really bad goals away.โ
Steve Bruce, Saturday, 8 April 2017.
Reading moved a giant step closer to securing their place in the Sky Bet Championship play-offs with a convincing 3-1 win away at Aston Villa.
Joseph Mendes opened the scoring with a well-placed finish before James Chester levelled the scores with a close-range header.
Mendes grabbed his second of the game immediately after the restart before Lewis Grabban sealed the result with a penalty midway through the second half.
Villa started the match on the front foot but fell behind after just six minutes when Mendes, starting in place of top scorer Yann Kermorgant, fired a low drive past Sam Johnstone in what was the away teamโs first real attack of the game.
Steve Bruce would have wanted to see a swift response from his side and he got it - James Chester drawing the home side level just seven minutes later with a well-directed header from a corner.
The match, which had started at a frenetic pace, showed no signs of slowing down as the half progressed and Mendes was guilty of wasting a glorious opportunity to double his tally on the half-hour mark.
After finding himself completely unmarked in the box, the French striker was only able to curl his tame effort over the bar under pressure from the onrushing Johnstone.
Grabban then forced the on loan Manchester United goalkeeper into another save as the visitors ended the half the stronger of the two sides.
Reading carried that momentum into the second half and retook the lead just seconds after the interval when Mendes stabbed home from close range following good work from Grabban on the right.
And it was Grabban who rounded off the scoring midway through the second half - calmly converting a second-half penalty after Liam Kelly was brought down in the box by Leandro Bacuna.
Reading overtake Leeds into fourth place in the Championship table and are now six points clear of seventh-place Fulham with only four games remaining in the regular season.
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
None
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