Game #5438
Aston Villa
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
Aston Villa
3-0
Reading
Championship
Reading
Villa Park
Attendance: 29,223
Won
4th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
Assist(s) | Robert Snodgrass | 46’ |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Birkir Bjarnason celebrates his goal as Villa get back to winning ways against Reading, 3 April 2018
MATCH TIMELINE
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
🟥 | 30’ Sending off, (Reading), David Edwards
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Reading
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 1-0, Birkir Bjarnason, Assist by Robert Snodgrass
⚽ | 63’ Goal, 2-0, Conor Hourihane
🔁 | 66’ Sub off, Albert Adomah, Sub on, Jonathan Kodjia
🔁 | 67’ Sub off, Robert Snodgrass, Sub on, Josh Onomah
⚽ | 70’ Goal, 3-0, Scott Hogan
🔁 | 75’ Sub off, Jack Grealish, Sub on, Glenn Whelan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Reading
ON THIS DAY
Villa return to form with 18 shots on target and 3 goals with all three coming from players Steve Bruce had reinstated into the side for the match.
Former Villa midfielder and Champions League hopeful Leandro Bacuna lined up for Reading.
Aston Villa
European Cup / Champions League: 🏆
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1995-96
Reading
European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 2017-18 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Game | #40 |
Manager Game | #80 |
Tuesday, 3 April 2018
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Steve Bruce | 🏴 | Northumberland, 2016-2018
Referee: Darren Bond | 🏴 | Lancashire, 2013-
Kick off: 7.45pm
HT Score: 🟩 0-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 80 | 🟩 | 38 🟨 | 17 🟥 25 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Darren Bond | 🏴 | Lancashire, 2013-
Matches Officiated: 3
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 7 May 17, Villa 1-1 Brighton (h)
Cards: 🟥 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Matt McGrath, Matt Foley
TEAM NEWS
Mass changes from the side that drew with Hull as Steve Bruce recalls Neil Taylor, Conor Hourihane, Scott Hogan, Birkir Bjarnason and Ahmed Elmohamady with Lewis Grabban, Axel Tuanzebe, Alan Hutton, Mile Jedinak and Henri Lansbury dropping out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age: | 28.90 |
Oldest Player: CB John Terry | 🏴 | 37.35 |
Youngest Player: M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 22.58 |
MANAGER
Steve Bruce | 🏴 |
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Aston Villa
GK Sam Johnstone | 🏴 |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 |
CB James Chester | 🏴 |
CB John Terry | 🏴 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Birkir Bjarnason | 🇮🇸 | ⚽ |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
W Robert Snodgrass | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔁 |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | 🔁 |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Paul Clement | 🏴 |
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Reading
GK Vito Mannone | 🇮🇹 |
LB Tyler Blackett | 🏴 |
CB Liam Moore | 🇯🇲 |
CB Tiago Ilori (ex) | 🇵🇹 |
RB Chris Gunter | 🏴 |
M George Evans | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M David Edwards | 🏴 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 |
M Leandro Bacuna (ex) | 🇨🇼 |
W Modou Barrow | 🇬🇲 |
F Sone Aluko | 🇳🇬 | 🔁 |
CF Sam Smith | 🏴 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 CF Jonathan Kodjia | 🇨🇮 | for W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | 66’ |
🔁 M Josh Onomah | 🏴 | for W Robert Snodgrass | 🏴 | 67’ |
🔁 M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | for M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | 75’ |
SUBSTITUTES
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🔁 | M Pelle Clement | 🇳🇱 | for CF Sam Smith | 🏴 | 46’ |
🔁 | M Liam Kelly | 🇮🇪 | for M George Evans | 🏴 | 65’ |
🔁 | CF Chris Martin | 🏴 | for F Sone Aluko | 🇳🇬 | 73’ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 |
M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 |
M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 |
CF Lewis Grabban | 🇯🇲 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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GK Anssi Jaakkola | 🇫🇮 |
CB Tom Holmes | 🏴 |
M Joey van den Berg | 🇳🇱 |
M John Swift | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI Cost: £26.91m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: 1/11
Subs Cost: £13.14m
Team Cost: £40.05m
Squad Cost: £47.25m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 9/18
Homegrown: 1/18
SQUAD STATS
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1st XI Cost: £20.91m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Homegrown: ⭕/11
Subs Cost: £0.00m
Team Cost: £20.91m
Squad Cost: £20.91m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/18
Homegrown: 2/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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GK Mark Bunn | 🏴 | Free |
GK Sam Johnstone | 🏴 | Loan |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 | £0.99m |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 | Exchange |
CB James Chester | 🏴 | £8.37m |
CB John Terry | 🏴 | Free |
M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 | £4.14m |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | £3.15m |
M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 | £3.06m |
M Birkir Bjarnason | 🇮🇸 | £1.80m |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | £1.53m |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 | Youth |
M Josh Onomah | 🏴 | Loan |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | £3.15m |
W Robert Snodgrass | 🏴 | Loan |
CF Jonathan Kodjia | 🇨🇮 | £11.61m |
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | £9.45m |
CF Lewis Grabban | 🇯🇲 | Loan |
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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GK Vito Mannone | 🇮🇹 | £1.98m |
GK Anssi Jaakkola | 🇫🇮 | Free |
RB Chris Gunter | 🏴 | £2.57m |
LB Tyler Blackett | 🏴 | £1.54m |
CB Tiago Ilori (ex) | 🇵🇹 | £3.70m |
CB Liam Moore | 🇯🇲 | £0.99m |
CB Tom Holmes | 🏴 | Youth |
M Leandro Bacuna (ex) | 🇨🇼 | £1.29m |
M David Edwards | 🏴 | £0.95m |
M Liam Kelly | 🇮🇪 | Youth |
M George Evans | 🏴 | Free |
M Pelle Clement | 🇳🇱 | Free |
M Joey van den Berg | 🇳🇱 | Free |
M John Swift | 🏴 | Free |
W Modou Barrow | 🇬🇲 | £1.46m |
F Sone Aluko | 🇳🇬 | £6.43m |
CF Sam Smith | 🏴 | Free |
CF Chris Martin | 🏴 | Loan |
UNAVAILABLE
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Out on Loan | 7 |
W Carles Gil | 🇪🇸 | Deportivo
GK Pierluigi Gollini | 🇮🇹 | Atalanta
LB Jordan Amavi | 🇫🇷 | Marseille
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | Barnsley
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | Reading
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | Antwerp
CB Easah Suliman | 🏴 | Grimsby
UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 74%
Possession A | 26%
Shots F | 18
Shots A | 1
Shots on Target F | 8
Shots on Target A | 1
Corners F | 6
Corners A | 2
Fouls F | 6
Fouls A | 7
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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Tuesday, 3 April 2018
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