Game #5480
Saturday, 2 February 2019
Attendance: 17,458
Drew
Championship
8th (+2)
Reading
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
Madjeski Stadium
Villa hand a debut to Tyrone Mings as Dean Smith's revolution continues but they are held at the Madjeski.
Reading
0-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Tyrone Mings makes his Villa debut, 2 February 2019
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Tyrone Mings
🕒 | HT Reading 0-0 Aston Villa
🟨 | 49’ Booking, Anwar El Ghazi for simulation
🟨 | 49’ Booking, Glenn Whelan for a bad foul
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Glenn Whelan, Sub on, Tom Carroll 🟢
🔁 | 74’ Sub off, Albert Adomah, Sub on, Jonathan Kodjia
🟨 | 87’ Booking, Tom Carroll for a bad foul
🔁 | 89’ Sub off, John McGinn, Sub on, Mile Jedinak
🟨 | 90’+6’ Booking, Conor Hourihane for a bad foul
🕒 | FT Reading 0-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Having been in post for three months Dean Smith embarked on a clear out of the Villa squad he inherited, organising fresh loan spells for 6 players as well as bringing in and immediately loaning back French right back Frédéric Guilbert.
Also arriving on loan are Tyrone Mings from AFC Bournemouth and Tom Carroll from Swansea City as Dean Smith began to rebuild his Villa side.
Centre back Mings made his Villa debut aged 26 after joining on loan until the end of the season.
Midfielder Carroll made his Villa debut aged 25 as a 74’ substitute after also joining on loan until the end of the season.
Another of Dean Smith’s signings Lovre Kalinić keeps his first clean sheet in his fifth game for the club having conceded 9 in the previous 4.
Future Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez lined up for Reading whilst Tommy Elphick lined up for Villa against the club to whom he had been exiled by former boss Steve Bruce.
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 HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Reading: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Seasons | 2018-19 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Game | #30 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Saturday, 2 February 2019
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dean Smith | 🏴 | West Bromwich, 2018-2021
Referee: Geoff Eltringham | 🏴 | County Durham, 2009-
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Geoff Eltringham | 🏴 | County Durham, 2009-
Previous 5: 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟨
Last Match: 🟨 29 Dec 18, Villa 1-1 Preston (a)
Cards: 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨 🟨
Assistants: Matt Foley, Mark Pottage
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
New loan signing Tyrone Mings make his debut in place of the injured James Chester.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age: | 28.55 |
Oldest Player: M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | 35.08 |
Youngest Player: CF Tammy Abraham | 🏴 | 21.35 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Dean Smith | 🏴 |
José Gomes | 🇵🇹 |
Aston Villa
GK Lovre Kalinić | 🇭🇷 |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 |
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | 🟨 |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | 🔁 |
W Anwar El Ghazi | 🇳🇱 | 🟨 |
CF Tammy Abraham | 🏴 |
Reading
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 |
RB Andy Yiadom | 🇬🇭 | 🟨 |
CB Liam Moore | 🇯🇲 |
CB Matt Miazga | 🇺🇸 |
LB Tyler Blackett | 🏴 |
M John Swift | 🏴 | 🟨 |
M Lewis Baker | 🏴 | 🔁 |
M Ovie Ejaria | 🏴 |
M Andy Rinomhota | 🏴 |
W Callum Harriott | 🇬🇾 | 🔁 |
CF Nélson Oliveira | 🇵🇹 | 🟨 | 🔁 |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 M Tom Carroll | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🟨 | for M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | 74’ |
🔁 CF Jonathan Kodjia | 🇨🇮 | for W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | 74’ |
🔁 M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 | for M John McGinn | 🏴 | 89’ |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | LB Omar Richards | 🏴 | for W Callum Harriott | 🇬🇾 | 67’ |
🔁 | F Sone Aluko | 🇳🇬 | for M Lewis Baker | 🏴 | 70’ |
🔁 | W Yakou Méïté | 🇨🇮 | for CF Nélson Oliveira | 🇵🇹 | 73’ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 |
CB Kortney Hause | 🏴 |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 |
CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Sam Walker | 🏴 |
RB Chris Gunter | 🏴 |
W Modou Barrow | 🇬🇲 |
W Garath McCleary | 🇯🇲 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £31.68m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 6/11
Homegrown: ⭕/11
Subs Cost: £15.75m
Team Cost: £47.43m
Squad Cost: £48.91m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 4/18
Homegrown: ⭕/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Lovre Kalinić | 🇭🇷 | £5.40m |
GK Jed Steer | 🏴 | £0.49m |
RB Alan Hutton | 🏴 | £4.05m |
RB Ahmed Elmohamady | 🇪🇬 | £0.99m |
LB Neil Taylor | 🏴 | Exchange |
CB Tommy Elphick | 🏴 | £3.51m |
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 | Loan |
CB Kortney Hause | 🏴 | Loan |
M Mile Jedinak | 🇦🇺 | £4.14m |
M Conor Hourihane | 🇮🇪 | £3.15m |
M John McGinn | 🏴 | £2.79m |
M Glenn Whelan | 🇮🇪 | £1.53m |
M Tom Carroll | 🏴 | Loan |
W Anwar El Ghazi | 🇳🇱 | £8.10m |
W Albert Adomah | 🇬🇭 | £3.15m |
CF Jonathan Kodjia | 🇨🇮 | £11.61m |
CF Keinan Davis | 🏴 | Free |
CF Tammy Abraham | 🏴 | Loan |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI Cost: £2.53m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 5/11
Homegrown: ⭕/11
Subs Cost: £6.43m
Team Cost: £8.96m
Squad Cost: £12.99m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 8/18
Homegrown: ⭕/18
MATCHDAY SQUAD
GK Sam Walker | 🏴 | Free |
GK Emiliano Martínez | 🇦🇷 | Loan |
RB Chris Gunter | 🏴 | £2.57m |
LB Tyler Blackett | 🏴 | £1.54m |
RB Andy Yiadom | 🇬🇭 | Free |
LB Omar Richards | 🏴 | Free |
CB Liam Moore | 🇯🇲 | £0.99m |
CB Matt Miazga | 🇺🇸 | Loan |
M Andy Rinomhota | 🏴 | Free |
M John Swift | 🏴 | Free |
M Lewis Baker | 🏴 | Loan |
M Ovie Ejaria | 🏴 | Loan |
W Modou Barrow | 🇬🇲 | £1.46m |
W Callum Harriott | 🇬🇾 | Free |
W Yakou Méïté | 🇨🇮 | Free |
W Garath McCleary | 🇯🇲 | Free |
F Sone Aluko | 🇳🇬 | £6.43m |
CF Nélson Oliveira | 🇵🇹 | Loan |
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 6 |
M Jack Grealish | 🏴 |
CB Axel Tuanzebe | 🏴 |
GK Ørjan Nyland | 🇳🇴 |
CB James Chester | 🏴 |
M Henri Lansbury | 🏴 |
W André Green | 🏴 |
Out on Loan | 13 |
M Gary Gardner | 🏴 | Small Heath
RB Mitch Clark | 🏴 | Port Vale
M Aaron Tshibola | 🏴 | Kilmarnock
RB Ritchie De Laet | 🇧🇪 | Melbourne
CF Ross McCormack | 🏴 | Motherwell
F Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 🏴 | Cambridge
F Callum O’Hare | 🏴 | Carlisle
W Corey Blackett-Taylor | 🏴 | Walsall
RB James Bree | 🏴 | Ipswich
M Jake Doyle-Hayes | 🇮🇪 | Cambridge
F Scott Hogan | 🇮🇪 | Sheffield United
F Harry McKirdy | 🏴 | Newport
RB Frédéric Guilbert | 🇫🇷 | Caen
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
CB Tyrone Mings | 🏴 |
M Tom Carroll | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Possession F | 43%
Possession A | 57%
Shots F | 13
Shots A | 7
Shots on Target F | 3
Shots on Target A | 2
Corners F | 6
Corners A | 5
Fouls F | 17
Fouls A | 16
TABLE
PROGRAMME



MATCHDAY QUOTES
*Villa boss Dean Smith*
“There is a feeling of frustration but our performance levels are back to where I want them to be. We started well and were on the front foot and I thought we were especially good in the second half.
“We changed it tactically at half time and had the best chances in the game. Tammy Abraham had two headers and will probably be disappointed that he didn’t score. On the balance of chances we were the better team today.
“They’ve got a new manager and they’ll cause teams problems here. We looked resolute and Tyrone Mings was fantastic, but the only thing missing was a goal.”
*BBC Sport*
Saturday, 2 February 2019
*Aston Villa missed out on the chance to close the gap on the play-off places as they were held to a goalless draw at struggling Reading.*
The Villans came closest to breaking the deadlock before the break, with top scorer Tammy Abraham missing an excellent chance from close range and former Royals loanee Tommy Elphick heading against the bar.
Reading struggled to create many clear-cut chances but felt they should have had a penalty in the first half when Alan Hutton appeared to take down Ovie Ejaria in the area.
Abraham nearly snatched it for Villa, who have now won just one of their past 10 matches, but he was denied by a fine save from goalkeeper Emi Martinez.
The stalemate was Dean Smith’s side’s first of the season and left them four points outside the top six, while the Royals remained in the relegation zone.
Villa should have taken an early lead when England international Abraham failed to convert after Martinez saved Anwar El Ghazi’s initial effort.
It was a competitive game throughout with both teams in need of points for different reasons, but a draw did little for either.
Reading visit Sheffield Wednesday next Saturday, while Villa are back in action when they host promotion-chasing Sheffield United on Friday.
*Aston Villa manager Dean Smith told BBC Radio WM 95.6:*
“There is a feeling of frustration but our performance levels are back to where I want them to be. We started well and were on the front foot and I thought we were especially good in the second half.
“We changed it tactically at half time and had the best chances in the game. Tammy Abraham had two headers and will probably be disappointed that he didn’t score. On the balance of chances we were the better team today.
“They’ve got a new manager and they’ll cause teams problems here. We looked resolute and Tyrone Mings was fantastic, but the only thing missing was a goal.”