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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 8 (setup 6, season 21)
Aston Villa
v.
Reading
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Lovre KALINIC1Andrei LUNEV
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Matty CASH72Max AARONS
Tyrell MALACIA73Arthur MASUAKU
DOUGLAS LUIZ Soares de Paulo4Matt O'RILEY
Thilo KEHRER5Malang SARR
DIEGO CARLOS Santos Silva766Tom McINTYRE
Emiliano BUENDIA Stati77Tom INCE
Leon BAILEY86Jordan OBITA
Cameron ARCHER79JONAS Gonçalves Oliveira
Boubacar KAMARA106Jeff HENDRICK
Danny INGS711Paulo Bruno DYBALA
Manager
Marvelous NAKAMBA12Andy RINOMHOTA
Jed STEER13Cican STANKOVIC
Aaron RAMSEY14Tyler BLACKETT
Jaden PHILOGENE15Tyrese FORNAH
Matt TARGETT16Nesta GUINNESS-WALKER

Aston Villa 3 Reading 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 39,975, Stadium: Villa Park, Referee: Kevin WRIGHT 6½)
42 Cash, 62 Bailey, 81 BuendiaScorers20 Masuaku
65 Kamara <=> RamseySubstitutions
Sendings off
12 KamaraBookings
2Corners5
11Fouls5
2Offsides3
6Shots on4
7Shots off5
13Total shots9
2Shots saved3
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: DOUGLAS LUIZ Soares de Paulo
2A cross from INCE left JONAS in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
4A penalty box scramble resulted in INGS knocking a low shot over.
7DYBALA was put clear by JONAS and he turned the Aston Villa 'keeper but drilled his shot over the bar.
12KAMARA booked for dangerous play.
17A pin-point pass found KEHRER and his deadly shot went narrowly wide.
20GOAL!! A poor backpass by DIEGO CARLOS enabled MASUAKU to nip in and crack the ball past KALINIC. (1-0 Reading)
21ARCHER pulled away from OBITA but drove the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
24BAILEY galloped through the Reading defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
26An outswinging corner was flicked into the arms of the 'keeper by OBITA.
30A free-kick from HENDRICK flew just beyond the near post.
31A fine ball from INGS on the left found DIEGO CARLOS who sliced his shot over the bar.
33BAILEY fluffed a simple chance.
39A mix up in the Aston Villa defence enabled MASUAKU to fire an effort inches wide.
42GOAL!! A shot from CASH bobbled through a ruck of players and trickled past the unsighted Reading 'keeper. (1-1)
43DYBALA worked the ball to O'RILEY, JONAS controlled his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of KALINIC.
45DYBALA's shot beat KALINIC but rebounded off the Aston Villa crossbar.
 
47JONAS shot wide.
55A shot from BAILEY held no problem for the 'keeper.
62GOAL!! A hefty goal-kick from CASH caught the Reading defence square and BAILEY nipped in to round the 'keeper and score. (2-1 Aston Villa)
75ARCHER whacked a right foot shot just beyond the far post from twenty-five yards out.
81GOAL!! A cross from RAMSEY was nodded away by SARR only for INGS to tap the ball back into the box for BUENDIA to force into the net. (3-1 Aston Villa)
85ARCHER chipped the ball to BUENDIA who headed it over.
88The hapless LUNEV could only watch as a backpass from OBITA dropped just wide.