Aston Villa 3-0 Reading — EFL Championship, 3 Apr 2018
Aston Villa beat Reading 3-0 in the EFL Championship on 3 April 2018 at Villa Park, Birmingham. B. Bjarnason, C. Hourihane and S. Hogan scored for Aston Villa. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Aston Villa have won 3 and Reading 2.
Match timeline
- 17'
- 30'
- 30'
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 1-046'assist: R. Snodgrass
- 2-063'
- 65'
- 66'
- 67'
- 3-070'
- 73'
- 75'
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Aston Villa
- 8.7Conor HourihaneM
- 8.1Jack GrealishM
- 8.1Robert SnodgrassM
- 8.0Birkir BjarnasonM
- 7.7Albert AdomahM
- 7.5James ChesterD
- 7.4Jonathan KodjiaF
- 7.4Ahmed El-MohamadyD
- 7.4John TerryD
- 7.2Neil TaylorD
- 7.0Scott HoganF
- 6.9Samuel JohnstoneG
- 6.8Glenn WhelanM
- 6.7Joshua OnomahM
Reading
- 7.0Vito MannoneG
- 6.7Tiago IloriD
- 6.7Liam MooreD
- 6.6Chris MartinF
- 6.5Liam KellyM
- 6.5Tyler BlackettD
- 6.5Samuel SmithF
- 6.4Pelle ClementM
- 6.3Leandro BacunaM
- 6.2Chris GunterD
- 6.0Modou BarrowM
- 6.0George EvansM
- 5.7Sone AlukoM
- 5.4David EdwardsM
Line-ups
Reading4-5-1
Aston Villa4-1-4-1
Substitutes
Aston VillaS. Bruce
Substitutes
- 22J. Kodjia66'F7.4
- 31M. BunnG
- 15M. JedinakM
- 8H. LansburyM
- 6G. Whelan75'M6.8
- 45L. GrabbanF
- 18J. Onomah67'M6.7
ReadingP. Clement
Substitutes
- 27C. Martin73'F6.6
- 31A. JaakkolaG
- 57T. HolmesD
- 38Liam Kelly65'M6.5
- 10John SwiftM
- 22Pelle Clement46'M6.4
- 4J. van den Berg
Team statistics
78%Possession22%
28Total shots4
13Shots on target0
12Shots off target1
3Blocked shots3
6Corners2
2Offsides0
6Fouls7
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards1
0Goalkeeper saves10
768Total passes219
700Accurate passes140
91%Pass accuracy64%
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Hourihane | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 1 | 8.7 |
| Jack Grealish | 75 | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | 8.1 |
| Robert Snodgrass | 67 | – | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8.1 |
| Birkir Bjarnason | 90 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Albert Adomah | 66 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.7 |
| James Chester | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Jonathan Kodjia | 24 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Ahmed El-Mohamady | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 |
| John Terry | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Neil Taylor | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Scott Hogan | 90 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Samuel Johnstone | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Glenn Whelan | 15 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Joshua Onomah | 23 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
Reading
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vito Mannone | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Tiago Ilori | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Liam Moore | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Chris Martin | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Liam Kelly | 25 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Tyler Blackett | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Samuel Smith | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Pelle Clement | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Chris Gunter | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Modou Barrow | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| George Evans | 65 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sone Aluko | 73 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 5.7 |
| David Edwards | 30 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.4 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 15 Aug 17Reading2-1Aston Villa
- 15 Apr 17Aston Villa1-3Reading
- 18 Oct 16Reading1-2Aston Villa
- 09 Mar 13Reading1-2Aston Villa
- 27 Nov 12Aston Villa1-0Reading
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2017/18
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolves | 31 | +33 | 71 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 31 | +21 | 59 |
| 3 | Derby | 32 | +22 | 58 |
| 4 | Cardiff | 31 | +20 | 58 |
| 16 | QPR | 31 | -11 | 36 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | -15 | 35 |
| 18 | Reading | 31 | -7 | 32 |
| 19 | Bolton | 31 | -21 | 30 |
| 20 | Birmingham | 31 | -21 | 30 |
Before and after
Aston Villa
- Previous: Hull City 0-0 Aston Villa, 31 Mar 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: Norwich 3-1 Aston Villa, 7 Apr 2018 · EFL Championship
Reading
- Previous: Reading 1-0 QPR, 30 Mar 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: Reading 1-0 Preston, 7 Apr 2018 · EFL Championship
Data updated