Aston Villa 3
Bjarnason 47', Hourihane 63', Hogan 71'
Reading 0
Video
Reviews
- A Villa Fan: Villa 3-0 Reading
- Aston Villa Life: Aston Villa 3-0 Reading: The Good, Bad & Ugly
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa Recap: Bjarnason and company defeat 10-man Reading
- Villa News & Views: Villa 3-0 Reading; An easy win
- Sky Sports: Villa cruise past 10-man Reading
- 7500 to Holte: Aston Villa dispatch Reading, return to winning ways
Timeline
- 17′ – YELLOW CARD: Edwards
- 30′ – 2nd YELLOW/RED CARD: Edwards
- 46′ – SUB: Smith off, Clement on
- 47′ – GOAL: Bjarnason (Snodgrass) [1-0]
- 63′ – GOAL: Hourihane (Snodgrass) [2-0]
- 69′ – SUB: Evans off, Kelly on
- 70′ – SUB: Adomah off, Kodjia on / Snodgrass off, Onomah on
- 71′ – GOAL: Hogan [3-0]
- 75′ – SUB: Aluko off, Martin on
- 77′ – SUB: Grealish off, Whelan on
Teamsheets
Starting
| Aston Villa | |
| 1 | Sam Johnstone |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 26 | John Terry |
| 3 | Neil Taylor |
| 20 | Birkir Bjarnason |
| 7 | Robert Snodgrass (Onomah 70') |
| 10 | Jack Grealish (Whelan 77') |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 37 | Albert Adomah (Kodjia 70') |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
| Reading | |
| 1 | Vito Mannone |
| 2 | Chris Gunter |
| 24 | Tyler Blackett |
| 6 | Liam Moore |
| 20 | Tiago Ilori |
| 8 | George Evans (Kelly 69') |
| 16 | David Edwards |
| 19 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 14 | Sone Aluko (Martin 75') |
| 17 | Modou Barrow |
| 55 | Sam Smith (Clement 46') |
Subs
| Aston Villa | |
| 31 | Mark Bunn |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan |
| 15 | Mile Jedinak |
| 8 | Henri Lansbury |
| 18 | Josh Onomah |
| 22 | Johnathan Kodjia |
| 45 | Lewis Grabban |
| Reading | |
| 31 | Anssi Jaakkola |
| 4 | Joey van den Berg |
| 10 | John Swift |
| 22 | Pelle Clement |
| 27 | Chris Martin |
| 38 | Liam Kelly |
| 57 | Tom Holmes |
Previews
- The Villa Blog: Reading, what every Aston Villa fan wants and May 26th
- My Old Man Said: Reading’s Paul Clement Fancies His Chances, While Bruce Runs Out of Excuses
- Sky Sports: Aston Villa v Reading preview
- A Villa Fan: Villa vs Reading Preview
- 7500 to Holte: Aston Villa vs Reading preview: A word from The Tilehurst End