Match Report
| Aston Villa | Aston Villa |  |  | Reading | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Del Charlton | D. Charlton |  | 67 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 52 | | Simon Lofthouse | S. Lofthouse | ||||||||
| Marcos Dominguez | M. Dominguez |  | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 |  | Edouard Avenet | E. Avenet | |||||||||
| Gavin Hapgood | G. Hapgood | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Fredrik Rowett | F. Rowett | |||||||||
| Niccolo Dean | N. Dean | | 40 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 |  | Nunzio Firicano | N. Firicano | |||||||||
| Andy Laver | A. Laver | | 37 | D | | 5 | | | M | 66 | | Matt Thirlwell | M. Thirlwell | ||||||||
| Simon Laycock | S. Laycock | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Eddie Potts | E. Potts | |||||||||
| Scott Hibbs | S. Hibbs | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Scott Harley | S. Harley | |||||||||
| Glynn Campbell | G. Campbell | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Carlton Swift | C. Swift | |||||||||
| Simon Cope | S. Cope | | 49 | A | | 9 | | A | 56 | | Alberto Young | A. Young | |||||||||
| Dale Swift | D. Swift | | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | George Boateng | G. Boateng | |||||||||
| Adrian Higginbotham | A. Higginbotham | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | David Kirkland | D. Kirkland | |||||||||
| Syd Wilson | S. Wilson | | 54 | G | | 12 | | G | 50 | | Bill Murray | B. Murray | |||||||||
| Paul Cope | P. Cope | | 49 | G | | 13 | | G | 49 | | David Montague | D. Montague | |||||||||
| Adam Merson | A. Merson | | 45 | G | | 14 | | A | 48 | | Nick Mckay | N. Mckay | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Villa Park where Aston Villa play host to Reading. A crowd of 4,247 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Shaun Froggatt.
The pitch is in good condition.
Aston Villa are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Shaun Froggatt.
0.00
0-0Reading start the match!
3.18
0-0Eddie Potts flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Young holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alberto Young lofts in a cross ball towards George Boateng. George Boateng whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
4.34
0-0Scott Harley makes a probing pass to Alberto Young. Alberto Young whips in a cross ball towards David Kirkland. David Kirkland powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.03
Nunzio Firicano flicks a high pass forward. Scott Harley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Harley threads a neat ball through to George Boateng. George Boateng lofts in a cross ball towards David Kirkland. David Kirkland beats his man to it with a header but it rises well off target!
9.33
0-0Nunzio Firicano controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Potts. Eddie Potts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of George Boateng. George Boateng knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Niccolo Dean.
12.28
Niccolo Dean plays the ball forward to Scott Hibbs. Scott Hibbs threads a neat ball through to Simon Cope. Simon Cope lofts in a cross ball towards Dale Swift. Dale Swift knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
14.05
0-0Dale Swift catches Fredrik Rowett on the ankles. The referee warns Dale Swift to calm down! Fredrik Rowett grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
16.06
Fredrik Rowett flicks a high pass forward. Carlton Swift holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlton Swift plays the ball forward to Alberto Young. Alberto Young controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
18.24
Nunzio Firicano flicks a high pass forward. Matt Thirlwell collects the pass. Matt Thirlwell darts forward. Matt Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball towards George Boateng. George Boateng outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it curls horrendously wide!
21.26
Carlton Swift changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Carlton Swift tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
24.01
Scott Hibbs sees a break and surges forward. Scott Hibbs shoots from outside the area but is denied by Simon Lofthouse. Excellent save.
26.41
Scott Hibbs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Cope. Simon Cope finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
28.36
Eddie Potts flicks a high pass forward to David Kirkland who brings the ball under control. David Kirkland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Del Charlton who gathers it comfortably.
30.16
Scott Harley makes an attacking run forward. Scott Harley lofts in a cross ball towards George Boateng. George Boateng makes a convincing header but slams it into the crowd!
36.09
With vision, Glynn Campbell plays the ball forward to Dale Swift. Dale Swift knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Cope. Simon Cope finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
39.32
Scott Hibbs flicks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Higginbotham. Adrian Higginbotham plays a scrappy one-two with Simon Cope and stumbles forward towards the goal... Adrian Higginbotham makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
40.47
Nunzio Firicano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Thirlwell. Matt Thirlwell flicks a high pass forward to David Kirkland who brings the ball under control. David Kirkland whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Young. Alberto Young outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
42.18
0-0Glynn Campbell receives the ball from a throw-in from Simon Laycock. Glynn Campbell runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Glynn Campbell makes a probing pass to Simon Cope but he's offside!
45.00
Fredrik Rowett flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Swift. Carlton Swift hits a low pass to David Kirkland. David Kirkland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Aston Villa appear unchanged since the first half. Reading also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa kick off!
49.38
Scott Harley sees David Kirkland in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Kirkland whips in a cross ball towards George Boateng. George Boateng outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is miles over!
51.18
Scott Harley comes in with a late challenge on Simon Laycock. The referee calls over Scott Harley and shows him a yellow card! Simon Laycock grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
55.12
Scott Hibbs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dale Swift. Dale Swift edges inside the box! Dale Swift muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
59.49
Niccolo Dean pushes up the pitch. Niccolo Dean flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Cope. Simon Cope makes a probing pass to Adrian Higginbotham but he's offside!
60.47
Eddie Potts knocks the ball forward to Alberto Young. Alberto Young shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
63.13
Carlton Swift makes a beautiful pass to the feet of George Boateng. George Boateng knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.28
Simon Laycock flicks a high pass forward. Simon Cope collects the pass. Simon Cope knocks in a cross ball towards Dale Swift. Dale Swift outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's a lousy effort!
81.34
Edouard Avenet sees space and advances. Edouard Avenet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, George Boateng. George Boateng knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.01
0-0Reading are dictating the run of play here today.
87.33
Glynn Campbell runs straight at the opposition's defence. Glynn Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Cope but the linesman indicates offside!
89.19
Eddie Potts threads a neat ball through to George Boateng. George Boateng knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Del Charlton who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
5
8
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
27.4%
44%
28.6%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Scott Hibbs of Aston Villa |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Del Charlton (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Marcos Dominguez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gavin Hapgood (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Niccolo Dean (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Andy Laver (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Simon Laycock (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott Hibbs (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Glynn Campbell (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Simon Cope (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Dale Swift (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Adrian Higginbotham (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Syd Wilson (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paul Cope (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Adam Merson (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Simon Lofthouse (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Edouard Avenet (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Fredrik Rowett (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Nunzio Firicano (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Matt Thirlwell (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Eddie Potts (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Scott Harley (MID) |  | 7 |
| 8. | Carlton Swift (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Alberto Young (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | George Boateng (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | David Kirkland (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Bill Murray (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | David Montague (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nick Mckay (ATT) | 0 | |