Aston Villa lost for the second time in four days. A 2-1 defeat in Reading dropped The Claret and Blue into relegation territory of the EFL Championship.
Could this be the last we see of Steve Bruce? It’s very possible following a horrendous display away from home at Reading.
Aston Villa possessed the ball at an 18% clip in the first half. It was arguably the most unappealing match I’ve ever watched of the club. To make matters worse, Scott Hogan was injured twenty minutes and forced off. Gabby Agbonlahor came into his place to partner Josh Onomah (wtf, Steve Bruce?) at the striker position.
Reading thoroughly dominated play all match long; eventually turning off the jets in the second half. The Royals conceded almost nothing of note towards their net, save an Andre Green 1v1 five minutes in. That however, was created through a freak deflection and nothing of a Villa player’s doing.
Eventually, Conor Hourihane scored a consolation goal deep after eight minutes. It was not to be, however, as Villa could not get an equalizer in the last five-odd minutes. Three matches in, one point.
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Aston Villa go at it again on Saturday against Norwich City.