Aston Villa 0-0 Reading: Player Ratings from the Madejski

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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – JANUARY 27: A view of Villa Park, home of Aston Villa Football Club ahead of the FA WSL2 match at Villa Park on January 27, 2019 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images) /

7.0. Excellent shot-stopping from the Croatia No. 1 for his first Aston Villa clean sheet! He whiffed on a pair of crosses, but we’re willing to forget about that.. GK. Aston Villa. LOVRE KALINIC

5.0. Bang-average game for Alan Hutton. He contributed well to the attack, but the end product was nowhere close to being found. Lucky to not concede a penalty in the match when he shoved a Reading attacker over.. RB. Aston Villa. ALAN HUTTON

RCB. Aston Villa. TOMMY ELPHICK. 6.5. Great game defensively, not so good game in the passing department until late in the second-half. Elphick hit the crossbar with a header, too. So close!

6.5. Very positive debut from Tyrone Mings. He looks the part and his left-foot brings added balance to the centre-back department. He was rusty, of course, but his talent levels are immeasurable. He’ll get better as the season progresses, health permitting.. LCB. Aston Villa. TYRONE MINGS

Aston Villa. NEIL TAYLOR. 4.5. Floundered in the attack, repeatedly hitting errant crosses. Gave way too much cushion on crosses, too. 69% passing accuracy not good enough as well.. LB

5.0. Taken off in the 73rd-minute for Tom Carroll, but I thought Glenn Whelan was okay. He started the game brightly before fading 30 minutes in or so.. CDM. Aston Villa. GLENN WHELAN

6.0. Four key passes per WhoScored, which is great, but I can’t help but feel Hourihane was too anonymous.. CM. Aston Villa. CONOR HOURIHANE

Aston Villa. JOHN MCGINN. 6.0. John McGinn is most definitely not a No. 10, where he keeps getting shoe-horned into. But that doesn’t stop him from putting a good shift in.. CM

Was he on the pitch?. RW. Aston Villa. ALBERT ADOMAH. 5.0

Delivered four shots, two of which were on-target, including a bullet header late in the second-half. Isolated for much of the match, but Tammy played well as a whole.. CF. Aston Villa. TAMMY ABRAHAM. 6.0

ANWAR EL GHAZI. 6.0. Tried to do too much at times, but I won’t fault for El Ghazi for wanting the ball. Far too many Villa players were timid or outright sloppy in possession. He nearly scored, assisted a goal, and completed 83% of his passes.. LW. Aston Villa

All data provided by WhoScored match center. Jonathan Kodjia, Tom Carroll, and Mile Jedinak were not able to break the deadlock.

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