This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of
Reading 1-2 Aston Villa - February 24, 2008 / Premier League 2007/2008
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.Premier League 2007/2008 - Journée 27
REA
0
45
45' - Goal
Ashley Young
45' - Goal
Ashley Young
HT
REA
57' - Substitution
John Osteris substituted by Jimmy Kébé57
71' - Substitution
Kalifa Cisséis substituted by Ívar Ingimarsson
71' - Substitution
Kevin Doyleis substituted by Shane Long7173
73' - Substitution
Shaun Maloneyis substituted by Marlon Harewood
73' - Substitution
Shaun Maloneyis substituted by Marlon Harewood84 84' - Goal
Marlon Harewood
84' - Goal
Marlon Harewood85
85' - Substitution
Nigel Reo-Cokeris substituted by Isaiah Osbourne
85' - Substitution
Nigel Reo-Cokeris substituted by Isaiah Osbourne
90' - Goal
Nicky Shorey90
FT
AV
AV
Team line-ups
Reading
Hunt
Stephen Hunt
Republic of Ireland
B.date01/08/1981
Age26 years
H1m75
positionLeft Offensive Midfielder
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Marcus Hahnemann | 35 | 251 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ibrahima Sonko | 27 | 130 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Graeme Murty | 33 | 234 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nicky Shorey | 90 | 27 | 250 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Kalifa Cissé | 71 | 24 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
James Harper | 27 | 254 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Oster | 57 | 29 | 81 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Stephen Hunt | 26 | 114 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marek Matejovsky | 26 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kevin Doyle | 71 | 24 | 111 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dave Kitson | 28 | 136 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
144
Aston Villa
20 Reo-Coker85
Nigel Reo-Coker
England
B.date14/05/1984
Age23 years
H1m76
positionRight central midfielder
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | G |
Scott Carson | 22 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 3 | D |
Wilfried Bouma | 29 | 77 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Martin Laursen | 30 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Curtis Davies | 22 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Craig Gardner | 21 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
| 20 | M |
Nigel Reo-Coker | 85 | 23 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 6 | M |
Gareth Barry | 27 | 382 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 7 | M |
Ashley Young | 45 | 22 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 28 | F |
Shaun Maloney | 73 | 25 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 10 | F |
John Carew | 28 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | F |
Gabriel Agbonlahor | 21 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
24.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
73
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Ívar Ingimarsson | 71 | 30 | 196 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Shane Long | 71 | 21 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | M |
Isaiah Osbourne | 85 | 20 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | F |
Marlon Harewood | 8473 | 28 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Craig Gardner
IN
Olof Mellberg
OUT
Gabriel Agbonlahor
IN
Stilian Petrov
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
52
219
Success rate in this team:
45 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Coppell vs Aston Villa
4 victories
4 draws
7 losses
Latest figure on February 24, 2008
Coppell vs O'Neill
2 victories
2 draws
5 losses
Latest figure on February 24, 2008
Manager
Age
Match num
55
72
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
55 %
O'Neill vs Reading
3 victories
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on February 24, 2008
O'Neill vs Coppell
5 victories
2 draws
2 losses
Latest figure on February 24, 2008
Referee
Martin Atkinson
2 victories |
3 draws |
6 losses |
Reading11 matches | General total | Aston Villa42 matches | 16 victories |
8 draws |
18 losses |
0 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
Reading2 matches | Season total | Aston Villa4 matches | 2 victories |
1 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on May 16, 2017 | Latest figure on December 26, 2021 | |||||||
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Key figures
Reading keeps its 5 consecutive losses at home running (since 01/01/2008). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 05/05/1989 (4 matches)
Reading keeps its 11 consecutive matches without a win running (since 26/12/2007). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 07/11/1987-26/12/1987 time period (11 matches).
Only back at the time of Tony Barton head of Aston Villa (09/02/1982-01/07/1984), you can see a manager go over Martin O'Neill with 1.43 goals scored per game in Premier League (1.47).
General ranking
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 pts | 27 rd | |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 23 pts | 27 rd | |
| 18 | Reading | 22 pts | 27 rd | |
| 19 | Fulham | 19 pts | 27 rd | |
| 20 | Derby County | 9 pts | 27 rd |
General ranking
| 4 | Liverpool | 47 pts | 26 rd | |
| 5 | Everton | 47 pts | 26 rd | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 47 pts | 27 rd | |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 44 pts | 27 rd | |
| 8 | Manchester City | 44 pts | 26 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VReading 3-1 Liverpool08/12/2007 | VReading 2-1 Sunderland22/12/2007 | LReading 0-2 Portsmouth01/01/2008 | LReading 0-1 Tottenham15/01/2008 | LReading 0-2 Manchester United19/01/2008 | LReading 0-2 Bolton Wanderers02/02/2008 |
| Overall | LAston Villa 3-1 Reading12/01/2008 | LReading 0-1 Tottenham15/01/2008 | LReading 0-2 Manchester United19/01/2008 | LChelsea 1-0 Reading30/01/2008 | LReading 0-2 Bolton Wanderers02/02/2008 | LEverton 1-0 Reading09/02/2008 |
Current form
| Away | VBlackburn 0-4 Aston Villa28/11/2007 | DSunderland 1-1 Aston Villa15/12/2007 | DChelsea 4-4 Aston Villa26/12/2007 | VWigan 1-2 Aston Villa29/12/2007 | DLiverpool 2-2 Aston Villa21/01/2008 | LFulham 2-1 Aston Villa03/02/2008 |
| Overall | LAston Villa 0-2 Manchester United05/01/2008 | VAston Villa 3-1 Reading12/01/2008 | DLiverpool 2-2 Aston Villa21/01/2008 | DAston Villa 1-1 Blackburn26/01/2008 | LFulham 2-1 Aston Villa03/02/2008 | VAston Villa 4-1 Newcastle United09/02/2008 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 4 | 6 |
| Winless streak | 4 | 10 |
| Drawless streak | 6 | 6 |
| Goalless streak | 4 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 9 | 19 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 10 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 5 | 13 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Rankings
|
18 |
General ranking (Competition total) |
6 |
|
16 |
General ranking (Home / Away) |
9 |
|
264 |
FBDB index ranking (Worldwide) |
35 |
|
16 |
FBDB index ranking (National) |
7 |
Ranking evolution during the season
Results
|
26 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
26 |
|
13 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
12 |
|
6 |
Victories (Competition total) |
12 |
|
6 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
4 |
Draws (Competition total) |
8 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
16 |
Losses (Competition total) |
6 |
|
6 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
2 |
Goals
|
30 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
48 |
|
14 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
24 |
|
53 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
34 |
|
19 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
17 |
|
1.15 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.85 |
|
1.08 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2.04 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.31 |
|
1.46 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.42 |
Betting aid
|
15 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
16 |
|
7 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
7 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
8 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
4 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
16 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
18 |
|
7 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
4-4 |
Bookings
|
35 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
43 |
|
19 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
21 |
|
4 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
 | Dave Kitson | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 9 goals | John Carew |  |
 | Stephen Hunt | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 4 goals | Gabriel Agbonlahor |  |
| Stephen Hunt | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 4 penalties | Gareth Barry |  |
| Stephen Hunt | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 penalties | Gareth Barry | |
| Dave Kitson | 3 goals during the last 8 matches | The fittest player | 3 goals during the last match | John Carew | |
Historical head to head
Home
4 matches
1 v
1 d
2 l
4 gf
6 ga
Away
7 matches
0 v
0 d
7 l
6 gf
20 ga
Total
11 matches
1 v
1 d
9 l
10 gf
26 ga
Historical head to head
Home
7 matches
7 v
0 d
0 l
20 gf
6 ga
Away
4 matches
2 v
1 d
1 l
6 gf
4 ga
Total
11 matches
9 v
1 d
1 l
26 gf
10 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
February 10, 2007 |
| Home | 2 - 0 |
February 10, 2007 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 5 - 1 |
January 11, 1930 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
March 19, 1988 |
Latest head to head
January 12, 2008 - Premier League 2007/2008
February 10, 2007 - Premier League 2006/2007
August 23, 2006 - Premier League 2006/2007
October 10, 2001 - League Cup 2001/2002
March 19, 1988 - Division 2 1987/1988
Best historical scorers against Aston Villa
 |
Steve Sidwell | 2 goals | 2007 - 2007 |
 |
James Harper | 1 goal | 2008 - 2008 |
|
Kevin Doyle | 1 goal | 2006 - 2006 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/10/2001. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Reading
|
John Carew | 2 goals | 2008 - 2008 |
 |
Juan Pablo Angel | 1 goal | 2006 - 2006 |
 |
Martin Laursen | 1 goal | 2008 - 2008 |
|
Gareth Barry | 1 goal | 2006 - 2006 |
 |
Dion Dublin | 1 goal | 2001 - 2001 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/10/2001. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Aston Villa
|
James Harper | 4 matches | 2001 - 2008 |
|
Nicky Shorey | 4 matches | 2001 - 2008 |
|
Shane Long | 3 matches | 2006 - 2008 |
 |
Marcus Hahnemann | 3 matches | 2006 - 2008 |
|
Ívar Ingimarsson | 3 matches | 2006 - 2008 |
 |
Leroy Lita | 3 matches | 2006 - 2008 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/10/2001. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Reading
|
Gabriel Agbonlahor | 3 matches | 2006 - 2008 |
|
Gareth Barry | 3 matches | 2006 - 2008 |
 |
Olof Mellberg | 2 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
|
Ashley Young | 2 matches | 2007 - 2008 |
|
Shaun Maloney | 2 matches | 2007 - 2008 |
 |
Gavin McCann | 2 matches | 2006 - 2007 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 10/10/2001. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
They played in both sides
40 matches
4 matches
1996 - 2004
25 matches
99 matches
2002 - 2008
13 matches
110 matches
1992 - 1998
5 matches
70 matches
1986 - 2005
Total : 4 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/08/1986. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing. They played in both sides
13 matches
110 matches
1992 - 1998
25 matches
99 matches
2002 - 2008
5 matches
70 matches
1986 - 2005
40 matches
4 matches
1996 - 2004
Total : 4 players
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/08/1986. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing. Competition info
The other matches
February 23, 2008
February 24, 2008
February 25, 2008
March 19, 2008
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Arsenal | 64 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 20 | +36 |
2
|  | Manchester United | 61 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 15 | +40 |
3
|  | Chelsea | 55 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 17 | +21 |
4
|  | Liverpool | 47 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 43 | 19 | +24 |
5
|  | Everton | 47 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 23 | +18 |
6
|  | Aston Villa | 47 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 35 | +15 |
7
|  | Portsmouth | 44 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 26 | +11 |
8
|  | Manchester City | 44 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 29 | +5 |
+19
|  | Blackburn | 42 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 36 | 34 | +2 |
-110
|  | West Ham | 40 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 23 | +8 |
11
|  | Tottenham | 32 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 41 | +7 |
12
|  | Middlesbrough | 29 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | -16 |
13
|  | Newcastle United | 28 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 52 | -22 |
14
|  | Wigan | 26 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 42 | -16 |
15
|  | Sunderland | 26 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 46 | -20 |
16
|  | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 39 | -12 |
17
|  | Birmingham City | 23 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 40 | -13 |
18
|  | Reading | 22 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 55 | -24 |
19
|  | Fulham | 19 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 45 | -20 |
20
|  | Derby County | 9 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 57 | -44 |
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