Aston Villa followed up their disappointing draw against Hull with a humiliating defeat at the hands of Cardiff City in the Welsh capital on Saturday afternoon.
Villa were no match for Warnock’s side as they were easily beaten 3-0, and it could have been a lot worse if it were not for some great saves from Sam Johnstone. This embarrassing result leaves Villa with just one point from their opening 2 games.
Villa were poor in this match, and Steve Bruce will be hard pushed to find any positives that he can take from it. In fact, to make matters worse, Elmohamady picked up an injury and could now miss a few games.
However, Villa have no time to dwell on this latest disappointment as they now have to travel to the Madejski Stadium to face Reading on Tuesday evening. Villa will be desperately seeking all 3 points here, so that they do not find themselves cut adrift from the leaders so early on in the season.
Here’s our predicted Villa XI for Tuesday’s match against Reading:
