Aston Villa got back to winning ways on Tuesday night with an easy 3-0 win over Reading at Villa Park.
If truth be told, it was actually one of the most one-sided games you will ever see in the Championship.
Villa dominated from the start and Reading’s plight was not helped when David Edwards was sent for an early bath after two bookable offences.
Despite their complete dominance, Villa went in at the break still level. However, they took a deserved in the 47th minute when Bjarnason found the net from 25 yards.
Villa continued to pile on the pressure and Conor Hourihane and Scott Hogan completed the scoring.
It could have got a lot worse for Reading, but Vito Mannone pulled off a couple of fine saves to deny Kodjia near the end.
Overall, it was a performance that would have pleased Bruce quite a lot. It leaves Villa sitting 11 points above Bristol in 7th, meaning a play-off place should be assured at least.
Here are our Villa player ratings for Tuesday’s game against Reading.
