LONDON: Aston Villa crashed in the Championship relegation zone after a 2-1 defeat at Reading, while Cardiff sit top of the table following their 2-0 win over Sheffield United on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila). Terry and company fell behind four minutes into the second half when Glenn Whelan deflected Adrian Popa’s cross into his own net. Villa, one of the pre-season promotion favourites thanks to Terry’s arrival, pulled a late goal back through Conor Hourihane but it was not enough to prevent them slipping to second bottom. On-loan Atletico Madrid midfielder Diogo Jota put the visitors back in front two minutes ahead of the break. Bristol City grabbed an equaliser deep into eight minutes of stoppage time to bag a 2-2 draw at Brentford.

Source: Manila Times August 15, 2017 21:33 UTC