Aston Villa climbed out of the Premier League drop zone with victory against Reading thanks to Christian Benteke's winner
Wednesday 28 November 2012 08:08, UK
Christian Benteke fired Aston Villa out of the relegation zone with a late winning goal in a 1-0 Villa Park victory over Reading.
| Aston Villa | Team Statistics | Reading |
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 0 | 1st Half Goals | 0 |
| 5 | Shots on Target | 3 |
| 6 | Shots off Target | 6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Corners | 3 |
| 11 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 74.7 | Passing Success | 65.8 |
| 22 | Tackles | 10 |
| 68.2 | Tackles Success | 30 |
| 55.1 | Possession | 44.9 |
| 53.5 | Territorial Advantage | 46.5 |
| 371 | Total Passes | 292 |
| 29 | Total Crosses | 25 |
| 181 | Lost Balls | 200 |
| 51 | Recoveries | 54 |
| 60.3 | 1st Half Poss. | 39.7 |
| 51.4 | 2nd Half Poss. | 48.6 |