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- Updated: October 18, 2016
Aston Villa won for the first time under new manager Steve Bruce – and the first time since August – as a late penalty from Jordan Ayew gave them a 2-1 victory at Reading.
Villa took the lead towards the end of the first half through Jonathan Kodjia’s deflected effort but Reading equalised early in the second half when Yann Kermorgant headed in the rebound after Danny Williams’ penalty had been saved by Pierluigi Gollini.
But substitute Ayew was fouled by Liam Moore in the penalty area in the 90th minute and then slotted in the spot kick to end Villa’s run of 10 Sky Bet Championship matches without a win.
Bruce’s first game in charge, after he replaced the sacked Roberto Di Matteo, saw his side scrape a 1-1 home draw with Wolves on Saturday.
And the former Hull manager headed to Berkshire without injured defenders Micah Richards and Tommy Elphick while winger Jack Grealish started …
