Nelson Oliveira comments on Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings challenge

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Reading striker Nelson Oliveira uses Tottenham Hotspur ace Harry Kane to make his point about Aston Villa striker Tyrone Mings.

Reading striker Nelson Oliveira has suggested that Bournemouth-owned defender Aston Villa Tyrone Mings would have been punished had he stood on Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane, as quoted in The Sun.

During the Championship game between Reading and Villa at the Madejski Stadium last weekend, Mings – who joined the Villans on loan from Premier League club Bournemouth in the January transfer window – landed with his boot on Oliveira’s face.

According to BBC Sport, the 27-year-old Portugal international striker sustained a suspected broken nose and deep facial cuts.

BBC Sport has reported that the FA have decided that Mings will not face any retrospective action, as the incident was seen by match officials at the time.

Oliveira has suggested that if Mings had stamped on Tottenham and England international striker Kane, then the FA would have taken action.

The Sun quotes Oliveira as saying: “If this happens in Portugal they would look at it again. I don’t care about justice, it’s just about kids who want to play football.

“If the same thing happened to Harry Kane what would happen? How would the FA look at it when his career could have been over? It’s a question to ask people and the media.

“‘Fair Play’ is a very big thing in England, but that was not fair play. I think in my country they would look at that, for sure. Nothing like that has happened in 100 years in Portugal.”

Reading are third from bottom in the Championship table at the moment with 25 points from 30 matches, while Villa are currently ninth in the standings with 43 points from 30 games.