English League Championship

FT Monday, December 28, 2015
Brentford WDLWD 2
–
Reading LLLWL 1
1st2ndT
BRE112
REA011
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Match Report

Brentford hone in on top six after beating Reading

Brentford hone in on top six after beating Reading

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
13
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
12
3
Saves
2
49.8
Possession
50.2
10
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
336
Accurate Passes
343
460
Passes
449
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
7
Crosses
26
0.3
Cross %
0.2
90
Long Balls
67
32
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
18
14
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
19
Effective Clearances
7
28
Clearances
12

Head to Head

BRE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

REA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 8Michael HectorCD-L
  3. 5Paul McShaneCD-R
  4. 21Stephen QuinnLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 17Lucas PiazonAM
  7. 6Oliver NorwoodLM
  8. 23Daniel WilliamsRM
  9. 9Hal Robson-KanuF
  10. 20Ola JohnAM-L
  11. 22Nick BlackmanAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Orlando SáSUB
  2. 26Ali Al-HabsiSUB
  3. 35Jake CooperSUB
  4. 18Aaron TshibolaSUB
  5. 41Rowan LiburdSUB
  6. 7Matej VydraSUB
  7. 12Garath McClearySUB

BRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 27David ButtonG
  2. 26James TarkowskiCD-L
  3. 6Harlee DeanCD-R
  4. 3Jake BidwellLB
  5. 2Maxime ColinRB
  6. 18Alan JudgeAM
  7. 10Josh McEachranLM
  8. 20Toumani DiagouragaRM
  9. 21Lasse VibeF
  10. 19John SwiftAM-L
  11. 15Ryan WoodsAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 47Sergi CanósSUB
  2. 23JotaSUB
  3. 11Philipp HofmannSUB
  4. 16Jack BonhamSUB
  5. 28Li KeSUB
  6. 22Jack O'ConnellSUB
  7. 7Sam SaundersSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' James Tarkowski (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 12' Michael Hector (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 17' Goal! Reading 0, Brentford 1. Ryan Woods (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by John Swift.
  4. 28' Toumani Diagouraga (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Reading. Matej Vydra replaces Hal Robson-Kanu.
  6. 45' Substitution, Reading. Garath McCleary replaces Ola John because of an injury.
  7. 58' Goal! Reading 1, Brentford 1. Garath McCleary (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matej Vydra with a through ball.
  8. 59' Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canos replaces Josh McEachran.
  9. 68' Substitution, Brentford. Philipp Hofmann replaces Lasse Vibe.
  10. 70' Substitution, Reading. Rowan Liburd replaces Lucas Piazon.
  11. 72' Goal! Reading 1, Brentford 2. Sergi Canos (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
  12. 72' Stephen Quinn (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 75' Danny Williams (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 78' Substitution, Brentford. Sam Saunders replaces John Swift.
  15. 80' David Button (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 87' Harlee Dean (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 87' Second yellow card to Michael Hector (Reading).

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