English League Championship

FT Saturday, August 29, 2015
Reading WDDDW 3
–
Brentford LDLWL 1
1st2ndT
REA213
BRE011
Griffin Park · 10,206 att.

Match Report

Nick Blackman's double gives Reading win at Brentford

Nick Blackman's double gives Reading win at Brentford

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
21
3
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
4
0
Saves
6
35.4
Possession
64.6
16
SHOTS
10
9
ON GOAL
1
0.6
On Target %
0.1
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
194
Accurate Passes
397
272
Passes
493
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
28
0.3
Cross %
0.1
66
Long Balls
77
20
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
2
19
Effective Tackles
14
21
Tackles
20
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
33
Effective Clearances
13
43
Clearances
13

Head to Head

BRE leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

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. 17Konstantin KerschbaumerLM
  8. 20Toumani DiagouragaRM
  9. 11Philipp HofmannF
  10. 24Akaki GogiaAM-L
  11. 21Lasse VibeAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Sam SaundersSUB
  2. 12Alan McCormackSUB
  3. 29Yoann BarbetSUB
  4. 22Jack O'ConnellSUB
  5. 16Jack BonhamSUB
  6. 35Jermaine UdumagaSUB
  7. 36Josh ClarkeSUB

REA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Jonathan BondG
  2. 15Anton FerdinandCD-L
  3. 5Paul McShaneCD-R
  4. 11Jordan ObitaLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 6Oliver NorwoodCM
  7. 21Stephen QuinnLM
  8. 23Daniel WilliamsRM
  9. 10Orlando SáF
  10. 9Hal Robson-KanuLF
  11. 22Nick BlackmanRF

Substitutes

  1. 26Ali Al-HabsiSUB
  2. 12Garath McClearySUB
  3. 8Michael HectorSUB
  4. 19Álex FernándezSUB
  5. 31Simon CoxSUB
  6. 16Paolo HurtadoSUB
  7. 18Aaron TshibolaSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Brentford 0, Reading 1. Orlando Sá (Reading) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Hal Robson-Kanu with a cross.
  2. 22' Jordan Obita (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' James Tarkowski (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 32' Goal! Brentford 0, Reading 2. Nick Blackman (Reading) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  5. 37' Substitution, Brentford. Alan McCormack replaces Toumani Diagouraga.
  6. 45' Substitution, Brentford. Josh Clarke replaces Akaki Gogia.
  7. 45' Josh Clarke (Brentford) Substitution at 45'
  8. 45' Substitution, Reading. Garath McCleary replaces Hal Robson-Kanu because of an injury.
  9. 53' Alan McCormack (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 57' Philipp Hofmann (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 67' Goal! Brentford 1, Reading 2. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Konstantin Kerschbaumer.
  12. 82' Substitution, Reading. Aaron Tshibola replaces Orlando Sá.
  13. 83' Substitution, Brentford. Sam Saunders replaces Konstantin Kerschbaumer.
  14. 84' Jake Bidwell (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 87' Chris Gunter (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 90'+4' Substitution, Reading. Michael Hector replaces Oliver Norwood.
  17. 90'+6' Jonathan Bond (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 90'+8' David Button (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 90'+9' Goal! Brentford 1, Reading 3. Nick Blackman (Reading) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

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