English League Championship

FT Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Rotherham United DLLDL 0
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Reading WLDDW 1
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Match Report

Reading see off relegation-battling Rotherham with Hal Robson-Kanu strike

Reading see off relegation-battling Rotherham with Hal Robson-Kanu strike

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
8
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
3
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
1
44
Possession
56
7
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
196
Accurate Passes
320
350
Passes
441
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
10
15
Crosses
22
0.1
Cross %
0.5
92
Long Balls
89
34
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
7
11
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
12
Effective Clearances
36
17
Clearances
46

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

REA · 4-3-3

  1. 26Ali Al-HabsiG
  2. 35Jake CooperCD-L
  3. 5Paul McShaneCD-R
  4. 11Jordan ObitaLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 8Michael HectorCM
  7. 6Oliver NorwoodLM
  8. 21Stephen QuinnRM
  9. 29Yann KermorgantF
  10. 20Ola JohnLF
  11. 9Hal Robson-KanuRF

Substitutes

  1. 31Simon CoxSUB
  2. 1Jonathan BondSUB
  3. 4George EvansSUB
  4. 10Deniss RakelsSUB
  5. 15Anton FerdinandSUB
  6. 12Garath McClearySUB
  7. 17Lucas PiazonSUB

ROT · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Lee CampG
  2. 6Richard WoodCD-L
  3. 5Kirk BroadfootCD-R
  4. 3Joe MattockLB
  5. 16Frazer RichardsonRB
  6. 33Richard SmallwoodCM-L
  7. 11Paul GreenCM-R
  8. 22Joe NewellLM
  9. 15Greg HalfordRM
  10. 19Jonson Clarke-HarrisF
  11. 17Grant WardRCF

Substitutes

  1. 50Leon BestSUB
  2. 7Jerome ThomasSUB
  3. 12Stephen KellySUB
  4. 27Matt DerbyshireSUB
  5. 24Andrew ShinnieSUB
  6. 39Jerry YatesSUB
  7. 30Paddy KennySUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Grant Ward (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 24' Jonson Clarke-Harris (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Greg Halford (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 41' Richard Smallwood (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45' Richard Wood (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 63' Michael Hector (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 65' Substitution, Reading. Deniss Rakels replaces Oliver Norwood.
  8. 66' Goal! Reading 1, Rotherham United 0. Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
  9. 72' Substitution, Rotherham United. Jerome Thomas replaces Jonson Clarke-Harris.
  10. 73' Substitution, Rotherham United. Leon Best replaces Paul Green.
  11. 73' Substitution, Reading. Garath McCleary replaces Ola John.
  12. 79' Substitution, Rotherham United. Matt Derbyshire replaces Greg Halford.

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