English League Championship

FT Friday, March 17, 2017
Reading LLWDL 2
–
Sheffield Wednesday LLWDL 0
1st2ndT
REA112
SHW000
Hillsborough · 26,072 att.

Match Report

Reading move up to fourth with big win over Sheffield Wednesday

Reading move up to fourth with big win over Sheffield Wednesday

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
11
9
Saves
2
47.1
Possession
52.9
10
SHOTS
22
4
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
298
Accurate Passes
307
393
Passes
418
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
15
11
Crosses
37
0.1
Cross %
0.4
81
Long Balls
73
31
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
5
7
Effective Tackles
4
8
Tackles
10
0.9
Tackle %
0.4
0
Interceptions
0
48
Effective Clearances
9
48
Clearances
9

Head to Head

REA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SHW · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kieren WestwoodG
  2. 12Glenn LoovensCD-L
  3. 15Tom LeesCD-R
  4. 43Morgan FoxLB
  5. 32Jack HuntRB
  6. 41Barry BannanCM-L
  7. 3David JonesCM-R
  8. 9Adam ReachLM
  9. 38William BuckleyRM
  10. 11Sam WinnallCF-L
  11. 17Jordan RhodesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Callum McManamanSUB
  2. 24José SemedoSUB
  3. 44Atdhe NuhiuSUB
  4. 6Steven FletcherSUB
  5. 16Liam PalmerSUB
  6. 2Joe WildsmithSUB
  7. 21Marco MatiasSUB

REA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Ali Al-HabsiG
  2. 24Tyler BlackettCD-L
  3. 16Liam MooreCD-R
  4. 11Jordan ObitaLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 8John SwiftAM
  7. 4Joey van den BergLM
  8. 23Daniel WilliamsRM
  9. 18Yann KermorgantF
  10. 12Garath McClearyAM-L
  11. 7Roy BeerensAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Tennai WatsonSUB
  2. 32Reece OxfordSUB
  3. 43George LeggSUB
  4. 25Adrian PopaSUB
  5. 9Joseph MendesSUB
  6. 19Yakou MeiteSUB
  7. 50Lewis GrabbanSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Reading 1. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Swift.
  2. 25' Tyler Blackett (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 60' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Callum McManaman replaces David Jones.
  4. 62' Substitution, Reading. Lewis Grabban replaces Roy Beerens.
  5. 64' Jordan Obita (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 78' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Steven Fletcher replaces Sam Winnall.
  7. 87' Substitution, Reading. Adrian Popa replaces Garath McCleary.
  8. 89' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Glenn Loovens.
  9. 90'+4' Substitution, Reading. Reece Oxford replaces John Swift.
  10. 90'+5' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Reading 2. Adrian Popa (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.

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