Reading vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Reading

48': Yann Kermorgant
78': Paul McShane

FT
2 - 1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

50': Ben Marshall
85': Michael Williamson

Paul McShane heads Reading back to winning ways against Wolves

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
3': Kortney Hause (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
6': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
8': Hand ball by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
11': Foul by Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
11': Roy Beerens (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Ben Marshall (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
13': Foul by Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
13': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Offside, Reading. Yann Kermorgant tries a through ball, but Roy Beerens is caught offside.
18': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
18': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Paul McShane.
20': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
20': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Romain Saiss.
23': Hand ball by Liam Moore (Reading).
24': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
24': Mike Williamson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
26': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
27': Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
31': Offside, Reading. Tyler Blackett tries a through ball, but John Swift is caught offside.
33': Foul by George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
33': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Offside, Reading. Danny Williams tries a through ball, but Yann Kermorgant is caught offside.
38': Foul by Mike Williamson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
38': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Mike Williamson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
41': Attempt blocked. Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
41': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Liam Moore.
41': Attempt saved. Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Marshall with a cross.
42': Attempt missed. Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Marshall following a corner.
44': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
44': Foul by Mike Williamson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
44': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
45': Tyler Blackett (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Kortney Hause (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
45'+1': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Reading 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
48': Attempt missed. Danny Williams (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joey van den Berg.
48': Goal! Reading 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Williams.
50': Goal! Reading 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Ben Marshall (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nouha Dicko with a cross.
51': Foul by Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
51': Roy Beerens (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Attempt missed. Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Coady with a cross.
55': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
55': Roy Beerens (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt saved. Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
56': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ali Al Habsi.
56': Attempt missed. Kortney Hause (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Marshall with a cross following a corner.
56': Attempt saved. David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Coady with a cross.
59': Adrian Popa (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Foul by George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
60': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Paul McShane.
63': Substitution, Reading. Lewis Grabban replaces Roy Beerens.
63': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Adrian Popa.
64': Attempt missed. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
66': Foul by Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
66': Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
67': George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
71': Substitution, Reading. George Evans replaces Joey van den Berg.
71': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Liam Moore.
72': Attempt missed. Mike Williamson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kortney Hause following a corner.
72': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Andreas Weimann replaces Nouha Dicko.
74': Attempt saved. George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Coady.
74': Attempt blocked. Ben Marshall (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Weimann.
75': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
75': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Attempt missed. George Evans (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
77': Foul by George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
77': Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Goal! Reading 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Paul McShane (Reading) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a set piece situation.
79': Corner, Reading. Conceded by George Saville.
84': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson replaces George Saville.
85': Foul by Mike Williamson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
85': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Second yellow card to Mike Williamson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) for a bad foul.
90': Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
90'+1': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Danny Williams (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Ben Marshall (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
90'+3': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces Conor Coady.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by John Swift.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Andreas Weimann (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Marshall with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Reading 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Reading 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.

Statistics

WOL		REA
17	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	4
45.4	Possession	54.6
14	SHOTS	6
5	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
221	Accurate Passes	308
352	Passes	439
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.7
11	Accurate Crosses	3
28	Crosses	17
0.4	Cross %	0.2
78	Long Balls	91
19	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.2	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	0
9	Effective Tackles	9
13	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
21	Effective Clearances	37
21	Clearances	37

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 18,629

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	Swansea City	7	+6	14
3	West Bromwich Albion	7	+3	14
4	Middlesbrough	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
26	Ali Al-Habsi (GK)
16	Liam Moore
5	Paul McShane
24	Tyler Blackett
2	Chris Gunter
8	John Swift
23	Daniel Williams
4	Joey van den Berg
18	Yann Kermorgant
7	Roy Beerens
25	Adrian Popa

Reading Substitutes:

Jordon Mutch, Jordan Obita, Yakou Meite, Liam Kelly, Lewis Grabban, George Evans, Anssi Jaakkola.

Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Carl Ikeme (GK)
30	Kortney Hause
60	Michael Williamson
8	George Saville
18	Dominic Iorfa
27	Romain Saïss
4	David Edwards
16	Conor Coady
9	Nouha Dicko
64	Ben Marshall
17	Hélder Costa

Wolverhampton Wanderers Substitutes:

Jack Price, Andy Lonergan, Danny Batth, Andreas Weimann, Jón Bödvarsson, Matt Doherty, Bright Enobakhare.

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