Reading vs Brentford, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Reading

22': John Swift
77': Daniel Williams
81': Roy Beerens

FT
3 - 2

Brentford

63': Jota
66': Lasse Vibe

Reading 3-2 Brentford

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Lasse Vibe (Brentford).
1': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Hand ball by Josh McEachran (Brentford).
4': Attempt missed. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Field.
5': Offside, Reading. Ali Al Habsi tries a through ball, but Garath McCleary is caught offside.
6': Offside, Reading. Tyler Blackett tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
8': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
11': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
12': Attempt blocked. Danny Williams (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
13': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Sergi Canos (Brentford).
15': Attempt missed. Garath McCleary (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Chris Gunter.
18': Attempt missed. Jordon Mutch (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
20': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
22': Goal! Reading 1, Brentford 0. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
25': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Reading).
25': Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Andreas Bjelland.
26': Attempt missed. Liam Moore (Reading) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Garath McCleary with a cross following a corner.
28': Attempt blocked. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jota.
28': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Liam Moore.
28': Attempt blocked. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
29': Hand ball by Jordan Obita (Reading).
30': Attempt missed. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Field.
33': Attempt blocked. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Canos.
33': Attempt saved. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
33': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ali Al Habsi.
34': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
34': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jordan Obita.
34': Attempt blocked. Harlee Dean (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
34': Foul by Josh McEachran (Brentford).
34': Lewis Grabban (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Attempt missed. Jota (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh McEachran.
37': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
37': Lasse Vibe (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt blocked. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Colin.
38': Attempt saved. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh McEachran.
41': Foul by Josh McEachran (Brentford).
41': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Attempt missed. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nico Yennaris with a cross.
44': Dangerous play by Jota (Brentford).
44': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Liam Kelly (Reading).
45': Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Liam Moore.
45'+2': First Half ends, Reading 1, Brentford 0.
0': Match ends, Reading 3, Brentford 2.
45': Second Half begins Reading 1, Brentford 0.
46': Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
46': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Reading).
48': Attempt missed. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh McEachran.
50': Foul by Harlee Dean (Brentford).
50': Jordon Mutch (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
51': Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
54': Danny Williams (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Foul by Sergi Canos (Brentford).
55': Sergi Canos (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Jota (Brentford).
57': Jota (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
58': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
58': Harlee Dean (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt blocked. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
59': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Liam Moore.
59': Attempt missed. Tom Field (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jota with a cross following a corner.
61': Substitution, Brentford. Florian Jozefzoon replaces Sergi Canos.
62': Foul by Jordon Mutch (Reading).
62': Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Goal! Reading 1, Brentford 1. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
66': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Reading).
66': Josh McEachran (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Goal! Reading 1, Brentford 2. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Woods with a through ball.
70': Attempt blocked. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Vibe.
70': Offside, Brentford. Jota tries a through ball, but Maxime Colin is caught offside.
71': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Liam Moore.
72': Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
72': Garath McCleary (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Ryan Woods (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Substitution, Reading. Roy Beerens replaces Lewis Grabban.
73': Substitution, Reading. Yann Kermorgant replaces Liam Kelly.
73': Substitution, Reading. George Evans replaces John Swift.
74': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Andreas Bjelland.
74': Attempt missed. Jordon Mutch (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Garath McCleary with a cross following a set piece situation.
75': Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by George Evans (Reading).
76': Attempt missed. Danny Williams (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roy Beerens.
77': Goal! Reading 2, Brentford 2. Danny Williams (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Garath McCleary with a cross.
79': Attempt missed. Danny Williams (Reading) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by George Evans with a cross.
80': Substitution, Brentford. Josh Clarke replaces Jota.
81': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
81': Goal! Reading 3, Brentford 2. Roy Beerens (Reading) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
82': Danny Williams (Reading) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
82': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
83': Attempt saved. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico Yennaris.
83': Attempt missed. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
84': Substitution, Brentford. Konstantin Kerschbaumer replaces Nico Yennaris.
88': Attempt blocked. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantin Kerschbaumer.
88': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
88': Attempt missed. Ryan Woods (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon with a cross following a corner.
90'+3': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
90'+3': Maxime Colin (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
90'+4': Jordon Mutch (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Reading 3, Brentford 2.

Statistics

BRE		REA
11	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
9	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	4
49.8	Possession	50.2
23	SHOTS	12
6	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
252	Accurate Passes	276
383	Passes	389
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	5
19	Crosses	20
0.3	Cross %	0.3
74	Long Balls	89
28	Accurate Long Balls	39
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
9	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	14
18	Tackles	25
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
19	Effective Clearances	36
19	Clearances	36

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 15,710

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 (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
26	Ali Al-Habsi (GK)
16	Liam Moore
24	Tyler Blackett
2	Chris Gunter
8	John Swift
54	Jordon Mutch
11	Jordan Obita
23	Daniel Williams
50	Lewis Grabban
38	Liam Kelly
12	Garath McCleary

Reading Substitutes:

Roy Beerens, Yakou Meite, Reece Oxford, Anssi Jaakkola, George Evans, Adrian Popa, Yann Kermorgant.

Brentford (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bentley (GK)
5	Andreas Bjelland
6	Harlee Dean
30	Tom Field
2	Maxime Colin
10	Josh McEachran
15	Ryan Woods
8	Li Ke
21	Lasse Vibe
47	Sergi Canós
23	Jota

Brentford Substitutes:

Romaine Sawyers, Jack Bonham, Yoann Barbet, Konstantin Kerschbaumer, Florian Jozefzoon, Josh Clarke, John Egan.

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