Bristol City vs Reading, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League Championship
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Bristol City 2-3 Reading
Bristol City 2-3 Reading
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Paul McShane (Reading).
- 4': Offside, Bristol City. Aden Flint tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
- 4': Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Adam Matthews.
- 6': Attempt missed. Danny Williams (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 8': Offside, Bristol City. Joe Bryan tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
- 10': Danny Williams (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Korey Smith (Bristol City).
- 12': Attempt missed. Joe Bryan (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.
- 13': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
- 13': Luke Freeman (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
- 17': Foul by Korey Smith (Bristol City).
- 17': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Garath McCleary (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Blackett.
- 21': Foul by Korey Smith (Bristol City).
- 21': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Scott Golbourne (Bristol City).
- 22': Roy Beerens (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
- 26': Scott Golbourne (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Attempt saved. Joe Bryan (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 27': Goal! Bristol City 1, Reading 0. Tammy Abraham (Bristol City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 29': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City).
- 29': Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Bristol City).
- 31': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
- 36': Attempt missed. Joe Bryan (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josh Brownhill with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 36': Attempt missed. Danny Williams (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Roy Beerens with a cross.
- 38': Delay in match Yann Kermorgant (Reading) because of an injury.
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Freeman with a cross.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Brownhill.
- 40': Foul by Mark Little (Bristol City).
- 40': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt saved. Joe Bryan (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
- 43': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) header from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Blackett.
- 44': Offside, Bristol City. Scott Golbourne tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tyler Blackett with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Bristol City 1, Reading 0.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Bristol City 2, Reading 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 1, Reading 0.
- 46': Penalty Bristol City. Callum O'Dowda draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 46': Penalty conceded by Tyler Blackett (Reading) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 47': Goal! Bristol City 2, Reading 0. Tammy Abraham (Bristol City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 49': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Bristol City).
- 49': Roy Beerens (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt missed. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 50': Attempt missed. Chris Gunter (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 52': Attempt saved. Korey Smith (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 54': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Bristol City).
- 54': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Substitution, Reading. Jordan Obita replaces Tyler Blackett.
- 56': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
- 56': Tammy Abraham (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 59': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by Scott Golbourne (Bristol City).
- 61': Substitution, Bristol City. Bobby Reid replaces Callum O'Dowda because of an injury.
- 62': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Bristol City).
- 62': Jordan Obita (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Tammy Abraham (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Bobby Reid (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Jordan Obita (Reading).
- 64': Mark Little (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Substitution, Reading. Liam Kelly replaces John Swift.
- 67': Foul by Bobby Reid (Bristol City).
- 67': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
- 68': Joe Bryan (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Joey van den Berg (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Paul McShane.
- 69': Foul by Luke Freeman (Bristol City).
- 69': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt saved. Garath McCleary (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
- 72': Goal! Bristol City 2, Reading 1. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Gunter.
- 73': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
- 73': Joe Bryan (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Bobby Reid (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
- 77': Liam Moore (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Bristol City. Aaron Wilbraham replaces Luke Freeman.
- 78': Foul by Aaron Wilbraham (Bristol City).
- 78': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Paul McShane (Reading).
- 80': Tammy Abraham (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Mark Little.
- 83': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Garath McCleary.
- 84': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Joe Bryan (Bristol City).
- 86': Goal! Bristol City 2, Reading 2. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Scott Golbourne with a cross.
- 90'+3': Goal! Bristol City 2, Reading 3. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joey van den Berg.
- 90'+4': Offside, Reading. Yann Kermorgant tries a through ball, but Yakou Meite is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bristol City 2, Reading 3.
Statistics
 REA |
BRC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 71.9 | Possession | 28.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 557 | Accurate Passes | 175 |
| 659 | Passes | 260 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 21 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 51 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 9 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 33 |
| 14 | Clearances | 33 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Ashton Gate
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 20,074
Venue: Ashton Gate
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 20,074
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 |
Line-Ups
Bristol City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Fielding (GK) |
| 27 | Adam Matthews |
| 4 | Aden Flint |
| 7 | Korey Smith |
| 13 | Scott Golbourne |
| 2 | Mark Little  |
| 3 | Joe Bryan |
| 8 | Josh Brownhill |
| 15 | Luke Freeman |
| 11 | Callum O'Dowda |
| 9 | Tammy Abraham |
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 |
| 12 | Garath McCleary |
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