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

· English League Championship

Reading

49': Roy Beerens

FT
1 - 0

Fulham

Roy Beerens strike sinks Fulham

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Chris Martin (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
3': Delay in match Michael Madl (Fulham) because of an injury.
4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
6': Offside, Reading. Liam Moore tries a through ball, but Roy Beerens is caught offside.
7': Offside, Reading. Paul McShane tries a through ball, but Garath McCleary is caught offside.
7': Offside, Fulham. Stefan Johansen tries a through ball, but Chris Martin is caught offside.
12': Foul by Liam Kelly (Reading).
12': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Attempt saved. Michael Madl (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
13': Offside, Reading. Chris Gunter tries a through ball, but Roy Beerens is caught offside.
15': Attempt blocked. Chris Martin (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
15': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Paul McShane.
16': Attempt missed. Kevin McDonald (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
17': Offside, Fulham. Chris Martin tries a through ball, but Sone Aluko is caught offside.
18': Danny Williams (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
19': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Sone Aluko (Fulham).
20': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Tomas Kalas.
21': Attempt blocked. Paul McShane (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross.
21': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kevin McDonald.
24': Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
24': Tim Ream (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
26': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roy Beerens.
26': Offside, Reading. John Swift tries a through ball, but Roy Beerens is caught offside.
30': Offside, Reading. John Swift tries a through ball, but Garath McCleary is caught offside.
31': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
31': Scott Malone (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Paul McShane (Reading).
32': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Paul McShane (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
37': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
39': Attempt saved. Danny Williams (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift.
40': Foul by Chris Martin (Fulham).
40': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. John Swift (Reading) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Roy Beerens with a cross.
43': Attempt missed. Roy Beerens (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Williams.
44': Corner, Reading. Conceded by David Button.
44': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
44': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Danny Williams (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
45'+2': Offside, Reading. Garath McCleary tries a through ball, but John Swift is caught offside.
45'+3': First Half ends, Reading 0, Fulham 0.
0': Match ends, Reading 1, Fulham 0.
45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Fulham 0.
45': Substitution, Fulham. Lucas Piazon replaces Michael Madl.
47': Foul by Tim Ream (Fulham).
47': Garath McCleary (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Penalty Reading. Liam Moore draws a foul in the penalty area.
48': Penalty conceded by Tim Ream (Fulham) after a foul in the penalty area.
49': Penalty saved! John Swift (Reading) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
49': Goal! Reading 1, Fulham 0. Roy Beerens (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
51': Attempt blocked. Garath McCleary (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
52': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
52': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Tomas Kalas.
52': Attempt missed. Paul McShane (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross following a corner.
53': Offside, Fulham. Ryan Fredericks tries a through ball, but Chris Martin is caught offside.
56': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Chris Martin.
57': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
57': Garath McCleary (Reading) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
60': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
61': Attempt blocked. Roy Beerens (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Garath McCleary.
61': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Tomas Kalas.
62': Attempt missed. Danny Williams (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roy Beerens with a cross following a corner.
63': Offside, Reading. Liam Kelly tries a through ball, but John Swift is caught offside.
64': Attempt blocked. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks with a cross.
65': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks with a cross.
67': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks.
68': Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
68': Tomas Kalas (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Garath McCleary (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Scott Malone.
69': Substitution, Reading. Tiago Ilori replaces Tyler Blackett.
70': Attempt saved. Garath McCleary (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Moore.
71': Foul by Tiago Ilori (Reading).
71': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Chris Martin (Fulham).
71': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Delay in match Liam Moore (Reading) because of an injury.
72': Chris Martin (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
79': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Attempt saved. Danny Williams (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Moore.
80': Attempt blocked. Garath McCleary (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
80': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
80': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Joey van den Berg.
83': Substitution, Fulham. Scott Parker replaces Kevin McDonald.
83': Foul by Liam Kelly (Reading).
83': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Paul McShane.
85': Substitution, Reading. George Evans replaces Roy Beerens.
85': Substitution, Reading. Yann Kermorgant replaces Liam Kelly.
89': Penalty Fulham. Lucas Piazon draws a foul in the penalty area.
89': Penalty conceded by Liam Moore (Reading) after a foul in the penalty area.
90': Penalty saved! Chris Martin (Fulham) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
90': Attempt missed. Chris Martin (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Scott Parker (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Ream.
90'+2': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Paul McShane.
90'+2': Hand ball by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
90'+3': Foul by Danny Williams (Reading).
90'+3': Lucas Piazon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Scott Parker (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
90'+5': Foul by Tim Ream (Fulham).
90'+5': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Reading 1, Fulham 0.

Statistics

FUL		REA
12	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	7
5	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	2
54.2	Possession	45.8
14	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	7
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
331	Accurate Passes	281
439	Passes	384
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	6
27	Crosses	16
0.2	Cross %	0.4
57	Long Balls	77
23	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	5
11	Effective Tackles	12
14	Tackles	21
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
13	Effective Clearances	17
13	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 16,012

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 (5-3-2)

No.	Name
26	Ali Al-Habsi (GK)
16	Liam Moore
4	Joey van den Berg
5	Paul McShane
24	Tyler Blackett
2	Chris Gunter
38	Liam Kelly
8	John Swift
23	Daniel Williams
12	Garath McCleary
7	Roy Beerens

Reading Substitutes:

Stuart Moore, Dominic Samuel, Jordan Obita, Yann Kermorgant, Jake Cooper, George Evans, Anssi Jaakkola, Tiago Ilori, Yakou Meite, Joseph Mendes.

Fulham (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
27	David Button (GK)
26	Tomás Kalas
13	Tim Ream
15	Michael Madl
14	Stefan Johansen
6	Kevin McDonald
3	Scott Malone
2	Ryan Fredericks
25	Chris Martin
24	Sone Aluko
10	Tom Cairney

Fulham Substitutes:

Ragnar Sigurdsson, Matt Smith, Scott Parker, Denis Odoi, Lucas Piazon, Lasse Vigen Christensen, Ryan Sessegnon, Marcus Bettinelli.

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