Blackburn Rovers vs Reading, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League Championship
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Blackburn Rovers 2-3 Reading
Blackburn Rovers 2-3 Reading
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 5': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
- 6': Attempt missed. Dominic Samuel (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Garath McCleary following a corner.
- 7': Attempt saved. Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Derrick Williams.
- 7': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Moore.
- 10': Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roy Beerens.
- 13': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
- 13': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Offside, Reading. Paul McShane tries a through ball, but Liam Kelly is caught offside.
- 15': Hand ball by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
- 16': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Moore.
- 16': Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Conway with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Dominic Samuel (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Foul by Wes Brown (Blackburn Rovers).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Joey van den Berg (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Garath McCleary.
- 19': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
- 19': Attempt missed. Paul McShane (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 23': Attempt saved. Garath McCleary (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a through ball.
- 24': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
- 25': Offside, Reading. Tyler Blackett tries a through ball, but Dominic Samuel is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt saved. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvin Emnes.
- 26': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ali Al Habsi.
- 26': Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marvin Emnes following a corner.
- 27': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
- 27': Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Liam Kelly (Reading).
- 28': Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Joey van den Berg.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Conway.
- 32': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Reading 1. Dominic Samuel (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Garath McCleary with a through ball.
- 33': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
- 36': Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
- 36': Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Garath McCleary (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Hand ball by Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 39': Attempt saved. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Conway with a cross.
- 41': Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Dominic Samuel (Reading).
- 42': Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Danny Graham with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 43': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Graham with a headed pass.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 44': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Moore.
- 44': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Conway with a cross.
- 44': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Reading 1. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Reading 1.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Reading 1.
- 47': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Wes Brown.
- 47': Attempt missed. Liam Moore (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Garath McCleary with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Hand ball by Roy Beerens (Reading).
- 49': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 49': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Derrick Williams with a cross.
- 50': Offside, Reading. Roy Beerens tries a through ball, but Dominic Samuel is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt saved. Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Marshall with a cross.
- 52': Delay in match Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) because of an injury.
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Foul by Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers).
- 56': Roy Beerens (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Sam Gallagher.
- 60': Substitution, Reading. Yann Kermorgant replaces Dominic Samuel.
- 60': Liam Kelly (Reading) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 60': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Reading 2. Liam Moore (Reading) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 62': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Wes Brown tries a through ball, but Marvin Emnes is caught offside.
- 63': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
- 63': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Conway with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Graham.
- 63': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Moore.
- 64': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Marshall with a cross.
- 65': Foul by Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers).
- 65': Roy Beerens (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers).
- 66': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Offside, Reading. Liam Kelly tries a through ball, but Yann Kermorgant is caught offside.
- 68': Foul by Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers).
- 68': Roy Beerens (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Offside, Reading. Liam Moore tries a through ball, but Liam Kelly is caught offside.
- 71': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
- 72': Attempt saved. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Marshall with a cross.
- 72': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ali Al Habsi.
- 73': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 2. Wes Brown (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Conway with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
- 74': Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Craig Conway following a set piece situation.
- 75': Foul by Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers).
- 75': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
- 77': Foul by Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 77': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt saved. Roy Beerens (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Evans.
- 79': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jason Steele.
- 79': Attempt saved. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Gunter.
- 82': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
- 82': Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Garath McCleary (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
- 84': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
- 84': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
- 85': Wes Brown (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Nyambe replaces Hope Akpan.
- 90': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Wes Brown tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
- 90'+1': Wes Brown (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 3. George Evans (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Garath McCleary.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Reading. Jake Cooper replaces Liam Kelly.
- 90'+5': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jason Lowe tries a through ball, but Danny Graham is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 3.
Statistics
 REA |
BLK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 10 | Saves | 3 |
| 63.9 | Possession | 36.1 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 407 | Accurate Passes | 174 |
| 503 | Passes | 269 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 17 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 112 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 65 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 36 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 10,982
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 10,982
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
Blackburn Rovers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Steele (GK) |
| 26 | Darragh Lenihan |
| 30 | Wes Brown |
| 5 | Derrick Williams |
| 10 | Ben Marshall |
| 21 | Hope Akpan |
| 6 | Jason Lowe  |
| 19 | Sam Gallagher |
| 32 | Craig Conway |
| 12 | Danny Graham |
| 17 | Marvin Emnes |
Reading (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Ali Al-Habsi (GK) |
| 16 | Liam Moore |
| 5 | Paul McShane |
| 24 | Tyler Blackett |
| 2 | Chris Gunter |
| 38 | Liam Kelly |
| 6 | George Evans |
| 4 | Joey van den Berg |
| 14 | Dominic Samuel |
| 7 | Roy Beerens |
| 12 | Garath McCleary |
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