Reading vs Fulham, 2016-17 English League Championship, Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Reading advance 2-1 on aggregate

Reading

49': Yann Kermorgant (P)

FT
1 - 0
2nd Leg - Reading advance 2-1 on aggregate

Fulham

Yann Kermorgant sends Reading through to Championship playoff final

Yann Kermorgant is one step closer to ending his career in the Premier League after firing Reading into the Championship playoff final.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Floyd Ayité.
3': Offside, Reading. John Swift tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
6': Foul by Sone Aluko (Fulham).
6': George Evans (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by John Swift.
9': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
12': Floyd Ayité (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
13': Attempt saved. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
13': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Marcus Bettinelli.
13': Attempt blocked. Liam Moore (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
14': Offside, Reading. Joey van den Berg tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
15': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
15': Tim Ream (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Danny Williams (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Foul by Floyd Ayité (Fulham).
18': Attempt saved. Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
22': Attempt saved. Scott Malone (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
26': Floyd Ayité (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Tiago Ilori (Reading).
27': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
27': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt saved. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
28': Attempt saved. Sone Aluko (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
28': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
28': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by John Swift.
29': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Sone Aluko (Fulham).
30': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
31': Attempt missed. Floyd Ayité (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Johansen with a cross following a corner.
31': Offside, Reading. Ali Al Habsi tries a through ball, but Yann Kermorgant is caught offside.
33': Attempt saved. Lewis Grabban (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyler Blackett with a cross.
34': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neeskens Kebano.
35': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
38': Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
38': Danny Williams (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
38': Kevin McDonald (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
39': Kevin McDonald (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Scott Malone.
44': Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
45': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ali Al Habsi.
45'+1': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
45'+1': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
45'+2': First Half ends, Reading 0, Fulham 0.
45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Fulham 0.
47': Attempt saved. Lewis Grabban (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant with a cross.
47': Foul by Neeskens Kebano (Fulham).
47': Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
48': Penalty conceded by Tomas Kalas (Fulham) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
49': Goal! Reading 1, Fulham 0. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
50': Attempt saved. Lewis Grabban (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Williams.
51': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
51': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
52': Sone Aluko (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Liam Moore (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Offside, Fulham. Scott Malone tries a through ball, but Floyd Ayité is caught offside.
54': Offside, Fulham. Neeskens Kebano tries a through ball, but Sone Aluko is caught offside.
56': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Gunter with a cross.
56': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
56': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Danny Williams.
57': Attempt missed. Tim Ream (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Floyd Ayité with a cross following a corner.
58': Substitution, Fulham. Ryan Sessegnon replaces Floyd Ayité.
58': Substitution, Fulham. Lucas Piazon replaces Neeskens Kebano.
58': Danny Williams (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
58': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Attempt saved. Danny Williams (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
59': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
59': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Liam Moore.
61': Attempt blocked. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks.
61': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
63': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
63': Offside, Fulham. Stefan Johansen tries a through ball, but Sone Aluko is caught offside.
64': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
65': Scott Malone (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
66': Substitution, Reading. Garath McCleary replaces Tyler Blackett.
67': Attempt saved. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
69': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a fast break.
71': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Garath McCleary.
71': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Piazon.
73': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
73': Substitution, Fulham. Chris Martin replaces Scott Malone.
74': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
74': Sone Aluko (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by John Swift.
74': Attempt blocked. Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Substitution, Reading. Liam Kelly replaces John Swift.
77': Attempt saved. Kevin McDonald (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
77': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ali Al Habsi.
78': Attempt missed. Chris Martin (Fulham) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Sone Aluko with a cross.
78': Ali Al Habsi (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Chris Martin (Fulham).
79': Delay in match Ali Al Habsi (Reading) because of an injury.
79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
80': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
80': George Evans (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Garath McCleary.
88': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Garath McCleary.
88': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Piazon with a cross following a corner.
89': Substitution, Reading. Joseph Mendes replaces Yann Kermorgant.
90'+3': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
90'+4': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Garath McCleary.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Chris Martin (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stefan Johansen with a cross following a corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Reading 1, Fulham 0.
90'+6': Match ends, Reading 1, Fulham 0.

Statistics

FUL		REA
11	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
16	Corner Kicks	3
6	Saves	6
60	Possession	40
19	SHOTS	12
6	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
373	Accurate Passes	232
447	Passes	311
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	4
38	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.3
59	Long Balls	76
35	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	8
14	Tackles	15
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
19	Effective Clearances	39
19	Clearances	39

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 22,044

Line-Ups

Reading (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
26	Ali Al-Habsi (GK)
16	Liam Moore
4	Joey van den Berg
20	Tiago Ilori
23	Daniel Williams
6	George Evans
8	John Swift
24	Tyler Blackett
2	Chris Gunter
50	Lewis Grabban
18	Yann Kermorgant

Reading Substitutes:

Anssi Jaakkola, Adrian Popa, Danzell Gravenberch, Joseph Mendes, Liam Kelly, Garath McCleary, Roy Beerens.

Fulham (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
13	Tim Ream
26	Tomás Kalas
3	Scott Malone
2	Ryan Fredericks
6	Kevin McDonald
14	Stefan Johansen
10	Tom Cairney
24	Sone Aluko
11	Floyd Ayité
7	Neeskens Kebano

Fulham Substitutes:

Ryan Sessegnon, Denis Odoi, Chris Martin, David Button, Cyriac, Scott Parker, Lucas Piazon.

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