English League Championship

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

· 1st Leg
Fulham
  • 65': Tom Cairney
FT
1 - 1
1st Leg
Reading
  • 53': Jordan Obita
  • Red Card 80': Paul McShane

Fulham and Reading play out draw in playoff semifinal first leg

Reading escaped with a 1-1 draw from a feisty Championship playoff semi-final first leg at Fulham.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
  • 2': Sone Aluko (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Offside, Fulham. Marcus Bettinelli tries a through ball, but Sone Aluko is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Danny Williams (Reading).
  • 4': Stefan Johansen (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Chris Martin (Fulham).
  • 8': Jordan Obita (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kevin McDonald.
  • 9': Delay in match Tomas Kalas (Fulham) because of an injury.
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Tim Ream.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Chris Martin (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 13': Offside, Reading. Tyler Blackett tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
  • 17': Danny Williams (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Floyd Ayité (Fulham).
  • 18': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Scott Malone (Fulham).
  • 19': Offside, Reading. Tyler Blackett tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Floyd Ayité.
  • 23': Foul by Danny Williams (Reading).
  • 23': Sone Aluko (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Scott Malone (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
  • 26': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
  • 26': Tomas Kalas (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Floyd Ayité (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Jordan Obita (Reading).
  • 32': Danny Williams (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
  • 33': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Reading).
  • 33': Tim Ream (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
  • 40': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ryan Fredericks.
  • 40': John Swift (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  • 41': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Scott Malone.
  • 41': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
  • 41': Sone Aluko (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Danny Williams (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Floyd Ayité (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Reading 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Reading 0.
  • 47': Floyd Ayité (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by George Evans (Reading).
  • 50': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
  • 50': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Goal! Fulham 0, Reading 1. Jordan Obita (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul McShane.
  • 54': Scott Malone (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Foul by Kevin McDonald (Fulham).
  • 56': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Kevin McDonald (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Malone.
  • 57': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Reading).
  • 57': Tomas Kalas (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Fulham. Neeskens Kebano replaces Chris Martin.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lewis Grabban with a headed pass.
  • 64': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by John Swift.
  • 65': Goal! Fulham 1, Reading 1. Tom Cairney (Fulham) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Offside, Fulham. Sone Aluko tries a through ball, but Floyd Ayité is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Reading. Joseph Mendes replaces Lewis Grabban.
  • 69': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Scott Malone (Fulham).
  • 70': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Liam Moore.
  • 72': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
  • 72': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Reading. Joey van den Berg replaces John Swift.
  • 76': Offside, Fulham. Tom Cairney tries a through ball, but Neeskens Kebano is caught offside.
  • 77': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
  • 77': Sone Aluko (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Paul McShane (Reading).
  • 79': Kevin McDonald (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Paul McShane (Reading) is shown the red card.
  • 82': Substitution, Reading. Tiago Ilori replaces Joseph Mendes.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Kevin McDonald (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Scott Malone.
  • 87': Substitution, Fulham. Cyriac replaces Sone Aluko.
  • 87': Foul by Scott Malone (Fulham).
  • 87': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyler Blackett with a cross.
  • 88': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Tim Ream.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Floyd Ayité (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Scott Malone (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neeskens Kebano.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Reading 1.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Fulham 1, Reading 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 0
42 Possession 58
3 SHOTS 12
1 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
209 Accurate Passes 342
316 Passes 435
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 1
17 Crosses 24
0.2 Cross % 0.0
79 Long Balls 56
28 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 10
21 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
34 Effective Clearances 24
34 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 23,717

Line-Ups

FUL Fulham (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
13 Tim Ream
26 Tomás Kalas
3 Scott Malone Yellow Card
2 Ryan Fredericks
6 Kevin McDonald Yellow Card
14 Stefan Johansen
10 Tom Cairney
25 Chris Martin
11 Floyd Ayité
24 Sone Aluko
Fulham Substitutes:
Scott Parker, Lucas Piazon, David Button, Ryan Sessegnon, Cyriac, Neeskens Kebano, Denis Odoi.

REA Reading (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
26 Ali Al-Habsi (GK)
16 Liam Moore
24 Tyler Blackett
5 Paul McShane
6 George Evans
23 Daniel Williams
11 Jordan Obita
2 Chris Gunter
18 Yann Kermorgant Yellow Card
8 John Swift Yellow Card
50 Lewis Grabban
Reading Substitutes:
Roy Beerens, Garath McCleary, Anssi Jaakkola, Joseph Mendes, Adrian Popa, Tiago Ilori, Joey van den Berg.

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