Reading vs Ipswich Town, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
0 - 4
0 - 4
Reading 0-4 Ipswich Town
Reading 0-4 Ipswich Town
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Foul by Ben Folami (Ipswich Town).
- 3': Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Offside, Reading. Liam Kelly tries a through ball, but Modou Barrow is caught offside.
- 5': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Mustapha Carayol.
- 5': Bartosz Bialkowski (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
- 7': Foul by Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town).
- 7': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
- 10': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
- 10': Tristan Nydam (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Offside, Ipswich Town. Tristan Nydam tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
- 15': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Mustapha Carayol (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Myles Kenlock with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Myles Kenlock.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 20': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Martyn Waghorn.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
- 22': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jonas Knudsen.
- 24': Attempt saved. Mustapha Carayol (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Folami.
- 24': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Omar Richards.
- 28': Offside, Reading. Liam Kelly tries a through ball, but Jón Dadi Bödvarsson is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Tristan Nydam (Ipswich Town).
- 28': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
- 32': Foul by Tiago Ilori (Reading).
- 32': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town).
- 33': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Myles Kenlock (Ipswich Town).
- 34': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mustapha Carayol.
- 37': Foul by Mustapha Carayol (Ipswich Town).
- 37': Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
- 39': Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Ben Folami (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 41': Attempt missed. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
- 42': Attempt saved. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
- 43': Foul by Tiago Ilori (Reading).
- 43': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Delay in match Mustapha Carayol (Ipswich Town) because of an injury.
- 44': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Freddie Sears replaces Mustapha Carayol because of an injury.
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Delay in match Omar Richards (Reading) because of an injury.
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Offside, Ipswich Town. Jonas Knudsen tries a through ball, but Ben Folami is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Foul by Tristan Nydam (Ipswich Town).
- 45'+3': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Reading 0, Ipswich Town 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Ipswich Town 0.
- 47': Offside, Reading. Tiago Ilori tries a through ball, but Sone Aluko is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Tristan Nydam (Ipswich Town).
- 47': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Delay in match Omar Richards (Reading) because of an injury.
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Substitution, Reading. Tommy Elphick replaces Omar Richards because of an injury.
- 50': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jonas Knudsen.
- 50': Attempt saved. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sone Aluko with a cross.
- 53': Offside, Reading. Liam Kelly tries a through ball, but Modou Barrow is caught offside.
- 55': Foul by Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town).
- 55': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Attempt saved. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Swift.
- 58': Attempt saved. Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonas Knudsen.
- 63': Attempt missed. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
- 64': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
- 67': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Modou Barrow with a cross.
- 68': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
- 69': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
- 69': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
- 71': Goal! Reading 0, Ipswich Town 1. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Spence.
- 73': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town).
- 73': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
- 74': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jonas Knudsen.
- 75': Foul by Myles Kenlock (Ipswich Town).
- 75': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Myles Kenlock.
- 77': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Stephen Gleeson replaces Tristan Nydam.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Folami.
- 79': Goal! Reading 0, Ipswich Town 2. Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn.
- 80': Substitution, Reading. Chris Martin replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
- 81': Foul by Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town).
- 81': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
- 81': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Reading. Sam Smith replaces Yann Kermorgant.
- 82': Foul by Myles Kenlock (Ipswich Town).
- 82': Tiago Ilori (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Callum Connolly.
- 85': Attempt saved. Liam Moore (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross.
- 88': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Stephen Gleeson.
- 88': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jordan Spence.
- 89': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Barry Cotter replaces Ben Folami.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Sam Smith (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Martin.
- 90'+1': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jonas Knudsen.
- 90'+1': Goal! Reading 0, Ipswich Town 3. Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Goal! Reading 0, Ipswich Town 4. Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Reading 0, Ipswich Town 4.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Reading 0, Ipswich Town 4.
Statistics
 IPS |
REA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 37.3 | Possession | 62.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 212 | Accurate Passes | 409 |
| 303 | Passes | 503 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 11 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 82 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 28 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 17,683
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 17,683
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | +3 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Reading (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vito Mannone (GK) |
| 20 | Tiago Ilori |
| 6 | Liam Moore |
| 50 | Omar Richards |
| 2 | Chris Gunter |
| 10 | John Swift |
| 38 | Liam Kelly |
| 17 | Modou Barrow |
| 14 | Sone Aluko |
| 18 | Yann Kermorgant |
| 23 | Jón Bödvarsson |
Ipswich Town (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Bartosz Bialkowski (GK) |
| 6 | Adam Webster |
| 3 | Jonas Knudsen |
| 39 | Luke Woolfenden |
| 22 | Tristan Nydam |
| 16 | Callum Connolly |
| 30 | Myles Kenlock |
| 12 | Jordan Spence |
| 9 | Martyn Waghorn |
| 34 | Ben Folami |
| 32 | Mustapha Carayol |
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