English League Championship

FT Saturday, April 21, 2018
Reading WLWLD 0
–
Sheffield Wednesday WWLLW 3
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REA000
SHW123
Hillsborough · 24,373 att.

Match Report

Fernando Forestieri bags a brace in comfortable Wednesday win

Fernando Forestieri bags a brace in comfortable Wednesday win

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
1
52.8
Possession
47.2
7
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
414
Accurate Passes
359
510
Passes
461
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
19
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.4
60
Long Balls
65
26
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
3
16
Tackles
9
0.8
Tackle %
0.3
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
28
24
Clearances
28

Head to Head

REA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SHW · 3-5-2

  1. 25Cameron DawsonG
  2. 15Tom LeesCD
  3. 36Daniel PudilCD-L
  4. 46Frederico VenâncioCD-R
  5. 20Adam ReachCM-L
  6. 32Joel PelupessyCM-R
  7. 10Barry BannanAM
  8. 21George BoydLM
  9. 2Jack HuntRM
  10. 7Jordan RhodesCF-L
  11. 45Fernando ForestieriCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Marco MatiasSUB
  2. 31Connor KirbySUB
  3. 3David JonesSUB
  4. 17Atdhe NuhiuSUB
  5. 18Lucas JoãoSUB
  6. 35Frederik NielsenSUB
  7. 28Joe WildsmithSUB

REA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Vito MannoneG
  2. 6Liam MooreCD-L
  3. 20Tiago IloriCD-R
  4. 24Tyler BlackettLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 10John SwiftAM
  7. 38Liam KellyLM
  8. 4Joey van den BergRM
  9. 23Jón BödvarssonF
  10. 17Modou BarrowAM-L
  11. 14Sone AlukoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Anssi JaakkolaSUB
  2. 22Pelle ClementSUB
  3. 18Yann KermorgantSUB
  4. 27Chris MartinSUB
  5. 42Andy RinomhotaSUB
  6. 50Omar RichardsSUB
  7. 16David EdwardsSUB

Timeline

  1. 34' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Reading 0. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Pudil.
  2. 52' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 2, Reading 0. George Boyd (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Reach.
  3. 58' Substitution, Reading. Yann Kermorgant replaces Joey van den Berg.
  4. 68' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Lucas João replaces Jordan Rhodes because of an injury.
  5. 69' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Jack Hunt because of an injury.
  6. 73' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 3, Reading 0. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Atdhe Nuhiu.
  7. 76' Tyler Blackett (Reading) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  8. 78' Substitution, Reading. Omar Richards replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
  9. 78' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Connor Kirby replaces Frederico Venâncio.
  10. 83' Substitution, Reading. Pelle Clement replaces Sone Aluko.

EFL Championship News

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