Reading vs Sunderland, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Reading

20': Liam Kelly (P)
79': Yann Kermorgant

FT
2 - 2

Sunderland

47': Paddy McNair
66': Lee Cattermole

League One looming for Sunderland after they lose lead at Reading

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
4': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
7': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland).
7': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Lamine Koné (Sunderland).
8': Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Attempt missed. Callum McManaman (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Honeyman.
19': Attempt saved. Sone Aluko (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
19': Penalty Reading. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson draws a foul in the penalty area.
19': Penalty conceded by Lee Camp (Sunderland) after a foul in the penalty area.
20': Goal! Reading 1, Sunderland 0. Liam Kelly (Reading) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
22': Attempt saved. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by John Swift.
22': Callum McManaman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).
23': Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
23': Attempt blocked. Callum McManaman (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
23': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Liam Moore.
24': Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
25': Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
26': Attempt missed. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bryan Oviedo with a cross following a corner.
27': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Donald Love.
27': Attempt saved. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
27': Attempt saved. Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
28': Attempt missed. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
31': Offside, Reading. Liam Moore tries a through ball, but Omar Richards is caught offside.
35': Offside, Sunderland. Lamine Koné tries a through ball, but Ashley Fletcher is caught offside.
40': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland).
40': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt missed. Callum McManaman (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
45': Attempt blocked. Callum McManaman (Sunderland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
45': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Omar Richards.
45': Attempt missed. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, Reading 1, Sunderland 0.
45': Second Half begins Reading 1, Sunderland 0.
46': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
47': Goal! Reading 1, Sunderland 1. Paddy McNair (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
48': Substitution, Sunderland. Jake Clarke-Salter replaces Bryan Oviedo.
49': Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).
49': Paddy McNair (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
51': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Foul by Donald Love (Sunderland).
52': Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Offside, Sunderland. Lee Camp tries a through ball, but Ashley Fletcher is caught offside.
53': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
55': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Sone Aluko.
55': Attempt blocked. Paddy McNair (Sunderland) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross.
56': Foul by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
56': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
58': Attempt missed. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross.
59': Offside, Reading. John Swift tries a through ball, but Modou Barrow is caught offside.
61': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Donald Love.
61': Attempt missed. David Edwards (Reading) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sone Aluko with a cross following a corner.
62': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Reading) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by John Swift with a through ball.
64': Delay in match Liam Kelly (Reading) because of an injury.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Substitution, Reading. Tyler Blackett replaces Omar Richards.
65': Callum McManaman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
65': Foul by David Edwards (Reading).
66': Goal! Reading 1, Sunderland 2. Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross following a set piece situation.
68': Foul by George Honeyman (Sunderland).
68': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Honeyman.
70': David Edwards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Paddy McNair (Sunderland).
70': Offside, Reading. Modou Barrow tries a through ball, but Jón Dadi Bödvarsson is caught offside.
71': Substitution, Reading. Yann Kermorgant replaces Liam Kelly.
72': Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
74': Foul by Lamine Koné (Sunderland).
74': Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Offside, Reading. John Swift tries a through ball, but Yann Kermorgant is caught offside.
75': Substitution, Sunderland. Joel Asoro replaces Callum McManaman.
79': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Asoro.
79': Goal! Reading 2, Sunderland 2. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Gunter with a cross.
80': Aiden McGeady (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
82': Substitution, Sunderland. Josh Maja replaces George Honeyman.
84': Attempt blocked. Joel Asoro (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Maja.
84': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Gunter with a cross.
85': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
85': Josh Maja (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': John Swift (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Foul by Tiago Ilori (Reading).
86': Josh Maja (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Foul by Donald Love (Sunderland).
87': Tyler Blackett (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
88': Josh Maja (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Donald Love (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading).
90': Foul by Joel Asoro (Sunderland).
90': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
90': Attempt saved. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90': Attempt blocked. Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
90': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Sunderland).
90'+1': Attempt saved. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tyler Blackett.
90'+1': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Lee Camp.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Joel Asoro (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Fletcher.
90'+4': Foul by Donald Love (Sunderland).
90'+4': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Donald Love (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Paddy McNair (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Maja.
90'+4': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Liam Moore.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Joel Asoro (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+5': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Sone Aluko.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Reading 2, Sunderland 2.
90'+6': Match ends, Reading 2, Sunderland 2.

Statistics

SUN		REA
14	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
8	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	4
49.3	Possession	50.7
22	SHOTS	12
6	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
266	Accurate Passes	281
360	Passes	382
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	5
24	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.4
79	Long Balls	60
37	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
8	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	4
15	Tackles	8
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
20	Effective Clearances	37
20	Clearances	37

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 17,348

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	26	+28	52
2	Middlesbrough	26	+11	46
3	Ipswich Town	25	+18	44
4	Preston North End	26	+11	43

Full Table

Line-Ups

Reading (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Vito Mannone (GK)
6	Liam Moore
20	Tiago Ilori
50	Omar Richards
2	Chris Gunter
10	John Swift
38	Liam Kelly
16	David Edwards
23	Jón Bödvarsson
17	Modou Barrow
14	Sone Aluko

Reading Substitutes:

Tyler Blackett, Chris Martin, Joey van den Berg, Anssi Jaakkola, Yann Kermorgant, Andy Rinomhota, Pelle Clement.

Sunderland (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Lee Camp (GK)
36	Marc Wilson
23	Lamine Koné
6	Lee Cattermole
3	Bryan Oviedo
22	Donald Love
26	George Honeyman
4	Paddy McNair
19	Aiden McGeady
13	Callum McManaman
9	Ashley Fletcher

Sunderland Substitutes:

Ovie Ejaria, Max Stryjek, Kazenga Lua Lua, Josh Maja, Jake Clark-Salter, Ethan Robson, Joel Asoro.

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