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

· English League Championship

Fulham

25': Stefan Johansen

FT
1 - 0

Reading

90'+3': Leandro Bacuna

Stefan Johansen strike sends Fulham into second place

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
5': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
7': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading).
10': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
10': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Offside, Reading. Omar Richards tries a through ball, but Jón Dadi Bödvarsson is caught offside.
11': Attempt blocked. David Edwards (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
11': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Tiago Ilori (Reading).
12': Offside, Fulham. Ryan Fredericks tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
13': Offside, Reading. Liam Moore tries a through ball, but Jón Dadi Bödvarsson is caught offside.
15': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
15': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Matt Targett.
21': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
21': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Goal! Fulham 1, Reading 0. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
27': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
27': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
29': Hand ball by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
30': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
33': Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).
33': Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Omar Richards (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Johansen with a cross following a set piece situation.
36': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
36': Lucas Piazon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Offside, Fulham. Matt Targett tries a through ball, but Tom Cairney is caught offside.
39': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
42': Foul by David Edwards (Reading).
42': Lucas Piazon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Offside, Fulham. Matt Targett tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
43': Offside, Reading. Liam Moore tries a through ball, but Modou Barrow is caught offside.
43': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
45'+2': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Reading 0.
45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Reading 0.
48': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
48': Matt Targett (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
52': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Matt Targett (Fulham).
53': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Offside, Reading. Sone Aluko tries a through ball, but Modou Barrow is caught offside.
56': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
56': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Offside, Fulham. Kevin McDonald tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
57': Offside, Fulham. Kevin McDonald tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
58': Substitution, Reading. John Swift replaces David Edwards.
59': Foul by Matt Targett (Fulham).
59': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Matt Targett (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
61': Matt Targett (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
63': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
64': Attempt saved. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Targett.
64': Offside, Fulham. Stefan Johansen tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
67': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Omar Richards.
69': Substitution, Reading. Yann Kermorgant replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
70': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Tiago Ilori (Reading).
70': Attempt saved. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
71': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
71': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
75': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
75': Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, Reading. Chris Martin replaces Omar Richards.
77': Attempt missed. Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
77': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
78': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
78': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
78': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Fulham. Neeskens Kebano replaces Lucas Piazon.
81': Attempt blocked. Chris Martin (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
82': Attempt missed. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks.
82': Foul by Chris Martin (Reading).
82': Matt Targett (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
84': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
86': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
88': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by Tiago Ilori (Reading).
89': Substitution, Fulham. Oliver Norwood replaces Stefan Johansen because of an injury.
90': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
90'+1': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Sone Aluko.
90'+2': Foul by Chris Martin (Reading).
90'+2': Kevin McDonald (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
90'+3': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Leandro Bacuna (Reading) is shown the red card.
90'+4': Delay in match Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) because of an injury.
90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Reading 0.
90'+6': Match ends, Fulham 1, Reading 0.
90'+6': Match ends, Fulham 1, Reading 0.

Statistics

REA		FUL
14	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	6
2	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	0
35	Possession	65
2	SHOTS	14
0	ON GOAL	5
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
265	Accurate Passes	573
361	Passes	658
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	5
7	Crosses	19
0.1	Cross %	0.3
68	Long Balls	53
26	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	0
11	Effective Tackles	12
16	Tackles	17
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
29	Effective Clearances	27
29	Clearances	27

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 19,272

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	5	+6	11
2	Middlesbrough	5	+3	10
3	Queens Park Rangers	5	+3	10
4	Bristol City	5	+2	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Fulham (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Marcus Bettinelli (GK)
13	Tim Ream
4	Denis Odoi
21	Matt Targett
2	Ryan Fredericks
6	Kevin McDonald
8	Stefan Johansen
10	Tom Cairney
32	Aleksandar Mitrovic
3	Ryan Sessegnon
20	Lucas Piazon

Fulham Substitutes:

Aboubakar Kamara, Neeskens Kebano, Oliver Norwood, Tomás Kalas, Rui Fonte, David Button, Cyrus Christie.

Reading (4-2-3-1)

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

Reading Substitutes:

Anssi Jaakkola, Pelle Clement, Chris Martin, Joey van den Berg, Yann Kermorgant, Thomas Holmes, John Swift.

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