Reading vs Leeds United, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Leeds' faint play-off hopes suffer another setback at Reading
Leeds' faint play-off hopes suffer another setback at Reading
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Offside, Reading. Liam Kelly tries a through ball, but Modou Barrow is caught offside.
- 2': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Gaetano Berardi.
- 2': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 2': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Pablo Hernández.
- 3': Attempt missed. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Hernández.
- 7': Foul by Eunan O'Kane (Leeds United).
- 7': Pelle Clement (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 8': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Anssi Jaakkola.
- 9': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Matthew Pennington.
- 12': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Laurens De Bock.
- 16': Goal! Reading 1, Leeds United 0. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sone Aluko with a through ball.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Samu Sáiz (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Foul by Samu Sáiz (Leeds United).
- 19': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Modou Barrow (Reading).
- 24': Attempt saved. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Modou Barrow with a cross.
- 24': Attempt blocked. George Evans (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 24': Caleb Ekuban (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Tiago Ilori (Reading).
- 24': Foul by George Evans (Reading).
- 24': Samu Sáiz (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': George Evans (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Foul by Pablo Hernández (Leeds United).
- 25': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ezgjan Alioski.
- 27': Foul by Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United).
- 27': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Hernández.
- 31': Caleb Ekuban (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Liam Kelly (Reading).
- 31': Liam Kelly (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Pablo Hernández (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Attempt saved. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 32': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
- 33': Offside, Leeds United. Matthew Pennington tries a through ball, but Caleb Ekuban is caught offside.
- 34': Foul by Samu Sáiz (Leeds United).
- 34': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
- 39': Attempt blocked. George Evans (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
- 39': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Matthew Pennington.
- 40': Offside, Reading. Leandro Bacuna tries a through ball, but Liam Kelly is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt missed. Pablo Hernández (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Samu Sáiz.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Caleb Ekuban (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Hernández.
- 42': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Liam Moore.
- 43': Goal! Reading 1, Leeds United 1. Pontus Jansson (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Adam Forshaw following a corner.
- 45': Attempt saved. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45': Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
- 45': Attempt missed. Pablo Hernández (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 45'+1': Foul by Samu Sáiz (Leeds United).
- 45'+1': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Pelle Clement (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by George Evans.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Reading 1, Leeds United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Reading 1, Leeds United 1.
- 46': Attempt saved. Samu Sáiz (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Hernández.
- 47': Foul by Modou Barrow (Reading).
- 47': Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Samu Sáiz (Leeds United).
- 48': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Matthew Pennington (Leeds United).
- 48': Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Matthew Pennington (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Foul by Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United).
- 50': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
- 53': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by George Evans.
- 54': Adam Forshaw (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Pelle Clement (Reading).
- 56': Goal! Reading 1, Leeds United 2. Pablo Hernández (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Samu Sáiz.
- 57': Caleb Ekuban (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
- 58': Attempt saved. Matthew Pennington (Leeds United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Leandro Bacuna (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
- 58': Own Goal by Eunan O'Kane, Leeds United. Reading 2, Leeds United 2.
- 60': Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
- 62': Attempt missed. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Caleb Ekuban.
- 63': Hand ball by Pelle Clement (Reading).
- 63': Substitution, Reading. John Swift replaces Pelle Clement.
- 63': Substitution, Reading. David Edwards replaces George Evans.
- 64': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
- 66': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
- 67': Attempt missed. Pontus Jansson (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
- 69': Attempt missed. Caleb Ekuban (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Gaetano Berardi.
- 73': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Gaetano Berardi.
- 74': Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Modou Barrow (Reading).
- 76': Foul by Caleb Ekuban (Leeds United).
- 76': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Substitution, Leeds United. Pierre-Michel Lasogga replaces Caleb Ekuban.
- 79': Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
- 81': Attempt saved. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samu Sáiz.
- 81': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Anssi Jaakkola.
- 81': Attempt missed. Pierre-Michel Lasogga (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Forshaw with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Matthew Pennington.
- 84': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Samu Sáiz.
- 84': Attempt saved. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross.
- 85': Substitution, Leeds United. Stuart Dallas replaces Pablo Hernández.
- 85': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Leeds United).
- 85': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
- 88': Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
- 90'+1': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Laurens De Bock.
- 90'+2': Eunan O'Kane (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Reading 2, Leeds United 2.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Reading 2, Leeds United 2.
Statistics
 LEE |
REA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 49.5 | Possession | 50.5 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 287 | Accurate Passes | 282 |
| 412 | Passes | 406 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 13 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 79 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 14 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 31 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 19,770
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 19,770
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 |
Line-Ups
Reading (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Anssi Jaakkola (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Moore |
| 20 | Tiago Ilori |
| 2 | Chris Gunter |
| 19 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 22 | Pelle Clement |
| 38 | Liam Kelly  |
| 8 | George Evans |
| 23 | Jón Bödvarsson |
| 17 | Modou Barrow |
| 14 | Sone Aluko |
Leeds United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK) |
| 5 | Matthew Pennington |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson |
| 12 | Laurens De Bock |
| 28 | Gaetano Berardi |
| 21 | Samu Sáiz |
| 4 | Adam Forshaw |
| 14 | Eunan O'Kane |
| 45 | Caleb Ekuban |
| 19 | Pablo Hernández |
| 10 | Ezgjan Alioski |
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