Reading vs Brentford, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipReading 0-1 Brentford
Reading 0-1 Brentford
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford).
- 2': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
- 5': Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Vibe.
- 10': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
- 10': Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Joey van den Berg (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
- 15': Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Yoann Barbet.
- 17': Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
- 17': George Evans (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Nico Yennaris.
- 19': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
- 19': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Tiago Ilori (Reading).
- 21': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
- 23': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
- 26': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
- 26': Lasse Vibe (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 27': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
- 29': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
- 29': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 33': Offside, Reading. Sone Aluko tries a through ball, but Liam Kelly is caught offside.
- 35': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Yoann Barbet.
- 37': Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).
- 38': Offside, Reading. Sone Aluko tries a through ball, but Modou Barrow is caught offside.
- 39': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
- 41': Foul by Andreas Bjelland (Brentford).
- 41': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt saved. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 42': Offside, Brentford. Ryan Woods tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt saved. Joey van den Berg (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
- 44': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kamohelo Mokotjo.
- 45'+1': Chris Gunter (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoann Barbet.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Reading 0, Brentford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Brentford 0.
- 45': Substitution, Reading. Tyler Blackett replaces Omar Richards.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
- 52': Attempt saved. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamohelo Mokotjo.
- 55': Offside, Brentford. Yoann Barbet tries a through ball, but Lasse Vibe is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt missed. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yoann Barbet.
- 60': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Reading. Roy Beerens replaces Sone Aluko.
- 61': Attempt missed. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Gunter.
- 61': Offside, Reading. Tyler Blackett tries a through ball, but Jón Dadi Bödvarsson is caught offside.
- 62': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
- 62': Roy Beerens (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt saved. Chris Mepham (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
- 63': Foul by Andreas Bjelland (Brentford).
- 63': Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Liam Kelly (Reading) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 65': Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canos replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 65': Offside, Brentford. Romaine Sawyers tries a through ball, but Florian Jozefzoon is caught offside.
- 67': Offside, Brentford. Sergi Canos tries a through ball, but Lasse Vibe is caught offside.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon.
- 69': Attempt missed. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Canos.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamohelo Mokotjo.
- 70': Offside, Brentford. Lasse Vibe tries a through ball, but Florian Jozefzoon is caught offside.
- 72': Attempt missed. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yoann Barbet.
- 73': Attempt missed. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Chris Mepham with a headed pass.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
- 74': Attempt saved. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers with a through ball.
- 74': Goal! Reading 0, Brentford 1. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
- 76': Attempt saved. Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 77': Substitution, Reading. Yann Kermorgant replaces Joey van den Berg.
- 78': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Sergi Canos (Brentford).
- 79': Attempt missed. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kamohelo Mokotjo.
- 80': Delay in match Sergi Canos (Brentford) because of an injury.
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Gunter.
- 81': Attempt saved. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 81': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
- 82': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Yoann Barbet.
- 83': Attempt missed. Tiago Ilori (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
- 83': Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Ryan Woods (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Yoann Barbet.
- 85': Foul by Andreas Bjelland (Brentford).
- 85': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt saved. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yoann Barbet.
- 86': Foul by Sergi Canos (Brentford).
- 86': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Sergi Canos (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Brentford. Lewis MacLeod replaces Florian Jozefzoon.
- 88': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
- 88': Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Lewis MacLeod (Brentford).
- 90'+1': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Bjelland.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis MacLeod.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
- 90'+5': George Evans (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Yoann Barbet.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Reading 0, Brentford 1.
- 90'+7': Match ends, Reading 0, Brentford 1.
Statistics
 BRE |
REA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 9 |
| 46.7 | Possession | 53.3 |
| 23 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 281 | Accurate Passes | 303 |
| 359 | Passes | 404 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 9 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 82 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 29 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 17,893
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 17,893
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 |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vito Mannone (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Moore |
| 20 | Tiago Ilori |
| 50 | Omar Richards |
| 2 | Chris Gunter  |
| 38 | Liam Kelly |
| 8 | George Evans |
| 4 | Joey van den Berg |
| 23 | Jón Bödvarsson |
| 17 | Modou Barrow |
| 14 | Sone Aluko |
Brentford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bentley (GK) |
| 5 | Andreas Bjelland |
| 33 | Chris Mepham |
| 29 | Yoann Barbet |
| 8 | Li Ke |
| 19 | Romaine Sawyers |
| 15 | Ryan Woods |
| 12 | Kamohelo Mokotjo |
| 21 | Lasse Vibe |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 7 | Florian Jozefzoon |
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