Hull City vs Reading, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Hull City

FT
0 - 0

Reading

Bore draw at Hull

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
3': Jon Toral (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': David Meyler (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
8': Foul by Michael Dawson (Hull City).
8': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
9': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Allan McGregor.
11': Attempt blocked. Ola Aina (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson.
11': Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
11': Ola Aina (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Attempt blocked. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Garath McCleary.
15': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
15': Ola Aina (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Larsson (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
16': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by John Swift.
17': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Hull City).
17': Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt missed. Nouha Dicko (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori with a cross.
20': Offside, Reading. John Swift tries a through ball, but Yann Kermorgant is caught offside.
20': Attempt missed. Nouha Dicko (Hull City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
22': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Garath McCleary.
25': Delay in match John Swift (Reading) because of an injury.
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Substitution, Reading. Sone Aluko replaces John Swift because of an injury.
28': Attempt blocked. Fikayo Tomori (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola Aina with a cross.
29': Delay in match Paul McShane (Reading) because of an injury.
30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Substitution, Reading. Tiago Ilori replaces Paul McShane because of an injury.
35': Offside, Hull City. Sebastian Larsson tries a through ball, but Nouha Dicko is caught offside.
38': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Hull City).
38': Garath McCleary (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
39': Jarrod Bowen (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (Hull City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nouha Dicko.
40': Foul by Jon Toral (Hull City).
40': Vito Mannone (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko (Hull City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jackson Irvine with a headed pass.
41': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
44': Foul by Tiago Ilori (Reading).
44': Nouha Dicko (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Hull City).
45'+2': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+3': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ola Aina.
45'+4': First Half ends, Hull City 0, Reading 0.
45': Second Half begins Hull City 0, Reading 0.
46': Offside, Reading. Sone Aluko tries a through ball, but Garath McCleary is caught offside.
47': Attempt missed. Jon Toral (Hull City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori with a cross.
52': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Hull City).
52': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (Hull City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nouha Dicko with a headed pass.
62': Offside, Hull City. Michael Hector tries a through ball, but Nouha Dicko is caught offside.
63': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Michael Hector.
63': Attempt saved. Liam Moore (Reading) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sone Aluko with a cross.
63': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Allan McGregor.
64': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jon Toral.
64': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Garath McCleary with a cross following a corner.
65': Substitution, Hull City. Fraizer Campbell replaces Nouha Dicko.
65': Substitution, Hull City. Evandro replaces Jackson Irvine.
67': Foul by Evandro (Hull City).
67': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by David Meyler (Hull City).
68': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': Foul by Jon Toral (Hull City).
71': Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, Hull City. Markus Henriksen replaces David Meyler.
72': Foul by Tiago Ilori (Reading).
72': Jarrod Bowen (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Attempt missed. Sebastian Larsson (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
77': Substitution, Reading. Leandro Bacuna replaces Garath McCleary.
78': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Joey van den Berg.
79': Attempt saved. Jon Toral (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
80': Foul by Markus Henriksen (Hull City).
80': Vito Mannone (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Omar Richards.
82': Foul by Michael Dawson (Hull City).
82': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (Hull City).
83': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
85': Sebastian Larsson (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).
86': Jon Toral (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Attempt blocked. Markus Henriksen (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon Toral.
88': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Liam Moore.
89': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Hull City).
89': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Sebastian Larsson (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Attempt blocked. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
90': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Michael Dawson.
90'+1': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Michael Hector.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Tiago Ilori (Reading) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sone Aluko with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Jon Toral (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Markus Henriksen with a headed pass.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Hull City 0, Reading 0.
90'+4': Match ends, Hull City 0, Reading 0.

Statistics

REA		HUL
9	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	2
48.3	Possession	51.7
6	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
266	Accurate Passes	307
387	Passes	413
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	7
17	Crosses	21
0.4	Cross %	0.3
80	Long Balls	78
27	Accurate Long Balls	43
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	6
19	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
44	Effective Clearances	18
44	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The MKM Stadium
Location: Hull, England
Attendance: 14,300

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

Hull City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Allan McGregor (GK)
5	Michael Hector
21	Michael Dawson
34	Ola Aina
29	Fikayo Tomori
4	Jackson Irvine
16	Sebastian Larsson
8	David Meyler
9	Nouha Dicko
20	Jarrod Bowen
11	Jon Toral

Hull City Substitutes:

Markus Henriksen, Fraizer Campbell, Evandro Goebel, David Marshall, Adama Diomandé, Max Clark, Kevin Stewart.

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Vito Mannone (GK)
6	Liam Moore
5	Paul McShane
50	Omar Richards
2	Chris Gunter
10	John Swift
8	George Evans
4	Joey van den Berg
18	Yann Kermorgant
17	Modou Barrow
12	Garath McCleary

Reading Substitutes:

Sone Aluko, Anssi Jaakkola, Liam Kelly, Tyler Blackett, Jón Bödvarsson, Leandro Bacuna, Tiago Ilori.

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