Ipswich Town vs Reading, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Ipswich Town

3': Callum Connolly
27': Joe Garner

FT
2 - 0

Reading

Ipswich Town 2-0 Reading

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Reading 0. Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn.
5': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
5': Joe Garner (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bersant Celina.
7': Foul by Modou Barrow (Reading).
7': Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Modou Barrow (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
9': Foul by Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town).
9': Leandro Bacuna (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Leandro Bacuna (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
14': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Bersant Celina.
16': Attempt blocked. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Gunter with a cross.
16': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
17': Adam Webster (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
19': Attempt blocked. David Edwards (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Gunter.
19': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jordan Spence.
19': Attempt blocked. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
19': Foul by Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town).
19': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
22': Joe Garner (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Adam Webster.
23': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Callum Connolly.
26': Attempt blocked. Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Spence.
26': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
27': Goal! Ipswich Town 2, Reading 0. Joe Garner (Ipswich Town) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Webster with a headed pass following a corner.
29': Delay in match Cole Skuse (Ipswich Town) because of an injury.
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jordan Spence.
33': Foul by Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town).
33': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town).
34': Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jordan Spence.
36': Attempt blocked. Joey van den Berg (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
36': Attempt blocked. Liam Moore (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
38': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joey van den Berg.
39': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
42': Offside, Reading. Joey van den Berg tries a through ball, but Yann Kermorgant is caught offside.
42': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Luke Chambers.
44': Attempt blocked. Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bersant Celina with a headed pass.
44': Attempt blocked. Joe Garner (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bersant Celina.
44': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
44': Offside, Ipswich Town. Bersant Celina tries a through ball, but Martyn Waghorn is caught offside.
45': Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Dangerous play by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
45': Delay in match Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) because of an injury.
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Paul McShane.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Joe Garner (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Grant Ward.
45'+4': Attempt missed. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
45'+5': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
45'+6': First Half ends, Ipswich Town 2, Reading 0.
45': Second Half begins Ipswich Town 2, Reading 0.
45': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kevin Bru replaces Cole Skuse because of an injury.
46': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
47': Attempt blocked. Joe Garner (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn with a cross.
51': Attempt missed. Paul McShane (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
51': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
51': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Paul McShane (Reading).
51': Joe Garner (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Paul McShane (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Foul by Grant Ward (Ipswich Town).
54': Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
55': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Delay in match Paul McShane (Reading) because of an injury.
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Attempt blocked. Bersant Celina (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn.
59': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Liam Moore.
61': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Grant Ward.
61': Attempt blocked. Liam Moore (Reading) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sone Aluko with a cross.
63': Attempt missed. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a cross.
64': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Joe Garner (Ipswich Town).
65': Foul by David Edwards (Reading).
65': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': David Edwards (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
66': Attempt saved. Callum Connolly (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
67': Attempt blocked. Leandro Bacuna (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Edwards.
67': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Adam Webster.
69': Attempt saved. Jordan Spence (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
69': Foul by Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town).
69': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Grant Ward.
73': Foul by Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town).
73': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Substitution, Reading. Liam Kelly replaces Tyler Blackett.
75': Offside, Reading. Joey van den Berg tries a through ball, but Modou Barrow is caught offside.
75': Foul by Joe Garner (Ipswich Town).
75': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt missed. Bersant Celina (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
77': Substitution, Reading. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson replaces Sone Aluko.
80': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
80': Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
81': Grant Ward (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Modou Barrow (Reading).
82': Joe Garner (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Yann Kermorgant.
83': Attempt blocked. Martyn Waghorn (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bersant Celina.
83': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by David Edwards.
85': Foul by Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town).
85': Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jordan Spence.
88': Foul by Adam Webster (Ipswich Town).
88': Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Adam Webster (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
89': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jordan Spence.
89': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Dominic Iorfa replaces Bersant Celina.
90': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kevin Bru.
90': Hand ball by David Edwards (Reading).
90'+2': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jordan Spence.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Chris Gunter (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
90'+4': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Freddie Sears replaces Joe Garner.
90'+5': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Adam Webster.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross following a corner.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 2, Reading 0.
90'+6': Match ends, Ipswich Town 2, Reading 0.
90'+6': Match ends, Ipswich Town 2, Reading 0.

Statistics

REA		IPS
13	Fouls	11
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
14	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	1
72.3	Possession	27.7
15	SHOTS	15
1	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
410	Accurate Passes	113
506	Passes	193
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
9	Accurate Crosses	3
37	Crosses	16
0.2	Cross %	0.2
69	Long Balls	62
40	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
7	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	8
13	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
20	Effective Clearances	33
20	Clearances	33

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 13,832

EFL Championship Table

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
33	Bartosz Bialkowski (GK)
6	Adam Webster
4	Luke Chambers
3	Jonas Knudsen
12	Jordan Spence
9	Martyn Waghorn
16	Callum Connolly
8	Cole Skuse
14	Joe Garner
11	Bersant Celina
18	Grant Ward

Ipswich Town Substitutes:

Kévin Bru, Teddy Bishop, Dominic Iorfa, Tommy Smith, David McGoldrick, Michael Crowe, Freddie Sears.

Reading (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Vito Mannone (GK)
6	Liam Moore
5	Paul McShane
24	Tyler Blackett
2	Chris Gunter
4	Joey van den Berg
16	David Edwards
19	Leandro Bacuna
18	Yann Kermorgant
17	Modou Barrow
14	Sone Aluko

Reading Substitutes:

Jón Bödvarsson, Tiago Ilori, Anssi Jaakkola, Pelle Clement, Roy Beerens, Liam Kelly, Omar Richards.

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