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

· English League Championship

Sunderland

45'+3': Callum McManaman
76': Lewis Grabban (P)

FT
1 - 3

Reading

53': David Edwards
68': Modou Barrow
71': Modou Barrow

Dark day for Chris Coleman in his first home game at Stadium of Light

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Callum McManaman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
1': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
3': David Edwards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Aiden McGeady (Sunderland).
6': Callum McManaman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
6': Attempt missed. George Honeyman (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lee Cattermole.
10': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
10': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Callum McManaman (Sunderland).
11': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Adam Matthews (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
14': Foul by Callum McManaman (Sunderland).
14': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Callum McManaman (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Attempt blocked. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
16': Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Foul by Paul McShane (Reading).
16': Paul McShane (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
21': Attempt missed. David Edwards (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant with a cross.
24': Foul by Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland).
24': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Aiden McGeady (Sunderland).
27': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Offside, Reading. Joey van den Berg tries a through ball, but Yann Kermorgant is caught offside.
29': Attempt blocked. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
29': Corner, Reading. Conceded by John O'Shea.
31': Offside, Sunderland. Darron Gibson tries a through ball, but Aiden McGeady is caught offside.
31': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
31': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Offside, Sunderland. Lee Cattermole tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
32': Foul by Aiden McGeady (Sunderland).
32': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
34': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
37': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Corner, Reading. Conceded by John O'Shea.
40': Offside, Reading. Liam Kelly tries a through ball, but Yann Kermorgant is caught offside.
42': Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
43': Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
43': Sone Aluko (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
44': Attempt saved. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
45'+3': Hand ball by Callum McManaman (Sunderland).
45'+3': Second yellow card to Callum McManaman (Sunderland) for hand ball.
45'+4': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Darron Gibson.
45'+5': First Half ends, Sunderland 0, Reading 0.
45': Second Half begins Sunderland 0, Reading 0.
49': Attempt saved. Sone Aluko (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
50': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Sunderland).
51': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Tyias Browning.
52': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
52': Attempt blocked. Paul McShane (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sone Aluko with a cross.
53': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
53': Goal! Sunderland 0, Reading 1. David Edwards (Reading) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
54': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Edwards.
54': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Tyias Browning.
55': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Adam Matthews.
56': Delay in match Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) because of an injury.
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Substitution, Sunderland. Brendan Galloway replaces Bryan Oviedo because of an injury.
63': Offside, Reading. Yann Kermorgant tries a through ball, but David Edwards is caught offside.
64': Attempt saved. George Honeyman (Sunderland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robbin Ruiter.
64': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Vito Mannone.
65': Attempt saved. Tyias Browning (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aiden McGeady with a cross.
67': Attempt saved. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
68': Substitution, Sunderland. Joel Asoro replaces Aiden McGeady.
68': Goal! Sunderland 0, Reading 2. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross.
71': Goal! Sunderland 0, Reading 3. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
75': Attempt saved. Joel Asoro (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
76': Penalty Sunderland. Joel Asoro draws a foul in the penalty area.
76': Penalty conceded by Leandro Bacuna (Reading) after a foul in the penalty area.
76': Goal! Sunderland 1, Reading 3. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
79': Brendan Galloway (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Foul by Liam Kelly (Reading).
80': Substitution, Sunderland. Lynden Gooch replaces Lee Cattermole.
81': Substitution, Reading. Pelle Clement replaces Liam Kelly.
81': Substitution, Reading. Roy Beerens replaces Sone Aluko.
82': Foul by Pelle Clement (Reading).
82': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Yann Kermorgant.
84': Delay in match Joel Asoro (Sunderland) because of an injury.
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Brendan Galloway (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
88': Attempt blocked. Joel Asoro (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brendan Galloway.
89': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
90': Offside, Reading. Leandro Bacuna tries a through ball, but Roy Beerens is caught offside.
90'+2': Foul by Pelle Clement (Reading).
90'+2': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Substitution, Reading. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson replaces Yann Kermorgant.
90'+5': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Adam Matthews.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Sunderland 1, Reading 3.
90'+7': Match ends, Sunderland 1, Reading 3.

Statistics

REA		SUN
12	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
4	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	3
63.3	Possession	36.7
13	SHOTS	6
6	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
563	Accurate Passes	286
628	Passes	359
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	3
18	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.2
89	Long Balls	64
67	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.8	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	6
14	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
25	Effective Clearances	17
25	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Stadium of Light
Location: Sunderland, England
Attendance: 27,386

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	26	+28	52
2	Middlesbrough	26	+11	46
3	Ipswich Town	25	+18	44
4	Preston North End	26	+11	43

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Robbin Ruiter (GK)
16	John O'Shea
18	Jiang Guangtai
3	Bryan Oviedo
21	Adam Matthews
26	George Honeyman
24	Darron Gibson
6	Lee Cattermole
11	Lewis Grabban
19	Aiden McGeady
13	Callum McManaman

Sunderland Substitutes:

Joel Asoro, Donald Love, Lynden Gooch, Josh Maja, Marc Wilson, Jason Steele, Brendan Galloway.

Reading (4-2-3-1)

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

Reading Substitutes:

Pelle Clement, Tyler Blackett, Adrian Popa, Tiago Ilori, Roy Beerens, Jón Bödvarsson, Anssi Jaakkola.

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