English League Championship

FT Saturday, December 2, 2017
Reading WLDDW 3
–
Sunderland DLDLW 1
1st2ndT
REA033
SUN011
Stadium of Light · 27,386 att.

Match Report

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

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

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

REA leads series 3-2

Lineups

SUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Robbin RuiterG
  2. 16John O'SheaCD-L
  3. 18Jiang GuangtaiCD-R
  4. 3Bryan OviedoLB
  5. 21Adam MatthewsRB
  6. 26George HoneymanAM
  7. 24Darron GibsonLM
  8. 6Lee CattermoleRM
  9. 11Lewis GrabbanF
  10. 19Aiden McGeadyAM-L
  11. 13Callum McManamanAM-R

REA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Vito MannoneG
  2. 6Liam MooreCD-L
  3. 5Paul McShaneCD-R
  4. 2Chris GunterLB
  5. 19Leandro BacunaRB
  6. 38Liam KellyAM
  7. 16David EdwardsLM
  8. 4Joey van den BergRM
  9. 18Yann KermorgantF
  10. 17Modou BarrowAM-L
  11. 14Sone AlukoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Callum McManaman (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 16' Paul McShane (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Sone Aluko (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 43' Bryan Oviedo (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45'+3' Second yellow card to Callum McManaman (Sunderland) for hand ball.
  7. 53' Goal! Sunderland 0, Reading 1. David Edwards (Reading) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  8. 58' Substitution, Sunderland. Brendan Galloway replaces Bryan Oviedo because of an injury.
  9. 68' Substitution, Sunderland. Joel Asoro replaces Aiden McGeady.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 76' Goal! Sunderland 1, Reading 3. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  13. 80' Substitution, Sunderland. Lynden Gooch replaces Lee Cattermole.
  14. 81' Substitution, Reading. Pelle Clement replaces Liam Kelly.
  15. 81' Substitution, Reading. Roy Beerens replaces Sone Aluko.
  16. 90'+3' Substitution, Reading. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson replaces Yann Kermorgant.

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