Reading vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipReading 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Reading 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Joost van Aken.
- 4': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
- 4': Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. David Edwards (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Gunter with a cross.
- 6': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Reading) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by David Edwards.
- 7': Foul by Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 7': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Offside, Reading. Liam Kelly tries a through ball, but David Edwards is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 12': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt saved. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 13': Foul by Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 13': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Offside, Reading. Joey van den Berg tries a through ball, but Modou Barrow is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Paul McShane (Reading).
- 14': Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Glenn Loovens.
- 16': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kieran Lee.
- 17': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Lucas João.
- 17': Attempt missed. Liam Moore (Reading) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
- 22': Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Glenn Loovens (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 23': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Glenn Loovens (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Delay in match Modou Barrow (Reading) because of an injury.
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 26': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Lucas João.
- 32': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
- 33': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Joost van Aken.
- 34': Attempt missed. Paul McShane (Reading) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Attempt missed. Joey van den Berg (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
- 43': Foul by Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 43': Leandro Bacuna (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Offside, Reading. Joey van den Berg tries a through ball, but Yann Kermorgant is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant with a headed pass.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. David Edwards (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Reading 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
- 46': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
- 46': Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 47': Attempt saved. Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Jones.
- 48': Delay in match Leandro Bacuna (Reading) because of an injury.
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Foul by Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 50': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Modou Barrow (Reading).
- 50': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 59': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Kelly.
- 60': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Gary Hooper replaces Lucas João.
- 61': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
- 63': Offside, Reading. Leandro Bacuna tries a through ball, but Liam Kelly is caught offside.
- 64': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 65': David Edwards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 66': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 66': Modou Barrow (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
- 73': Substitution, Reading. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson replaces Yann Kermorgant.
- 73': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Jones.
- 74': Attempt missed. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Gunter with a cross.
- 77': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
- 77': Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Delay in match Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
- 78': Substitution, Reading. Pelle Clement replaces Liam Kelly.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
- 81': Attempt missed. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
- 82': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jordan Rhodes replaces Steven Fletcher.
- 83': Foul by Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 83': Pelle Clement (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Joost van Aken.
- 86': Attempt missed. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 87': Attempt missed. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Fox with a cross.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Pelle Clement (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
- 88': Offside, Reading. Pelle Clement tries a through ball, but Sone Aluko is caught offside.
- 89': Substitution, Reading. Roy Beerens replaces Modou Barrow.
- 89': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
- 89': Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 90'+3': Leandro Bacuna (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Leandro Bacuna (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Reading 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Reading 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
Statistics
 SHW |
REA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 43.2 | Possession | 56.8 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 302 | Accurate Passes | 416 |
| 396 | Passes | 507 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 16 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 33 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 18,382
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 18,382
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 |
Line-Ups
Reading (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vito Mannone (GK) |
| 4 | Joey van den Berg |
| 6 | Liam Moore |
| 5 | Paul McShane |
| 16 | David Edwards |
| 38 | Liam Kelly |
| 2 | Chris Gunter |
| 19 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 18 | Yann Kermorgant |
| 17 | Modou Barrow |
| 14 | Sone Aluko |
Sheffield Wednesday (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kieren Westwood (GK) |
| 4 | Joost van Aken |
| 12 | Glenn Loovens  |
| 6 | Morgan Fox |
| 16 | Liam Palmer |
| 10 | Barry Bannan |
| 3 | David Jones |
| 20 | Adam Reach |
| 5 | Kieran Lee |
| 9 | Steven Fletcher |
| 18 | Lucas João |
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