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

· English League Championship

Reading

FT
0 - 2

Middlesbrough

14': Grant Leadbitter (P)
74': Britt Assombalonga

Reading 0-2 Middlesbrough

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Grant Leadbitter.
4': Offside, Reading. Liam Kelly tries a through ball, but Sam Smith is caught offside.
12': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
13': Penalty Middlesbrough. Britt Assombalonga draws a foul in the penalty area.
13': Penalty conceded by Joey van den Berg (Reading) after a foul in the penalty area.
14': Goal! Reading 0, Middlesbrough 1. Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
17': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
17': Tiago Ilori (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by John Swift.
21': Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
21': Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Delay in match Liam Moore (Reading) because of an injury.
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Substitution, Reading. Tyler Blackett replaces Tiago Ilori because of an injury.
31': Offside, Middlesbrough. Daniel Ayala tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
32': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough).
32': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Delay in match Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) because of an injury.
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
39': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
40': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Gunter with a cross.
45'+1': Paul McShane (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
45'+3': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
45'+4': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Liam Moore.
45'+6': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
45'+6': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+8': First Half ends, Reading 0, Middlesbrough 1.
45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Middlesbrough 1.
46': Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Sam Smith (Reading).
48': Attempt saved. Sam Smith (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
48': Offside, Reading. Sam Smith tries a through ball, but Roy Beerens is caught offside.
49': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
49': Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
56': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
57': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
57': Sam Smith (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
59': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
62': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson replaces Marcus Tavernier.
67': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roy Beerens.
68': Substitution, Reading. Modou Barrow replaces Joey van den Berg.
69': Attempt blocked. Sam Smith (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
70': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
72': Attempt blocked. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
74': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cyrus Christie.
74': Goal! Reading 0, Middlesbrough 2. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a cross.
76': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adam Forshaw replaces Grant Leadbitter.
77': Substitution, Reading. Yann Kermorgant replaces Liam Kelly.
78': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
78': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Liam Moore.
79': Attempt blocked. Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
80': Attempt blocked. Adam Forshaw (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Johnson.
81': Attempt saved. Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonny Howson.
82': Attempt saved. Modou Barrow (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
83': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
83': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
85': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
88': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
89': Attempt missed. Yann Kermorgant (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
89': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Patrick Bamford replaces Martin Braithwaite.
90': Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
90': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
90': Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
90'+1': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Hand ball by Sam Smith (Reading).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Reading 0, Middlesbrough 2.
90'+4': Match ends, Reading 0, Middlesbrough 2.

Statistics

MID		REA
11	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	1
32	Possession	68
10	SHOTS	9
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
194	Accurate Passes	495
278	Passes	591
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
8	Crosses	18
0.5	Cross %	0.2
62	Long Balls	95
21	Accurate Long Balls	51
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	11
13	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
29	Effective Clearances	21
29	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 17,928

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Bromwich Albion	6	+3	13
2	West Ham United	6	+5	11
3	Swansea City	6	+4	11
4	Queens Park Rangers	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Vito Mannone (GK)
6	Liam Moore
20	Tiago Ilori
2	Chris Gunter
5	Paul McShane
10	John Swift
38	Liam Kelly
4	Joey van den Berg
55	Sam Smith
7	Roy Beerens
14	Sone Aluko

Reading Substitutes:

Modou Barrow, Adrian Popa, David Edwards, Anssi Jaakkola, Pelle Clement, Yann Kermorgant, Tyler Blackett.

Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Darren Randolph (GK)
6	Ben Gibson
4	Daniel Ayala
2	Fabio
22	Cyrus Christie
10	Martin Braithwaite
16	Jonathan Howson
7	Grant Leadbitter
9	Britt Assombalonga
62	Marcus Tavernier
19	Stewart Downing

Middlesbrough Substitutes:

Dimitrios Konstantopoulos, Marvin Johnson, Adama Traoré, Patrick Bamford, George Friend, Dael Fry, Adam Forshaw.

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