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

· English League Championship

Brentford

16': Josh Clarke

FT
1 - 1

Reading

70': Liam Kelly (P)

Brentford 1-1 Reading

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Attempt blocked. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sone Aluko with a through ball.
1': Corner, Reading. Conceded by John Egan.
4': David Edwards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
4': Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
5': Foul by Paul McShane (Reading).
5': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Paul McShane (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
7': Attempt blocked. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamohelo Mokotjo.
8': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
8': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Offside, Reading. Paul McShane tries a through ball, but Liam Kelly is caught offside.
11': Foul by Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford).
11': Garath McCleary (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon.
13': Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
13': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Attempt missed. Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon with a cross following a set piece situation.
16': Goal! Brentford 1, Reading 0. Josh Clarke (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
17': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Rico Henry.
21': Attempt saved. Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
23': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
23': Tyler Blackett (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Andreas Bjelland.
24': Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
25': Garath McCleary (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': David Edwards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
27': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
27': Attempt missed. Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon with a cross.
28': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
29': Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
29': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
33': Offside, Reading. Sone Aluko tries a through ball, but Garath McCleary is caught offside.
34': Foul by David Edwards (Reading).
34': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': David Edwards (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt missed. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
36': Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
36': Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Attempt missed. Paul McShane (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross following a set piece situation.
39': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
41': Foul by David Edwards (Reading).
41': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
44': Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
44': Josh Clarke (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Blackett with a cross.
45'+3': First Half ends, Brentford 1, Reading 0.
45': Second Half begins Brentford 1, Reading 0.
45': Substitution, Reading. Roy Beerens replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
47': Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roy Beerens.
49': Offside, Brentford. Romaine Sawyers tries a through ball, but Neal Maupay is caught offside.
51': Foul by Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford).
51': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Attempt saved. Roy Beerens (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tyler Blackett.
52': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
53': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
53': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by David Edwards (Reading).
56': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rico Henry.
58': Attempt blocked. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
58': Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
58': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt blocked. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Garath McCleary.
59': Corner, Reading. Conceded by John Egan.
60': Foul by Paul McShane (Reading).
60': Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
60': Josh Clarke (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Attempt missed. John Egan (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon with a cross following a set piece situation.
63': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
63': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Hand ball by Roy Beerens (Reading).
66': Attempt missed. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Clarke with a through ball following a fast break.
66': John Egan (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Offside, Reading. Paul McShane tries a through ball, but Sone Aluko is caught offside.
68': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
68': Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Penalty Reading. Liam Moore draws a foul in the penalty area.
69': Penalty conceded by Rico Henry (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
69': Rico Henry (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Goal! Brentford 1, Reading 1. Liam Kelly (Reading) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
70': Substitution, Reading. Jordan Obita replaces Tyler Blackett.
71': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Andreas Bjelland.
72': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
72': Neal Maupay (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Foul by David Edwards (Reading).
73': Neal Maupay (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Substitution, Brentford. Nico Yennaris replaces Romaine Sawyers.
74': Substitution, Brentford. Josh McEachran replaces Kamohelo Mokotjo.
75': Attempt blocked. Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
76': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Paul McShane.
77': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
77': Joey van den Berg (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Substitution, Reading. Leandro Bacuna replaces Liam Kelly.
78': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
78': Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Clarke.
80': Attempt blocked. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
80': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Paul McShane.
81': Foul by Jordan Obita (Reading).
81': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Jordan Obita (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Attempt saved. Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
82': Attempt saved. Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
82': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
82': Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
83': Vito Mannone (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford).
85': Leandro Bacuna (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Attempt missed. Joey van den Berg (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
87': Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
87': Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, Brentford. Theo Archibald replaces Florian Jozefzoon.
88': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
88': Theo Archibald (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rico Henry with a cross.
90'+2': Sone Aluko (Reading) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
90'+4': Foul by Jordan Obita (Reading).
90'+4': Ollie Watkins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Reading 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Brentford 1, Reading 1.

Statistics

REA		BRE
17	Fouls	18
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	1
50.8	Possession	49.2
10	SHOTS	20
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
321	Accurate Passes	304
419	Passes	399
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	8
15	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.5
90	Long Balls	63
46	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	6
12	Effective Tackles	9
25	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
21	Interceptions	14
21	Effective Clearances	14
21	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Griffin Park
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 9,739

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

Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bentley (GK)
5	Andreas Bjelland
14	John Egan
3	Rico Henry
20	Josh Clarke
19	Romaine Sawyers
15	Ryan Woods
12	Kamohelo Mokotjo
9	Neal Maupay
11	Ollie Watkins
7	Florian Jozefzoon

Brentford Substitutes:

Yoann Barbet, Luke Daniels, Chris Mepham, Theo Archibald, Justin Shaibu, Josh McEachran, Li Ke.

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Vito Mannone (GK)
6	Liam Moore
5	Paul McShane
24	Tyler Blackett
2	Chris Gunter
38	Liam Kelly
4	Joey van den Berg
16	David Edwards
23	Jón Bödvarsson
12	Garath McCleary
14	Sone Aluko

Reading Substitutes:

Leandro Bacuna, Pelle Clement, George Evans, Roy Beerens, Tiago Ilori, Jordan Obita, Anssi Jaakkola.

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