English League Championship

Swansea City vs Reading, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Swansea City
  • 38': Oliver McBurnie (P)
  • 84': Oliver McBurnie
FT
2 - 0
Reading

    About

    Swansea City are hosting Reading at Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
    • 3': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
    • 3': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Daniel James (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a through ball.
    • 6': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kristoffer Nordfeldt.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
    • 10': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Mike van der Hoorn (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bersant Celina with a cross following a corner.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Roberts with a cross.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Daniel James (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jay Fulton.
    • 14': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
    • 14': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Mike van der Hoorn (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
    • 22': Foul by John O'Shea (Reading).
    • 22': Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) header from very close range is blocked.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
    • 25': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Daniel James (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Sam Baldock (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Yiadom with a cross.
    • 30': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Mike van der Hoorn.
    • 31': Attempt missed. John O'Shea (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
    • 31': Offside, Reading. John O'Shea tries a through ball, but Sam Baldock is caught offside.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Swansea City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Bersant Celina.
    • 31': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Liam Moore.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Mike van der Hoorn (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bersant Celina with a cross.
    • 32': Foul by Sam Baldock (Reading).
    • 32': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Daniel James (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
    • 35': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
    • 36': Penalty Swansea City. Daniel James draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 36': Penalty conceded by Andy Yiadom (Reading) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 38': Goal! Swansea City 1, Reading 0. Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 39': Foul by Connor Roberts (Swansea City).
    • 39': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Bersant Celina (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mike van der Hoorn with a through ball.
    • 41': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Anssi Jaakkola.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bersant Celina.
    • 44': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
    • 44': Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Reading 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Reading 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Daniel James (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
    • 47': Daniel James (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
    • 50': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by John Swift.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Blackett.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Garath McCleary (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
    • 52': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
    • 52': Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City).
    • 54': Leandro Bacuna (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Martin Olsson (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bersant Celina.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Connor Roberts (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Fulton.
    • 56': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Mike van der Hoorn.
    • 57': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kyle Naughton.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Yakou Meite (Reading) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Daniel James (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
    • 62': Bersant Celina (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
    • 62': Substitution, Swansea City. Leroy Fer replaces Jay Fulton.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Bersant Celina (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 63': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
    • 63': Attempt saved. Bersant Celina (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Connor Roberts.
    • 64': Substitution, Reading. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson replaces Garath McCleary.
    • 66': Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bersant Celina.
    • 68': Daniel James (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
    • 68': Attempt missed. Yakou Meite (Reading) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Baldock with a cross.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Blackett.
    • 71': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Mike van der Hoorn.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Yakou Meite (Reading) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Bersant Celina.
    • 74': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Mike van der Hoorn.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Olsson.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tyler Blackett.
    • 78': Substitution, Swansea City. Cameron Carter-Vickers replaces Martin Olsson.
    • 80': Daniel James (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
    • 81': Foul by Leroy Fer (Swansea City).
    • 81': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Sam Baldock (Reading).
    • 81': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Sam Baldock (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Offside, Swansea City. Daniel James tries a through ball, but Bersant Celina is caught offside.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Connor Roberts (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leroy Fer.
    • 83': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Anssi Jaakkola.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Sam Baldock (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross.
    • 84': Goal! Swansea City 2, Reading 0. Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel James with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Blackett with a cross.
    • 88': Substitution, Swansea City. Declan John replaces Daniel James.
    • 88': Substitution, Reading. Josh Sims replaces John Swift.
    • 90'+1': Delay in match Bersant Celina (Swansea City) because of an injury.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Reading. Sone Aluko replaces Yakou Meite.
    • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kyle Naughton.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kyle Naughton.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Leroy Fer (Swansea City).
    • 90'+3': Leandro Bacuna (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Swansea City 2, Reading 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Swansea City 2, Reading 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 5
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    8 Corner Kicks 7
    6 Saves 4
    36 Possession 64
    14 SHOTS 25
    4 ON GOAL 9
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    276 Accurate Passes 581
    355 Passes 653
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    7 Accurate Crosses 8
    18 Crosses 21
    0.4 Cross % 0.4
    62 Long Balls 43
    30 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 9
    10 Effective Tackles 9
    15 Tackles 10
    0.7 Tackle % 0.9
    10 Interceptions 7
    23 Effective Clearances 19
    23 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
    Location: Swansea, Wales
    Attendance: 18,785

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Charlton Athletic 3 +3 9
    2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 +5 7
    3 Swansea City 3 +4 7
    4 Queens Park Rangers 3 +3 7
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SWA Swansea City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kristoffer Nordfeldt (GK) Yellow Card
    22 Joe Rodon
    5 Mike van der Hoorn
    3 Martin Olsson
    26 Kyle Naughton
    10 Bersant Celina
    21 Matt Grimes
    27 Jay Fulton
    9 Oliver McBurnie
    20 Daniel James
    23 Connor Roberts
    Swansea City Substitutes:
    Cameron Carter-Vickers, Declan John, Leroy Fer, Courtney Baker-Richardson, Barrie McKay, Erwin Mulder, Joel Asoro.

    REA Reading (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    31 Anssi Jaakkola (GK)
    6 Liam Moore
    4 John O'Shea
    24 Tyler Blackett
    3 Andy Yiadom
    7 Leandro Bacuna
    10 John Swift
    38 Liam Kelly
    21 Yakou Meite
    9 Sam Baldock Yellow Card
    12 Garath McCleary
    Reading Substitutes:
    Jón Bödvarsson, Tiago Ilori, Josh Sims, Sam Walker, Sone Aluko, Andy Rinomhota, Chris Gunter.

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