English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Reading, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 49': Dwight Gayle
  • 65': Dwight Gayle
  • 72': Harvey Barnes
  • 80': Kyle Bartley
FT
4 - 1
Reading
  • 6': Leandro Bacuna

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Reading at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, 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.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Jay Rodriguez (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Livermore.
  • 2': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Kieran Gibbs (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 3': Hand ball by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
  • 4': Foul by Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 4': Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Saeid Ezatolahi (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 5': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
  • 6': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Reading 1. Leandro Bacuna (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by John Swift following a corner.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
  • 8': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kieran Gibbs.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Saeid Ezatolahi (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 11': Saeid Ezatolahi (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
  • 11': Jay Rodriguez (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
  • 16': Attempt missed. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Saeid Ezatolahi.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Dwight Gayle (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
  • 21': Foul by Jay Rodriguez (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 21': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc McNulty.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Marc McNulty (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a through ball.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Rodriguez.
  • 26': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Yakou Meite (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a cross.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Tyler Blackett (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 29': Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
  • 30': Attempt missed. Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Craig Dawson.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Leandro Bacuna (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
  • 31': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Saeid Ezatolahi with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 32': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Ahmed Hegazi tries a through ball, but Tyrone Mears is caught offside.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Andy Yiadom (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 39': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Gareth Barry tries a through ball, but Jay Rodriguez is caught offside.
  • 40': Offside, Reading. Marc McNulty tries a through ball, but Andy Yiadom is caught offside.
  • 41': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 41': Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
  • 43': Foul by Harvey Barnes (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 43': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
  • 44': Jay Rodriguez (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Saeid Ezatolahi (Reading) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match Yakou Meite (Reading) because of an injury.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Reading 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Reading 1.
  • 46': Dwight Gayle (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 46': Foul by Saeid Ezatolahi (Reading).
  • 49': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Reading 1. Dwight Gayle (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrone Mears with a cross.
  • 51': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
  • 51': Harvey Barnes (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': John Swift (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
  • 52': Tyrone Mears (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Gareth Barry (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 52': Leandro Bacuna (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Gareth Barry (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
  • 54': Gareth Barry (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Tiago Ilori (Reading).
  • 56': Jay Rodriguez (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Tiago Ilori (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Moore.
  • 61': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
  • 61': Harvey Barnes (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Edwards replaces Tyrone Mears.
  • 64': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Gunter with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Moore.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Barnes with a cross.
  • 65': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Reading 1. Dwight Gayle (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Kyle Bartley following a corner.
  • 67': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Chris Brunt replaces Jake Livermore.
  • 67': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazi.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Jay Rodriguez (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight Gayle.
  • 71': Foul by Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 71': Saeid Ezatolahi (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Reading 1. Harvey Barnes (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jay Rodriguez with a through ball.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
  • 74': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Liam Moore.
  • 75': Delay in match Liam Moore (Reading) because of an injury.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Substitution, Reading. Josh Sims replaces Chris Gunter.
  • 77': Substitution, Reading. Modou Barrow replaces Marc McNulty.
  • 79': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
  • 80': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 4, Reading 1. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Chris Brunt with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Reading. Liam Kelly replaces Leandro Bacuna.
  • 82': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
  • 82': Kyle Edwards (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Liam Moore (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
  • 84': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazi.
  • 85': Foul by Dwight Gayle (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 85': Josh Sims (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Dwight Gayle (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kyle Edwards.
  • 88': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Harvey Barnes.
  • 89': Foul by Kyle Edwards (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 89': Saeid Ezatolahi (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Jay Rodriguez (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dwight Gayle with a headed pass.
  • 90'+2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Sam Walker.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 4, Reading 1.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 4, Reading 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 5
33.2 Possession 66.8
15 SHOTS 14
6 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
218 Accurate Passes 502
292 Passes 587
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 4
11 Crosses 21
0.4 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 57
22 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 14
12 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 7
24 Effective Clearances 12
24 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 22,865

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

WBA West Bromwich Albion (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
26 Ahmed Hegazi
5 Kyle Bartley
25 Craig Dawson Yellow Card
18 Gareth Barry Yellow Card
8 Jake Livermore
15 Harvey Barnes
3 Kieran Gibbs
12 Tyrone Mears
16 Dwight Gayle
19 Jay Rodríguez
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Conor Townsend, Hal Robson-Kanu, Chris Brunt, Tosin Adarabioyo, Wes Hoolahan, Kyle Edwards, Boaz Myhill.

REA Reading (5-3-2)

No. Name
28 Sam Walker (GK)
6 Liam Moore Yellow Card
24 Tyler Blackett
20 Tiago Ilori Yellow Card
3 Andy Yiadom
2 Chris Gunter
32 Saeid Ezatolahi
10 John Swift
7 Leandro Bacuna
21 Yakou Meite
29 Marc McNulty
Reading Substitutes:
Thomas Holmes, Liam Kelly, Josh Sims, Andy Rinomhota, Vito Mannone, Sone Aluko, Modou Barrow.

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