English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Reading
  • 72': Jón Bödvarsson
FT
1 - 2
Norwich City
  • 14': Teemu Pukki
  • 73': Mario Vrancic

About

Reading are hosting Norwich City at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, 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.
  • 6': Offside, Reading. Liam Moore tries a through ball, but Sam Baldock is caught offside.
  • 7': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
  • 7': Moritz Leitner (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Moritz Leitner with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christoph Zimmermann.
  • 11': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
  • 11': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Goal! Reading 0, Norwich City 1. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  • 16': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Christoph Zimmermann.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Gunter.
  • 27': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
  • 27': Maximillian Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Yakou Meite (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Moritz Leitner (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marco Stiepermann.
  • 30': Delay in match Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) because of an injury.
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 32': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Tim Krul.
  • 33': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
  • 34': Offside, Norwich City. Jamal Lewis tries a through ball, but Marco Stiepermann is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
  • 34': Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Norwich City).
  • 36': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Foul by Maximillian Aarons (Norwich City).
  • 37': Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Timm Klose.
  • 39': Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norwich City).
  • 39': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
  • 40': Delay in match Sone Aluko (Reading) because of an injury.
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Sam Baldock (Reading).
  • 42': Foul by Moritz Leitner (Norwich City).
  • 42': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norwich City).
  • 43': Liam Kelly (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Norwich City).
  • 44': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Liam Kelly (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City).
  • 45'+2': Tiago Ilori (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Reading 0, Norwich City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Norwich City 1.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Sam Baldock (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Kelly with a cross.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
  • 48': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Tiago Ilori.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Jamal Lewis (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  • 53': Offside, Reading. Liam Kelly tries a through ball, but Sam Baldock is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
  • 54': Jamal Lewis (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Chris Gunter (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Todd Cantwell.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Andy Yiadom (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 58': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
  • 58': Tiago Ilori (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, Reading. Modou Barrow replaces Yakou Meite.
  • 60': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City).
  • 60': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Sam Baldock (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Modou Barrow with a through ball.
  • 64': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Modou Barrow.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moritz Leitner with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Substitution, Reading. Josh Sims replaces Sone Aluko.
  • 68': Attempt missed. John Swift (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Yiadom with a cross.
  • 68': Substitution, Norwich City. Mario Vrancic replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  • 69': Substitution, Reading. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson replaces Liam Kelly.
  • 71': Foul by Timm Klose (Norwich City).
  • 71': Sam Baldock (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Christoph Zimmermann.
  • 72': Goal! Reading 1, Norwich City 1. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 73': Goal! Reading 1, Norwich City 2. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 76': Substitution, Norwich City. Tom Trybull replaces Moritz Leitner.
  • 76': Foul by Mario Vrancic (Norwich City).
  • 76': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
  • 81': Maximillian Aarons (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Foul by Alexander Tettey (Norwich City).
  • 81': Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City).
  • 83': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Sam Baldock (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
  • 85': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Christoph Zimmermann.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Andy Yiadom (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Sims.
  • 85': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
  • 85': Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Substitution, Norwich City. Jordan Rhodes replaces Marco Stiepermann.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Mario Vrancic (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Trybull.
  • 87': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Sam Walker.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Vrancic.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Maximillian Aarons (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 88': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Norwich City).
  • 88': Josh Sims (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Josh Sims (Reading).
  • 89': Tom Trybull (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Tom Trybull (Norwich City).
  • 90'+1': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Liam Moore.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by John Swift.
  • 90'+3': Hand ball by Tom Trybull (Norwich City).
  • 90'+4': Alexander Tettey (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Sims.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Reading).
  • 90'+6': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Reading 1, Norwich City 2.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Reading 1, Norwich City 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 3
52.3 Possession 47.7
11 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
344 Accurate Passes 311
456 Passes 410
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 6
18 Crosses 23
0.1 Cross % 0.3
59 Long Balls 72
14 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 6
12 Effective Tackles 7
18 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 10
26 Effective Clearances 15
26 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 12,822

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

REA Reading (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
28 Sam Walker (GK)
6 Liam Moore
20 Tiago Ilori
3 Andy Yiadom
2 Chris Gunter Yellow Card
10 John Swift
38 Liam Kelly
7 Leandro Bacuna
9 Sam Baldock
21 Yakou Meite Yellow Card
14 Sone Aluko
Reading Substitutes:
Marc McNulty, Modou Barrow, Jón Bödvarsson, Josh Sims, Anssi Jaakkola, John O'Shea, Saeid Ezatolahi.

NOR Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Tim Krul (GK)
15 Timm Klose
6 Christoph Zimmerman
12 Jamal Lewis
37 Max Aarons Yellow Card
18 Marco Stiepermann
10 Moritz Leitner
27 Alexander Tettey Yellow Card
22 Teemu Pukki
36 Todd Cantwell
17 Emiliano Buendía
Norwich City Substitutes:
Ben Godfrey, Dennis Srbeny, Jordan Rhodes, Aston Oxborough, Mario Vrancic, Felix Passlack, Tom Trybull.

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