English League Championship

Reading vs Bristol City, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Reading
    FT
    0 - 1
    Bristol City
    • 62': Jamie Paterson

    About

    Reading are hosting Bristol City at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. George Puscas (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 1': Ashley Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by George Puscas (Reading).
    • 3': Attempt saved. Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Andreas Weimann (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross.
    • 6': Foul by Jordan Obita (Reading).
    • 6': Niclas Eliasson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
    • 10': Foul by Josh Brownhill (Bristol City).
    • 10': Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Blackett.
    • 12': Foul by Nathan Baker (Bristol City).
    • 12': George Puscas (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Foul by Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City).
    • 16': Michael Morrison (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Chris Gunter (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelé.
    • 19': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jay Dasilva.
    • 21': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
    • 21': Korey Smith (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross.
    • 24': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by John Swift.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 30': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise.
    • 30': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
    • 31': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Korey Smith.
    • 32': Foul by Jordan Obita (Reading).
    • 32': Jack Hunt (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City).
    • 33': Michael Morrison (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Foul by Jack Hunt (Bristol City).
    • 36': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Jack Hunt (Bristol City).
    • 40': George Puscas (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jack Hunt.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jamie Paterson.
    • 45': Offside, Reading. Tyler Blackett tries a through ball, but John Swift is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
    • 45'+1': Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Chris Gunter (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Reading 0, Bristol City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Bristol City 0.
    • 46': Offside, Bristol City. Niclas Eliasson tries a through ball, but Famara Diédhiou is caught offside.
    • 49': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jack Hunt.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pelé.
    • 51': Offside, Bristol City. Jamie Paterson tries a through ball, but Andreas Weimann is caught offside.
    • 53': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Nathan Baker (Bristol City).
    • 53': Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
    • 54': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Michael Morrison (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Puscas.
    • 58': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ashley Williams.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Michael Morrison with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross.
    • 62': Substitution, Reading. Sam Baldock replaces George Puscas.
    • 62': Goal! Reading 0, Bristol City 1. Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a through ball.
    • 66': Foul by Korey Smith (Bristol City).
    • 66': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Korey Smith (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 68': Foul by Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City).
    • 68': Michael Morrison (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Tyler Blackett.
    • 71': Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
    • 72': Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Obita with a cross.
    • 72': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
    • 73': Substitution, Reading. Sone Aluko replaces John Swift.
    • 74': Foul by Ovie Ejaria (Reading).
    • 74': Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Josh Brownhill (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Nathan Baker (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Dasilva with a cross.
    • 76': Offside, Bristol City. Jack Hunt tries a through ball, but Famara Diédhiou is caught offside.
    • 77': Substitution, Bristol City. Callum O'Dowda replaces Jamie Paterson.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Famara Diédhiou.
    • 79': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
    • 83': Offside, Reading. Chris Gunter tries a through ball, but Sam Baldock is caught offside.
    • 84': Foul by Jack Hunt (Bristol City).
    • 84': Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Famara Diédhiou (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Weimann.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yakou Meite.
    • 88': Yakou Meite (Reading) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Chris Gunter (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 88': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jack Hunt.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Bristol City. Taylor Moore replaces Niclas Eliasson.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jack Hunt.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Reading 0, Bristol City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Reading 0, Bristol City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Reading 0, Bristol City 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 9
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 10
    4 Saves 2
    48.9 Possession 51.1
    10 SHOTS 16
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    340 Accurate Passes 338
    442 Passes 440
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 7
    21 Crosses 41
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    68 Long Balls 82
    28 Accurate Long Balls 41
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 7
    7 Effective Tackles 8
    18 Tackles 11
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    14 Interceptions 9
    38 Effective Clearances 11
    38 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
    Location: Reading, England
    Attendance: 11,633

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Queens Park Rangers 1 +2 3
    2 Millwall 1 +2 3
    3 Swansea City 1 +1 3
    4 West Bromwich Albion 1 +1 3
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    Line-Ups

    REA Reading (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    33 Rafael (GK)
    6 Liam Moore
    4 Michael Morrison
    24 Tyler Blackett
    2 Chris Gunter Yellow Card
    14 Ovie Ejaria
    10 John Swift
    29 Pelé
    47 George Puscas
    11 Jordan Obita
    21 Michael Olise
    Reading Substitutes:
    Yakou Meite, Sam Baldock, Sam Walker, Sone Aluko, Omar Richards, Charlie Adam, Andy Rinomhota.

    BRC Bristol City (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bentley (GK)
    6 Nathan Baker
    29 Ashley Williams
    7 Korey Smith Yellow Card
    3 Jay Da Silva
    2 Jack Hunt
    20 Jamie Paterson
    8 Josh Brownhill Yellow Card
    14 Andreas Weimann
    19 Niclas Eliasson
    9 Famara Diédhiou Yellow Card
    Bristol City Substitutes:
    Callum O'Dowda, Antoine Semenyo, Han-Noah Massengo, Taylor Moore, Kasey Palmer, Tommy Rowe, Niki Mäenpää.

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