Fulham vs Reading, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Fulham

61': Ivan Cavaleiro

FT
1 - 2

Reading

14': John Swift
48': Charlie Adam

About

Fulham are hosting Reading at Craven Cottage, London, 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.
3': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
3': Harrison Reed (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
5': Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harrison Reed following a corner.
8': Foul by Denis Odoi (Fulham).
8': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a through ball.
9': Attempt saved. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
9': Attempt saved. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
9': Foul by Joe Bryan (Fulham).
9': Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
12': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
12': Attempt blocked. Stefan Johansen (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13': Attempt missed. Joe Bryan (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
13': Attempt blocked. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Odoi.
14': Goal! Fulham 0, Reading 1. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tyler Blackett.
16': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Liam Moore.
17': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Lucas João (Reading).
19': Substitution, Fulham. Matt O'Riley replaces Harrison Reed because of an injury.
21': Attempt missed. Charlie Adam (Reading) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Moore.
22': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
23': Attempt missed. Joe Bryan (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
25': Hand ball by Cyrus Christie (Fulham).
26': Attempt missed. Liam Moore (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Adam with a cross following a set piece situation.
27': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
28': Foul by Joe Bryan (Fulham).
28': Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
30': Foul by Matt O'Riley (Fulham).
30': Pelé (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt missed. Lucas João (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
32': Offside, Fulham. Aleksandar Mitrovic tries a through ball, but Aboubakar Kamara is caught offside.
35': Charlie Adam (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Fulham).
37': Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
38': Foul by Lucas João (Reading).
38': Tim Ream (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
40': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
40': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross following a corner.
44': Attempt blocked. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelé.
44': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
44': Foul by Joe Bryan (Fulham).
44': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Joe Bryan (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross.
45'+2': First Half ends, Fulham 0, Reading 1.
45': Second Half begins Fulham 0, Reading 1.
46': Offside, Reading. Yakou Meite tries a through ball, but Lucas João is caught offside.
47': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
48': Attempt missed. Liam Moore (Reading) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
48': Goal! Fulham 0, Reading 2. Charlie Adam (Reading) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ovie Ejaria.
51': Offside, Reading. Lucas João tries a through ball, but Yakou Meite is caught offside.
53': Foul by Tim Ream (Fulham).
53': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Attempt missed. Lucas João (Reading) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ovie Ejaria with a cross following a set piece situation.
56': Offside, Reading. Liam Moore tries a through ball, but Lucas João is caught offside.
56': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Lucas João (Reading).
57': Substitution, Fulham. Ivan Cavaleiro replaces Joe Bryan.
61': Goal! Fulham 1, Reading 2. Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert.
62': Charlie Adam (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Foul by Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham).
62': Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Attempt missed. Liam Moore (Reading) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a set piece situation.
63': Substitution, Reading. Andy Rinomhota replaces Charlie Adam.
64': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
64': Michael Morrison (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Attempt missed. Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
67': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Pelé (Reading).
68': Pelé (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Substitution, Reading. Matt Miazga replaces Yakou Meite.
69': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
69': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt O'Riley with a cross.
71': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
73': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
73': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
75': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
76': Chris Gunter (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Fulham).
76': Cyrus Christie (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Lucas João (Reading).
76': Lucas João (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
77': Attempt missed. Matt O'Riley (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aboubakar Kamara.
81': Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
83': Substitution, Fulham. Luca De La Torre replaces Matt O'Riley.
84': Substitution, Reading. Sam Baldock replaces Lucas João because of an injury.
84': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Liam Moore.
85': Attempt saved. Ivan Cavaleiro (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
85': Attempt missed. Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
85': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Sam Baldock (Reading).
87': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Liam Moore.
87': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro with a cross.
90'+1': Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
90'+2': Michael Morrison (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Anthony Knockaert (Fulham) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
90'+4': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham).
90'+4': Michael Morrison (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Reading 2.
0': Match ends, Fulham 1, Reading 2.

Statistics

REA		FUL
11	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	9
5	Saves	1
28.2	Possession	71.8
11	SHOTS	20
3	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
149	Accurate Passes	470
231	Passes	564
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	7
7	Crosses	40
0.7	Cross %	0.2
70	Long Balls	68
30	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	2
14	Effective Tackles	7
18	Tackles	12
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
15	Interceptions	5
48	Effective Clearances	3
48	Clearances	3

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 18,575

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Fulham (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Marek Rodák (GK)
13	Tim Ream
4	Denis Odoi
23	Joe Bryan
22	Cyrus Christie
21	Harrison Reed
8	Stefan Johansen
14	Bobby De Cordova-Reid
9	Aleksandar Mitrovic
47	Aboubakar Kamara
24	Anthony Knockaert

Fulham Substitutes:

Kevin McDonald, Marcus Bettinelli, Luca de la Torre, Ivan Cavaleiro, Alfie Mawson, Matt O'Riley, Jayden Harris.

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
33	Rafael (GK)
6	Liam Moore
4	Michael Morrison
24	Tyler Blackett
2	Chris Gunter
10	John Swift
26	Charlie Adam
29	Pelé
31	Lucas João
14	Ovie Ejaria
19	Yakou Meite

Reading Substitutes:

Sam Baldock, Andy Rinomhota, Lucas Boyé, Matt Miazga, Garath McCleary, Jordan Obita, Sam Walker.

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