English League Championship

Reading vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Reading
  • 30': Michael Olise (P)
  • 65': Lucas João
  • 88': Andy Yiadom
FT
3 - 0
Sheffield Wednesday
  • Red Card 29': Julian Borner

About

Reading are hosting Sheffield Wednesday 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.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Alfa Semedo (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas João.
  • 8': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Liam Shaw.
  • 11': Offside, Reading. Tom McIntyre tries a through ball, but Lucas João is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Alfa Semedo (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 12': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
  • 14': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Thomas Holmes.
  • 15': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
  • 15': Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Kadeem Harris with a cross following a corner.
  • 15': Foul by Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 15': Thomas Holmes (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. George Puscas (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
  • 21': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 22': Foul by Thomas Holmes (Reading).
  • 22': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 26': Foul by Alfa Semedo (Reading).
  • 26': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 27': Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Penalty Reading. George Puscas draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 29': Penalty conceded by Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 29': Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the red card.
  • 30': Goal! Reading 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Michael Olise (Reading) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 32': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Matt Penney replaces Barry Bannan.
  • 32': Foul by George Puscas (Reading).
  • 32': Osaze Urhoghide (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 35': Attempt saved. George Puscas (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom McIntyre.
  • 37': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
  • 37': Liam Moore (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by George Puscas.
  • 41': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Osaze Urhoghide.
  • 43': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Foul by Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 44': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Sam Hutchinson.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Liam Moore (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
  • 45': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Liam Shaw tries a through ball, but Callum Paterson is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Andy Yiadom (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Holmes.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Reading 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Reading 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Josh Laurent (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
  • 49': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Osaze Urhoghide.
  • 49': Lucas João (Reading) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.
  • 49': Alfa Semedo (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Liam Shaw (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 53': Attempt missed. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
  • 53': Foul by Tom McIntyre (Reading).
  • 53': Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Josh Laurent (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas João.
  • 57': Foul by Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 57': Tom McIntyre (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 59': Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Liam Shaw.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Thomas Holmes (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Laurent following a corner.
  • 63': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Matt Penney.
  • 63': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
  • 65': Goal! Reading 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Lucas João (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
  • 67': Substitution, Reading. Sone Aluko replaces Lucas João.
  • 69': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
  • 69': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jack Marriott replaces Kadeem Harris.
  • 70': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jordan Rhodes replaces Callum Paterson.
  • 71': Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).
  • 71': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Liam Moore.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Josh Windass with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).
  • 74': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).
  • 82': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Substitution, Reading. Dejan Tetek replaces Michael Olise.
  • 82': Substitution, Reading. Sam Baldock replaces George Puscas.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Jack Marriott (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Lees with a headed pass.
  • 85': Foul by Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 85': Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Joey Pelupessy replaces Josh Windass.
  • 88': Goal! Reading 3, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Andy Yiadom (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 89': Joey Pelupessy (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Omar Richards (Reading).
  • 90': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Josh Laurent.
  • 90': Substitution, Reading. Tomás Esteves replaces Andy Yiadom.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Sam Baldock (Reading).
  • 90'+1': Osaze Urhoghide (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Alfa Semedo (Reading).
  • 90'+3': Joey Pelupessy (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Reading 3, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Reading 3, Sheffield Wednesday 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 0
41.4 Possession 58.6
4 SHOTS 15
0 ON GOAL 7
0.0 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
329 Accurate Passes 513
408 Passes 581
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
13 Crosses 29
0.2 Cross % 0.1
58 Long Balls 56
28 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
4 Effective Tackles 6
11 Tackles 16
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
7 Interceptions 6
26 Effective Clearances 10
26 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 39 +41 80
2 Middlesbrough 39 +22 71
3 Ipswich Town 38 +28 69
4 Millwall 39 +9 69
Full Table

Line-Ups

REA Reading (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
33 Rafael (GK)
6 Liam Moore Yellow Card
29 Thomas Holmes
5 Tom Mcintyre
3 Omar Richards
17 Andy Yiadom
7 Michael Olise
28 Josh Laurent
30 Alfa Semedo
18 Lucas João
47 George Puscas
Reading Substitutes:
Sone Aluko, Jeriel Dorsett, Mamadi Camara, Femi Azeez, Luke Southwood, Sam Baldock, Dejan Tetek, Ryan East, Tomás Esteves.

SHW Sheffield Wednesday (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
28 Joe Wildsmith (GK)
13 Julian Borner Red Card
15 Tom Lees
2 Liam Palmer
19 Osaze Urhoghide
26 Liam Shaw
6 Sam Hutchinson
18 Josh Windass
7 Kadeem Harris
5 Callum Paterson
10 Barry Bannan
Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
Jack Marriott, Jordan Rhodes, Luke Jackson, Isaiah Brown, Adam Reach, Joel Pelupessy, Elias Kachunga, Matt Penney, Cheyenne Dunkley.

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