English League Championship

Reading vs Norwich City, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Reading
  • 14': Michael Olise
FT
1 - 2
Norwich City
  • 11': Emiliano Buendía
  • 55': Teemu Pukki (P)

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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Sone Aluko (Reading).
  • 1': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Max Aarons (Norwich City).
  • 7': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Alfa Semedo (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Grant Hanley (Norwich City).
  • 10': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City).
  • 10': Sone Aluko (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Stiepermann.
  • 11': Goal! Reading 0, Norwich City 1. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Sone Aluko (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Holmes.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Goal! Reading 1, Norwich City 1. Michael Olise (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ovie Ejaria.
  • 18': Foul by Alfa Semedo (Reading).
  • 18': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Alfa Semedo (Reading).
  • 19': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Thomas Holmes (Reading).
  • 23': Josh Martin (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
  • 24': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Josh Martin (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
  • 27': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City).
  • 27': Lewis Gibson (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City).
  • 30': Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
  • 36': Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marco Stiepermann with a cross.
  • 36': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Grant Hanley (Norwich City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía with a cross.
  • 38': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
  • 38': Lewis Gibson (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).
  • 40': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Offside, Norwich City. Emiliano Buendía tries a through ball, but Teemu Pukki is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
  • 45': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Alfa Semedo (Reading).
  • 45': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Reading).
  • 45': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).
  • 45'+1': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Reading 1, Norwich City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Reading 1, Norwich City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Kieran Dowell replaces Marco Stiepermann.
  • 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Todd Cantwell replaces Josh Martin.
  • 46': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Michael Olise (Reading).
  • 54': Penalty Norwich City. Max Aarons draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 54': Penalty conceded by Liam Moore (Reading) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 55': Goal! Reading 1, Norwich City 2. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sone Aluko.
  • 59': Substitution, Reading. Sam Baldock replaces Sone Aluko.
  • 65': Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).
  • 65': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Kenny McLean (Norwich City).
  • 65': Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Substitution, Reading. Tomás Esteves replaces Alfa Semedo.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Kieran Dowell (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
  • 68': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Thomas Holmes.
  • 69': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Liam Moore.
  • 70': Offside, Reading. Ovie Ejaria tries a through ball, but Sam Baldock is caught offside.
  • 71': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Emiliano Buendía.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Lewis Gibson (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.
  • 72': Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).
  • 72': Grant Hanley (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
  • 73': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Liam Moore.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  • 76': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City).
  • 76': Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Sam Baldock (Reading).
  • 78': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
  • 80': Substitution, Reading. Tom McIntyre replaces Thomas Holmes.
  • 80': Substitution, Reading. Jayden Onen replaces Andy Rinomhota.
  • 82': Foul by Jayden Onen (Reading).
  • 82': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Jayden Onen (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Norwich City. Jordan Hugill replaces Teemu Pukki.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ovie Ejaria (Reading).
  • 90'+1': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Norwich City. Alexander Tettey replaces Kieran Dowell.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jacob Lungi Sørensen (Norwich City).
  • 90'+2': Jayden Onen (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Michael McGovern.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Max Aarons.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Reading 1, Norwich City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Reading 1, Norwich City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Reading 1, Norwich City 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 15
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 4
54.1 Possession 45.9
11 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 2
0.5 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
461 Accurate Passes 380
564 Passes 472
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 2
11 Crosses 15
0.5 Cross % 0.1
57 Long Balls 65
21 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 3
20 Effective Tackles 12
25 Tackles 19
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 14
13 Effective Clearances 7
13 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 2,000

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 41 +42 84
2 Ipswich Town 39 +29 72
3 Middlesbrough 41 +21 72
4 Millwall 41 +9 72
Full Table

Line-Ups

REA Reading (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Rafael (GK)
6 Liam Moore
4 Michael Morrison
15 Lewis Gibson
29 Thomas Holmes
7 Michael Olise
28 Josh Laurent
8 Andy Rinomhota
30 Alfa Semedo
14 Ovie Ejaria
24 Sone Aluko
Reading Substitutes:
Ryan East, Nahum Melvin-Lambert, Tomás Esteves, Tennai Watson, Sam Walker, Tom Mcintyre, Ethan Bristow, Sam Baldock, Jayden Onen.

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

No. Name
33 Michael McGovern (GK)
5 Grant Hanley
6 Christoph Zimmerman
19 Jacob Sørensen
2 Max Aarons
18 Marco Stiepermann
23 Kenny McLean
20 Oliver Skipp
22 Teemu Pukki
24 Josh Martin
17 Emiliano Buendía
Norwich City Substitutes:
Todd Cantwell, Kieran Dowell, Jordan Hugill, Daniel Barden, Mario Vrancic, Alexander Tettey, Tyrese Omotoye, Andrew Omobamidele.

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