Reading vs Nottingham Forest, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Reading are hosting Nottingham Forest
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 Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest).
- 1': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Cafú (Nottingham Forest).
- 3': Josh Laurent (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Andy Rinomhota (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yakou Meite.
- 5': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Joe Lolley.
- 6': Anthony Knockaert (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).
- 7': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Nottingham Forest).
- 7': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Liam Moore (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Holmes.
- 9': Cafú (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).
- 9': Attempt saved. Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross.
- 9': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Yakou Meite.
- 10': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
- 13': Foul by Harry Arter (Nottingham Forest).
- 13': Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Nottingham Forest).
- 14': Attempt saved. Thomas Holmes (Reading) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 14': Penalty conceded by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 15': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) is shown the red card.
- 16': Goal! Reading 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Lucas João (Reading) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 17': Attempt saved. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas João with a headed pass.
- 20': Attempt missed. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Michael Olise.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise.
- 26': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
- 26': Attempt saved. Omar Richards (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 26': Attempt missed. Thomas Holmes (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ovie Ejaria following a corner.
- 28': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Omar Richards.
- 29': Cafú (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Lucas João (Reading).
- 31': Anthony Knockaert (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).
- 33': Foul by Lucas João (Reading).
- 33': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Nottingham Forest).
- 34': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omar Richards.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
- 45'+1': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Liam Moore (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Laurent following a corner.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Lucas João (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Moore following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Reading 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Reading 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Tobias Figueiredo replaces Scott McKenna.
- 46': Foul by Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest).
- 46': Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
- 48': Foul by Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest).
- 48': Michael Morrison (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Cafú (Nottingham Forest).
- 51': Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Richards.
- 52': Attempt saved. Michael Olise (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
- 52': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
- 53': Goal! Reading 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Michael Morrison (Reading) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Omar Richards (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas João.
- 59': Attempt missed. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yakou Meite.
- 59': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
- 59': Foul by Michael Olise (Reading).
- 59': Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Samba Sow replaces Harry Arter.
- 60': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sammy Ameobi replaces Anthony Knockaert.
- 62': Foul by Cafú (Nottingham Forest).
- 62': Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Reading).
- 64': Samba Sow (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Lucas João (Reading) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Thomas Holmes with a cross.
- 65': Foul by Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest).
- 65': Josh Laurent (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Offside, Reading. Michael Olise tries a through ball, but Ovie Ejaria is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Thomas Holmes (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ovie Ejaria.
- 69': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Cafú.
- 69': Attempt missed. Liam Moore (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Attempt saved. Michael Morrison (Reading) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 71': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Will Swan replaces Lyle Taylor.
- 72': Foul by Samba Sow (Nottingham Forest).
- 72': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Cafú (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Reading).
- 74': Substitution, Reading. Alfa Semedo replaces Yakou Meite.
- 77': Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest).
- 77': Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Sammy Ameobi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross.
- 80': Foul by Joe Lolley (Nottingham Forest).
- 80': Thomas Holmes (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Reading. Sone Aluko replaces Michael Olise.
- 81': Substitution, Reading. Tomás Esteves replaces Ovie Ejaria.
- 82': Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).
- 82': Samba Sow (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Omar Richards (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Reading. Lewis Gibson replaces Omar Richards.
- 86': Substitution, Reading. Sam Baldock replaces Lucas João.
- 87': Foul by Sam Baldock (Reading).
- 87': Tobias Figueiredo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Sam Baldock (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sone Aluko with a cross.
- 89': Cafú (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Tomás Esteves (Reading).
- 90': Foul by Tomás Esteves (Reading).
- 90': Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Cafú (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Alfa Semedo (Reading).
- 90'+2': Cafú (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Alfa Semedo (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+4': Cafú (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Alfa Semedo (Reading).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Reading 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 0': Match ends, Reading 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
Statistics
 NFO |
REA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.3 | Possession | 65.7 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 235 | Accurate Passes | 524 |
| 304 | Passes | 582 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 25 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 2,000
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 2,000
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Reading (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Rafael (GK) |
| 6 | Liam Moore |
| 4 | Michael Morrison |
| 3 | Omar Richards  |
| 29 | Thomas Holmes |
| 7 | Michael Olise |
| 28 | Josh Laurent |
| 8 | Andy Rinomhota |
| 18 | Lucas João |
| 14 | Ovie Ejaria |
| 11 | Yakou Meite |
Nottingham Forest (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 26 | Scott McKenna |
| 4 | Joe Worrall |
| 5 | Yuri Ribeiro |
| 2 | Cyrus Christie |
| 22 | Ryan Yates  |
| 31 | Harry Arter |
| 18 | Cafú |
| 33 | Lyle Taylor |
| 28 | Anthony Knockaert |
| 23 | Joe Lolley |
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