English League Championship

Derby County vs Reading, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Derby County
    FT
    0 - 2
    Reading
    • 40': Lucas João
    • 45'+1': Ovie Ejaria

    About

    Derby County are hosting Reading at Pride Park Stadium, Derby, 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.
    • 5': Foul by Morgan Whittaker (Derby County).
    • 5': Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Matthew Clarke (Derby County).
    • 7': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Omar Richards.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Jack Marriott (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louie Sibley.
    • 13': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Josh Laurent.
    • 14': Foul by Mike te Wierik (Derby County).
    • 14': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Morgan Whittaker (Derby County).
    • 17': Josh Laurent (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Lucas João (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Olise.
    • 19': Attempt missed. John Swift (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 23': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
    • 23': Jason Knight (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Reading).
    • 23': Jason Knight (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Graeme Shinnie (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Max Bird (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Morgan Whittaker (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 28': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Omar Richards.
    • 28': Foul by Mike te Wierik (Derby County).
    • 28': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).
    • 29': Morgan Whittaker (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Offside, Reading. John Swift tries a through ball, but Ovie Ejaria is caught offside.
    • 35': Foul by Jack Marriott (Derby County).
    • 35': Michael Morrison (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Graeme Shinnie (Derby County).
    • 37': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Graeme Shinnie (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Craig Forsyth.
    • 40': Goal! Derby County 0, Reading 1. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.
    • 44': Foul by Andre Wisdom (Derby County).
    • 44': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Derby County 0, Reading 2. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas João.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Louie Sibley (Derby County).
    • 45'+3': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': Louie Sibley (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+4': Offside, Reading. John Swift tries a through ball, but Lucas João is caught offside.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Derby County 0, Reading 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Derby County 0, Reading 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Derby County. Nathan Byrne replaces Andre Wisdom.
    • 47': Nathan Byrne (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Morgan Whittaker (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 52': Offside, Reading. Ovie Ejaria tries a through ball, but Lucas João is caught offside.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas João.
    • 54': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
    • 54': Graeme Shinnie (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Morgan Whittaker (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Marriott.
    • 57': Lucas João (Reading) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andy Yiadom with a cross.
    • 58': Offside, Reading. Michael Olise tries a through ball, but Ovie Ejaria is caught offside.
    • 58': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Derby County).
    • 58': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Reading).
    • 60': Louie Sibley (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Jack Marriott (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Craig Forsyth.
    • 61': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Liam Moore.
    • 61': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Josh Laurent.
    • 62': Foul by Jack Marriott (Derby County).
    • 62': Liam Moore (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Substitution, Derby County. Wayne Rooney replaces Graeme Shinnie.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Andy Yiadom (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise.
    • 65': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Craig Forsyth.
    • 66': Michael Olise (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
    • 68': Substitution, Reading. Sone Aluko replaces Ovie Ejaria because of an injury.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 78': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Reading).
    • 78': Wayne Rooney (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Substitution, Reading. Sam Baldock replaces John Swift.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Craig Forsyth (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 84': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
    • 86': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
    • 86': Morgan Whittaker (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Foul by Jason Knight (Derby County).
    • 88': Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Substitution, Reading. Thomas Holmes replaces Michael Olise.
    • 89': Foul by Matthew Clarke (Derby County).
    • 89': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by Wayne Rooney (Derby County).
    • 90': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Nathan Byrne (Derby County).
    • 90'+1': Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Omar Richards (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jack Marriott (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Craig Forsyth.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Derby County 0, Reading 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Derby County 0, Reading 2.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 1
    42.4 Possession 57.6
    8 SHOTS 9
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    355 Accurate Passes 505
    443 Passes 593
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    8 Crosses 21
    0.4 Cross % 0.1
    55 Long Balls 65
    20 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    15 Effective Tackles 8
    18 Tackles 18
    0.8 Tackle % 0.4
    12 Interceptions 9
    13 Effective Clearances 10
    13 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Pride Park Stadium
    Location: Derby, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    DER Derby County (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 David Marshall (GK)
    16 Matthew Clarke
    6 Mike te Wierik
    3 Craig Forsyth
    2 Andre Wisdom
    17 Louie Sibley Yellow Card
    8 Max Bird
    4 Graeme Shinnie Yellow Card
    14 Jack Marriott
    38 Jason Knight
    18 Morgan Whittaker
    Derby County Substitutes:
    Wayne Rooney, Curtis Davies, Lee Buchanan, George Evans, Jordan Brown, Nathan Byrne, Kelle Roos.

    REA Reading (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    33 Rafael (GK)
    6 Liam Moore
    4 Michael Morrison
    3 Omar Richards Yellow Card
    17 Andy Yiadom
    10 John Swift
    28 Josh Laurent
    8 Andy Rinomhota
    18 Lucas João
    14 Ovie Ejaria
    7 Michael Olise
    Reading Substitutes:
    Luke Southwood, Sam Baldock, Sone Aluko, George Puscas, Thomas Holmes, Ethan Bristow, Araruna.

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