English League Championship

Reading vs Swansea City, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Reading
  • 3': Lucas João (P)
  • 61': Tom Ince
  • 71': Lucas João
  • 90'+5': Tom Mcintyre
FT
4 - 4
Swansea City
  • 6': Hannes Wolf
  • 12': Joël Piroe
  • 45'+2': Joël Piroe (P)
  • 58': Michael Obafemi

About

Reading are hosting Swansea 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': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Lucas João (Reading).
  • 2': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City).
  • 2': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Penalty Reading. Josh Laurent draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 2': Penalty conceded by Joël Piroe (Swansea City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 3': Goal! Reading 1, Swansea City 0. Lucas João (Reading) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 6': Goal! Reading 1, Swansea City 1. Hannes Wolf (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ben Cabango.
  • 9': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
  • 12': Goal! Reading 1, Swansea City 2. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Paterson.
  • 14': Offside, Reading. Danny Drinkwater tries a through ball, but Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
  • 15': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
  • 18': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading).
  • 18': Joël Piroe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Tom Ince (Reading).
  • 20': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Tom Ince (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Offside, Reading. Ørjan Nyland tries a through ball, but Lucas João is caught offside.
  • 27': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Junior Hoilett.
  • 28': Foul by Michael Obafemi (Swansea City).
  • 28': Tom McIntyre (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Flynn Downes (Swansea City).
  • 32': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
  • 34': Foul by Flynn Downes (Swansea City).
  • 34': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Junior Hoilett (Reading) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lucas João.
  • 38': Offside, Reading. Abdul Rahman Baba tries a through ball, but Tom Ince is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).
  • 39': Joël Piroe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Hannes Wolf (Swansea City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Cabango with a cross.
  • 41': Foul by Flynn Downes (Swansea City).
  • 41': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Flynn Downes (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Offside, Reading. Junior Hoilett tries a through ball, but Lucas João is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
  • 44': Foul by Danny Drinkwater (Reading).
  • 44': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
  • 45'+1': Michael Obafemi (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Penalty Swansea City. Michael Obafemi draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Junior Hoilett (Reading) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Reading 1, Swansea City 3. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Reading 1, Swansea City 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Reading 1, Swansea City 3.
  • 46': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City).
  • 46': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Junior Hoilett (Reading).
  • 49': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
  • 54': Foul by Hannes Wolf (Swansea City).
  • 54': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Swansea City).
  • 55': Junior Hoilett (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Cyrus Christie (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
  • 58': Goal! Reading 1, Swansea City 4. Michael Obafemi (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Joël Piroe with a through ball.
  • 60': Offside, Reading. Abdul Rahman Baba tries a through ball, but Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
  • 61': Goal! Reading 2, Swansea City 4. Tom Ince (Reading) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Junior Hoilett with a cross.
  • 65': Substitution, Swansea City. Jay Fulton replaces Flynn Downes.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Andy Yiadom (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Ince.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Junior Hoilett (Reading) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
  • 66': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
  • 66': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Kyle Naughton (Swansea City).
  • 68': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Michael Morrison (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Substitution, Swansea City. Olivier Ntcham replaces Jamie Paterson.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Tom McIntyre (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 71': Goal! Reading 3, Swansea City 4. Lucas João (Reading) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Michael Obafemi (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
  • 76': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
  • 77': Offside, Reading. Danny Drinkwater tries a through ball, but Andy Yiadom is caught offside.
  • 79': Offside, Reading. Abdul Rahman Baba tries a through ball, but Tom Dele-Bashiru is caught offside.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Hannes Wolf (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Obafemi.
  • 83': Substitution, Swansea City. Ryan Manning replaces Joël Piroe.
  • 83': Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
  • 83': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Tom Ince (Reading).
  • 84': Hannes Wolf (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Junior Hoilett.
  • 86': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
  • 86': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Obafemi.
  • 90': Offside, Swansea City. Olivier Ntcham tries a through ball, but Hannes Wolf is caught offside.
  • 90': Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cyrus Christie.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).
  • 90'+2': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ørjan Nyland.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Michael Obafemi (Swansea City).
  • 90'+4': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Michael Obafemi (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Reading 4, Swansea City 4. Tom McIntyre (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lucas João with a headed pass.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Reading 4, Swansea City 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Reading 4, Swansea City 4.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 7
3 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 1
64.9 Possession 35.1
11 SHOTS 10
5 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.6
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
526 Accurate Passes 232
623 Passes 327
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 4
6 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.3
54 Long Balls 57
22 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 0
6 Effective Tackles 11
18 Tackles 33
0.3 Tackle % 0.3
10 Interceptions 9
17 Effective Clearances 10
17 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 14,335

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
3 Ipswich Town 34 +26 63
4 Millwall 35 +7 62
Full Table

Line-Ups

REA Reading (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
5 Tom Mcintyre
4 Michael Morrison Yellow Card
21 Abdul Rahman Baba
17 Andy Yiadom
19 Tom Dele-Bashiru
15 Danny Drinkwater
23 Junior Hoilett
9 Tom Ince Yellow Card
18 Lucas João
28 Josh Laurent
Reading Substitutes:
Brandon Barker, Terell Thomas, Alen Halilovic, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Femi Azeez, Luke Southwood, Yakou Meite.

SWA Swansea City (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
33 Andrew Fisher (GK)
26 Kyle Naughton
22 Joel Latibeaudiere
5 Ben Cabango
4 Flynn Downes
8 Matt Grimes
13 Hannes Wolf
23 Cyrus Christie Yellow Card
9 Michael Obafemi
12 Jamie Paterson
17 Joël Piroe
Swansea City Substitutes:
Cameron Congreve, Ryan Manning, Jay Fulton, Korey Smith, Olivier Ntcham, Ben Hamer, Kyle Joseph.

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