Blackpool vs Reading, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Blackpool

27': Marvin Ekpiteta
61': Gary Madine
86': Shayne Lavery
90': Josh Bowler

FT
4 - 1

Reading

17': Lucas João

About

Blackpool are hosting Reading at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool, 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': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by John Swift.
3': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
5': Attempt blocked. Junior Hoilett (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
5': Attempt missed. Junior Hoilett (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
8': Attempt saved. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gary Madine with a headed pass.
11': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
14': Attempt missed. Josh Bowler (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by CJ Hamilton.
17': Goal! Blackpool 0, Reading 1. Lucas João (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
22': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
23': Attempt missed. Jordan Thorniley (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kenneth Dougall with a headed pass following a corner.
24': Attempt saved. Gary Madine (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by CJ Hamilton with a cross.
26': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
27': Attempt missed. Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
27': Attempt blocked. CJ Hamilton (Blackpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Madine.
27': Goal! Blackpool 1, Reading 1. Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Stewart with a headed pass following a corner.
29': Attempt missed. Andy Yiadom (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Junior Hoilett with a headed pass.
29': Foul by Gary Madine (Blackpool).
29': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Kevin Stewart (Blackpool).
31': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt saved. Gary Madine (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by CJ Hamilton with a cross.
36': Dangerous play by Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool).
36': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel.
39': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
40': Attempt saved. Josh Bowler (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
42': Attempt missed. Jerry Yates (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gary Madine with a headed pass.
42': Attempt blocked. Junior Hoilett (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
42': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by CJ Hamilton (Blackpool).
45'+2': First Half ends, Blackpool 1, Reading 1.
45': Second Half begins Blackpool 1, Reading 1.
46': Foul by Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (Blackpool).
46': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Kevin Stewart (Blackpool).
50': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Dujon Sterling (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Foul by Tom Ince (Reading).
52': Attempt missed. Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
53': Foul by Michael Morrison (Reading).
53': Gary Madine (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Kevin Stewart (Blackpool).
57': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
59': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Daniel Grimshaw.
59': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
60': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
61': Goal! Blackpool 2, Reading 1. Gary Madine (Blackpool) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Kenneth Dougall with a cross following a corner.
63': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Tom Ince.
64': Foul by Kevin Stewart (Blackpool).
64': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt blocked. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
67': Attempt saved. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
68': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Foul by Josh Bowler (Blackpool).
69': Attempt missed. Michael Morrison (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross following a set piece situation.
70': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Josh Bowler (Blackpool).
71': Attempt blocked. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Drinkwater.
72': Offside, Blackpool. Daniel Grimshaw tries a through ball, but Jerry Yates is caught offside.
76': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota.
77': Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Foul by Jerry Yates (Blackpool).
77': Jerry Yates (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card.
78': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
79': Substitution, Reading. Ovie Ejaria replaces Junior Hoilett.
80': Substitution, Blackpool. Reece James replaces Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel because of an injury.
80': Attempt missed. CJ Hamilton (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Bowler.
83': Foul by Gary Madine (Blackpool).
83': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Substitution, Blackpool. Shayne Lavery replaces Jerry Yates.
84': Foul by Kevin Stewart (Blackpool).
84': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
86': Goal! Blackpool 3, Reading 1. Shayne Lavery (Blackpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kenneth Dougall.
88': Foul by Shayne Lavery (Blackpool).
88': Michael Morrison (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Substitution, Blackpool. Jake Beesley replaces Gary Madine.
90': Goal! Blackpool 4, Reading 1. Josh Bowler (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by CJ Hamilton.
90'+3': CJ Hamilton (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Lucas João (Reading).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackpool 4, Reading 1.
0': Match ends, Blackpool 4, Reading 1.

Statistics

REA		BLP
3	Fouls	14
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	2
58.4	Possession	41.6
15	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
392	Accurate Passes	239
475	Passes	333
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	5
13	Crosses	15
0.2	Cross %	0.3
55	Long Balls	70
18	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
8	Blocked Shots	1
17	Effective Tackles	18
27	Tackles	29
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	7
14	Effective Clearances	12
14	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 10,954

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

Blackpool (4-4-2)

No.	Name
32	Daniel Grimshaw (GK)
34	Jordan Thorniley
21	Marvin Ekpiteta
35	Dujon Sterling
4	Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
6	Kevin Stewart
12	Kenneth Dougall
22	Christopher Hamilton
11	Josh Bowler
14	Gary Madine
9	Jerry Yates

Blackpool Substitutes:

Oliver Casey, Reece James, Owen Dale, Stuart Moore, Callum Connolly, Shayne Lavery, Jake Beesley.

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Luke Southwood (GK)
5	Tom Mcintyre
4	Michael Morrison
17	Andy Yiadom
8	Andy Rinomhota
10	John Swift
19	Tom Dele-Bashiru
15	Danny Drinkwater
18	Lucas João
23	Junior Hoilett
9	Tom Ince

Reading Substitutes:

Alen Halilovic, Jahmari Clarke, Coniah Boyce-Clarke, Kelvin Abrefa, Ovie Ejaria, Brandon Barker, Yakou Meite.

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