English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Swansea City
  • 3': Jamie Paterson
  • 49': Ryan Manning
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2 - 3
Reading
  • 4': Tom Dele-Bashiru
  • 30': Andy Carroll
  • 50': Danny Drinkwater

About

Swansea City are hosting Reading at Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, Wales, 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 Andy Carroll (Reading).
  • 1': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Goal! Swansea City 1, Reading 0. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Korey Smith with a through ball.
  • 4': Goal! Swansea City 1, Reading 1. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Andy Carroll (Reading) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Baba Rahman with a cross.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
  • 14': Offside, Swansea City. Ryan Manning tries a through ball, but Joël Piroe is caught offside.
  • 17': Offside, Reading. Josh Laurent tries a through ball, but Andy Carroll is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 22': Offside, Reading. Danny Drinkwater tries a through ball, but Tom Dele-Bashiru is caught offside.
  • 23': Offside, Swansea City. Ethan Laird tries a through ball, but Joël Piroe is caught offside.
  • 26': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Scott Dann.
  • 30': Foul by Danny Drinkwater (Reading).
  • 30': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Goal! Swansea City 1, Reading 2. Andy Carroll (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Drinkwater with a through ball.
  • 39': Hand ball by Andy Carroll (Reading).
  • 40': Foul by Danny Drinkwater (Reading).
  • 40': Joël Piroe (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Alen Halilovic (Reading).
  • 42': Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Ethan Laird (Swansea City) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Baba Rahman.
  • 45': Foul by Andy Carroll (Reading).
  • 45': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Reading 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Reading 2.
  • 49': Goal! Swansea City 2, Reading 2. Ryan Manning (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 50': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 50': Goal! Swansea City 2, Reading 3. Danny Drinkwater (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 52': Foul by Danny Drinkwater (Reading).
  • 52': Korey Smith (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Olivier Ntcham.
  • 56': Offside, Reading. Thomas Holmes tries a through ball, but John Swift is caught offside.
  • 57': Danny Drinkwater (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Joël Piroe (Swansea City).
  • 60': Offside, Reading. Andy Yiadom tries a through ball, but John Swift is caught offside.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Josh Laurent (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 61': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ben Hamer.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Andy Yiadom (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift following a corner.
  • 62': Ethan Laird (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Foul by Baba Rahman (Reading).
  • 62': Substitution, Swansea City. Flynn Downes replaces Korey Smith.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joël Piroe.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Ethan Laird (Swansea City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joël Piroe.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Ryan Manning (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Alen Halilovic.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
  • 73': Foul by Danny Drinkwater (Reading).
  • 73': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Danny Drinkwater (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Foul by Ethan Laird (Swansea City).
  • 76': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Joël Piroe (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Ntcham.
  • 81': Substitution, Reading. George Puscas replaces Andy Carroll because of an injury.
  • 82': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Ryan Bennett.
  • 83': Foul by Ethan Laird (Swansea City).
  • 83': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Ethan Laird (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 84': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ben Hamer.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Olivier Ntcham (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Naughton.
  • 86': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Baba Rahman.
  • 86': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
  • 86': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': John Swift (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rhys Williams.
  • 87': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Liam Cullen (Swansea City).
  • 88': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Scott Dann (Reading) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by George Puscas (Reading).
  • 89': Ryan Manning (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': George Puscas (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading).
  • 90'+1': Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Reading. George Puscas tries a through ball, but Femi Azeez is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Swansea City 2, Reading 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Swansea City 2, Reading 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 4
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 3
8 Saves 3
26.5 Possession 73.5
9 SHOTS 19
6 ON GOAL 10
0.7 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
228 Accurate Passes 740
285 Passes 797
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
7 Crosses 15
0.4 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 37
24 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
0 Blocked Shots 8
7 Effective Tackles 5
17 Tackles 7
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 8
31 Effective Clearances 3
31 Clearances 3

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 16,980

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 37 +39 77
2 Middlesbrough 37 +22 69
3 Millwall 37 +10 68
4 Ipswich Town 36 +26 65
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
18 Ben Hamer (GK)
26 Kyle Naughton
46 Rhys Williams
2 Ryan Bennett
10 Olivier Ntcham
8 Matt Grimes
3 Ryan Manning
27 Ethan Laird Yellow Card
17 Joël Piroe
12 Jamie Paterson
7 Korey Smith
Swansea City Substitutes:
Flynn Downes, Liam Cullen, Liam Walsh, Steven Benda, Brandon Cooper, Jake Bidwell, Joel Latibeaudiere.

REA Reading (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
22 Luke Southwood (GK)
24 Scott Dann
3 Thomas Holmes
28 Josh Laurent
21 Abdul Rahman Baba
17 Andy Yiadom
10 John Swift
15 Danny Drinkwater
19 Tom Dele-Bashiru
7 Alen Halilovic
9 Andy Carroll
Reading Substitutes:
Dejan Tetek, Kelvin Abrefa, Mamadi Camara, Femi Azeez, George Puscas, Rafael, Tyrell Ashcroft.

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