Blackpool vs Reading, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Blackpool

9': Callum Connolly

FT
1 - 0

Reading

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.
3': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Jerry Yates (Blackpool).
4': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Nesta Guinness-Walker.
5': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Nesta Guinness-Walker.
5': Attempt blocked. Josh Bowler (Blackpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Fiorini.
6': Attempt saved. Josh Bowler (Blackpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Connolly.
6': Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Joe Lumley.
6': Attempt missed. Yakou Meite (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
7': Foul by Lewis Fiorini (Blackpool).
7': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt saved. Josh Bowler (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matty Virtue with a cross.
9': Goal! Blackpool 1, Reading 0. Callum Connolly (Blackpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner.
15': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
15': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Dominic Thompson.
16': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Gary Madine.
18': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
18': Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick.
22': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Dominic Thompson.
22': Attempt blocked. Tom McIntyre (Reading) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Holmes.
23': Attempt missed. Thomas Holmes (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
23': Callum Connolly (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Nesta Guinness-Walker (Reading).
25': Hand ball by Matty Virtue (Blackpool).
27': Foul by Tom McIntyre (Reading).
27': Josh Bowler (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Dominic Thompson.
31': Attempt missed. Tom McIntyre (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross following a corner.
31': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Gary Madine.
33': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Foul by Jerry Yates (Blackpool).
35': Dominic Thompson (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Junior Hoilett (Reading).
36': Foul by Nesta Guinness-Walker (Reading).
36': Josh Bowler (Blackpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Attempt missed. Lewis Fiorini (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
40': Offside, Reading. Junior Hoilett tries a through ball, but Yakou Meite is caught offside.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Matty Virtue (Blackpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sonny Carey.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Lewis Fiorini (Blackpool) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
45'+2': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
45'+2': Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Blackpool 1, Reading 0.
45': Second Half begins Blackpool 1, Reading 0.
49': Josh Bowler (Blackpool) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box.
49': Attempt saved. Josh Bowler (Blackpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
50': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Rhys Williams.
51': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Dominic Thompson.
52': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Gary Madine.
52': Attempt missed. Tom McIntyre (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ovie Ejaria with a cross following a corner.
52': Attempt saved. Junior Hoilett (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom McIntyre.
54': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Jerry Yates (Blackpool).
60': Attempt saved. Gary Madine (Blackpool) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jerry Yates with a cross.
60': Foul by Matty Virtue (Blackpool).
60': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Reading).
63': Matty Virtue (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Substitution, Blackpool. Kenneth Dougall replaces Matty Virtue.
68': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Marvin Ekpiteta.
68': Attempt blocked. Nesta Guinness-Walker (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
69': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Kenneth Dougall.
70': Foul by Jerry Yates (Blackpool).
70': Junior Hoilett (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Substitution, Blackpool. Shayne Lavery replaces Gary Madine.
75': Foul by Lewis Fiorini (Blackpool).
75': Tyrese Fornah (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Attempt saved. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Junior Hoilett with a cross.
80': Foul by Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool).
80': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Blackpool. Theo Corbeanu replaces Sonny Carey.
83': Substitution, Blackpool. Jordan Thorniley replaces Dominic Thompson.
83': Substitution, Reading. Shane Long replaces Ovie Ejaria.
83': Substitution, Blackpool. CJ Hamilton replaces Jerry Yates.
84': Foul by CJ Hamilton (Blackpool).
84': Junior Hoilett (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Attempt blocked. Thomas Holmes (Reading) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nesta Guinness-Walker.
89': Foul by Rhys Williams (Blackpool).
89': Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Attempt missed. Nesta Guinness-Walker (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Holmes following a set piece situation.
90'+5': Foul by CJ Hamilton (Blackpool).
90'+5': Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Blackpool 1, Reading 0.
0': Match ends, Blackpool 1, Reading 0.

Statistics

REA		BLP
7	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
10	Corner Kicks	3
4	Saves	3
52.3	Possession	47.7
12	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
321	Accurate Passes	304
422	Passes	393
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	4
29	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.2
67	Long Balls	60
24	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	3
14	Effective Tackles	8
19	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	6
11	Effective Clearances	27
11	Clearances	27

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 10,831

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	11	+8	23
2	West Ham United	11	+18	22
3	Middlesbrough	11	+6	22
4	Birmingham City	11	+9	20

Full Table

Line-Ups

Blackpool (4-3-3)

No.	Name
32	Daniel Grimshaw (GK)
15	Rhys Williams
21	Marvin Ekpiteta
23	Dominic Thompson
2	Callum Connolly
8	Lewis Fiorini
17	Matthew Virtue-Thick
16	Sonny Carey
14	Gary Madine
9	Jerry Yates
11	Josh Bowler

Blackpool Substitutes:

Stuart Moore, Jordan Thorniley, Shayne Lavery, Beryly Lubula, Theo Corbeanu, Christopher Hamilton, Kenneth Dougall.

Reading (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Joe Lumley (GK)
3	Thomas Holmes
5	Tom Mcintyre
17	Andy Yiadom
18	Nesta Guinness-Walker
23	Junior Hoilett
8	Jeff Hendrick
19	Tyrese Fornah
14	Ovie Ejaria
10	Tom Ince
11	Yakou Meite

Reading Substitutes:

Shane Long, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Kelvin Abrefa, Dean Bouzanis, Kian Leavy, Rashawn Scott, Jahmari Clarke.

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