English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Reading, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 60': Daryl Dike
FT
1 - 0
Reading

    About

    West Bromwich Albion are hosting Reading at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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.
    • 2': Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 2': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 6': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Mamadou Loum.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jed Wallace following a corner.
    • 6': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Daryl Dike following a corner.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 7': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tom McIntyre.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
    • 14': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Scott Dann.
    • 14': Attempt saved. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
    • 15': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 15': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
    • 18': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift tries a through ball, but Matt Phillips is caught offside.
    • 20': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Scott Dann.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 20': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Junior Hoilett.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jed Wallace following a fast break.
    • 27': Foul by Tom McIntyre (Reading).
    • 27': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Junior Hoilett (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yakou Meite.
    • 31': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
    • 32': Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Junior Hoilett (Reading).
    • 35': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 35': Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Tom Ince (Reading).
    • 37': Foul by Nesta Guinness-Walker (Reading).
    • 37': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross.
    • 39': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 39': Attempt saved. Andy Carroll (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Ince.
    • 40': Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 40': Yakou Meite (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Scott Dann (Reading).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Reading 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Reading 0.
    • 46': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Andy Carroll (Reading).
    • 47': Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Foul by Tom McIntyre (Reading).
    • 47': Tom McIntyre (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 49': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Erik Pieters tries a through ball, but Matt Phillips is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 50': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Junior Hoilett (Reading).
    • 51': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Junior Hoilett (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu.
    • 56': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Joe Lumley.
    • 56': Joe Lumley (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
    • 57': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana replaces Matt Phillips.
    • 57': Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 57': Junior Hoilett (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Substitution, Reading. Amadou Salif Mbengue replaces Junior Hoilett.
    • 60': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Reading 0. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jayson Molumby with a cross.
    • 64': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
    • 64': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Yakou Meite (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mamadou Loum.
    • 66': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Daryl Dike.
    • 66': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tomas Rogic replaces John Swift.
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 72': Substitution, Reading. Abdul Rahman Baba replaces Nesta Guinness-Walker.
    • 72': Substitution, Reading. Lucas João replaces Andy Carroll.
    • 72': Substitution, Reading. Shane Long replaces Yakou Meite.
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Conor Townsend tries a through ball, but Grady Diangana is caught offside.
    • 75': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading).
    • 75': Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Foul by Tomas Rogic (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 76': Mamadou Loum (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Tomas Rogic (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
    • 80': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 80': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
    • 82': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Jeff Hendrick.
    • 84': Foul by Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 84': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Lucas João (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom McIntyre.
    • 85': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Scott Dann (Reading) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Femi Azeez with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Abdul Rahman Baba (Reading) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Shane Long with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 88': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Semi Ajayi replaces Erik Pieters because of an injury.
    • 89': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Jed Wallace.
    • 90': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante tries a through ball, but Taylor Gardner-Hickman is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+1': Mamadou Loum (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Hand ball by Tom Ince (Reading).
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Femi Azeez (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Reading 0.
    • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Reading 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 11
    4 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 2
    41.4 Possession 58.6
    7 SHOTS 17
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    289 Accurate Passes 444
    376 Passes 521
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 7
    14 Crosses 29
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    78 Long Balls 42
    34 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    7 Effective Tackles 11
    12 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    7 Interceptions 6
    16 Effective Clearances 23
    16 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Hawthorns
    Location: West Bromwich, England
    Attendance: 25,322

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 26 +28 52
    2 Middlesbrough 27 +12 49
    3 Ipswich Town 25 +18 44
    4 Preston North End 26 +11 43
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    24 Alex Palmer (GK)
    15 Erik Pieters
    4 Dara O'Shea
    3 Conor Townsend
    2 Darnell Furlong
    19 John Swift
    35 Okay Yokuslu
    14 Jayson Molumby
    12 Daryl Dike
    10 Matt Phillips
    17 Jed Wallace
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    David Button, Grady Diangana, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Karlan Grant, Semi Ajayi, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Tom Rogic.

    REA Reading (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Joe Lumley (GK) Yellow Card
    6 Scott Dann
    5 Tom Mcintyre Yellow Card
    17 Andy Yiadom
    22 Mamadou Loum
    8 Jeff Hendrick
    10 Tom Ince
    18 Nesta Guinness-Walker
    23 Junior Hoilett Yellow Card
    11 Yakou Meite
    2 Andy Carroll
    Reading Substitutes:
    Lucas João, Naby Sarr, Abdul Rahman Baba, Shane Long, Femi Azeez, Dean Bouzanis, Amadou Salif Mbengue.

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