Stoke City vs Reading, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Stoke City

11': William Smallbone
57': Tyrese Campbell
80': Jacob Brown
83': Dwight Gayle

FT
4 - 0

Reading

About

Stoke City are hosting Reading at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, 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': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Thomas Holmes.
4': Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Morgan Fox following a corner.
11': Goal! Stoke City 1, Reading 0. William Smallbone (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
12': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
12': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
17': Attempt blocked. William Smallbone (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
17': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Mamadou Loum.
17': Attempt missed. Morgan Fox (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross following a corner.
19': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
25': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Mamadou Loum.
27': Attempt missed. Phil Jagielka (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
27': Attempt blocked. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
27': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Tom McIntyre.
34': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
35': Attempt saved. Dwight Gayle (Stoke City) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross.
35': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
35': Joe Lumley (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
37': Tyrese Fornah (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt missed. Tyrese Fornah (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yakou Meite.
42': Attempt saved. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
42': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jack Bonham.
44': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Thomas Holmes.
45': Attempt blocked. Josh Tymon (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight Gayle.
45': Attempt saved. Phil Jagielka (Stoke City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
45': Foul by Dwight Gayle (Stoke City).
45': Mamadou Loum (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Stoke City 1, Reading 0.
45': Second Half begins Stoke City 1, Reading 0.
46': Attempt saved. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dwight Gayle with a through ball.
48': Attempt missed. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
49': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Dwight Gayle (Stoke City).
50': Offside, Reading. Tom McIntyre tries a through ball, but Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
51': Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is high and wide to the right.
55': Attempt blocked. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Rahman Baba with a headed pass.
56': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City).
56': Thomas Holmes (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Goal! Stoke City 2, Reading 0. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
58': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
63': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jacob Brown.
66': Foul by William Smallbone (Stoke City).
66': Mamadou Loum (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Tyrese Fornah.
66': Substitution, Stoke City. Dujon Sterling replaces Tyrese Campbell.
66': Substitution, Reading. Shane Long replaces Yakou Meite.
67': Substitution, Reading. Scott Dann replaces Thomas Holmes.
67': Substitution, Reading. Lucas João replaces Junior Hoilett.
67': Foul by Mamadou Loum (Reading).
67': William Smallbone (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Abdul Rahman Baba.
75': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Foul by Josh Tymon (Stoke City).
76': Substitution, Reading. Nesta Guinness-Walker replaces Abdul Rahman Baba.
76': Attempt missed. Shane Long (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross following a set piece situation.
80': Goal! Stoke City 3, Reading 0. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
82': Attempt saved. Femi Azeez (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nesta Guinness-Walker with a cross.
82': Dwight Gayle (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
83': Attempt blocked. Josh Laurent (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83': Goal! Stoke City 4, Reading 0. Dwight Gayle (Stoke City) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
84': Substitution, Stoke City. Emre Tezgel replaces Dwight Gayle.
84': Substitution, Stoke City. Jordan Thompson replaces William Smallbone.
86': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
86': Lucas João (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
88': Jeff Hendrick (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Foul by Scott Dann (Reading).
89': Josh Laurent (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Emre Tezgel (Stoke City).
90': Nesta Guinness-Walker (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
90'+2': Mamadou Loum (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Stoke City 4, Reading 0.
0': Match ends, Stoke City 4, Reading 0.

Statistics

REA		STK
5	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	3
60.8	Possession	39.2
7	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
458	Accurate Passes	249
559	Passes	343
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	8
18	Crosses	25
0.2	Cross %	0.3
67	Long Balls	64
30	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	15
12	Tackles	21
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	11
22	Effective Clearances	14
22	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 19,157

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Birmingham City	0	0	0
2	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0
3	Bolton Wanderers	0	0	0
4	Bristol City	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Stoke City (3-4-3)

No.	Name
13	Jack Bonham (GK)
6	Phil Jagielka
3	Morgan Fox
16	Ben Wilmot
18	William Smallbone
8	Lewis Baker
14	Josh Tymon
28	Josh Laurent
11	Dwight Gayle
10	Tyrese Campbell
9	Jacob Brown

Stoke City Substitutes:

Dujon Sterling, Connor Taylor, Aden Flint, Emre Tezgel, D'Margio Wright-Phillips, Frank Fielding, Jordan Thompson.

Reading (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Joe Lumley (GK)
3	Thomas Holmes
5	Tom Mcintyre
17	Andy Yiadom
12	Baba Rahman
23	Junior Hoilett
22	Mamadou Loum
19	Tyrese Fornah
8	Jeff Hendrick
11	Yakou Meite
10	Tom Ince

Reading Substitutes:

Shane Long, Femi Azeez, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Scott Dann, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Dean Bouzanis, Lucas João.

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