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

· English League Championship

Reading

66': Tom Ince (P)
80': Jeff Hendrick

FT
2 - 2

Watford

30': Ismaïla Sarr
48': Ryan Porteous

About

Reading are hosting Watford at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, 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.
5': Foul by Tom Ince (Reading).
5': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Shane Long (Reading).
7': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Thomas Holmes.
12': Foul by Mamadou Loum (Reading).
12': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Reading).
14': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shane Long.
17': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
19': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
19': Shane Long (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
22': Offside, Watford. Hamza Choudhury tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
24': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Watford).
24': Junior Hoilett (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Foul by Tom McIntyre (Reading).
27': Henrique Araújo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Reading).
28': Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Goal! Reading 0, Watford 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrique Araújo.
31': Hand ball by Keinan Davis (Watford).
32': Foul by Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading).
32': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrique Araújo.
38': Foul by Tom Ince (Reading).
38': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Attempt missed. Henrique Araújo (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hassane Kamara.
39': Offside, Watford. Hassane Kamara tries a through ball, but Henrique Araújo is caught offside.
41': Foul by Shane Long (Reading).
41': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
44': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
44': Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
45'+1': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Watford).
45'+1': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
45'+3': First Half ends, Reading 0, Watford 1.
45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Watford 1.
46': Attempt saved. Jeff Hendrick (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
47': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Martins.
47': Attempt blocked. Mario Gaspar (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Martins.
47': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tom McIntyre.
48': Goal! Reading 0, Watford 2. Ryan Porteous (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Martins with a cross following a corner.
50': Attempt blocked. Mario Gaspar (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
50': Foul by Matheus Martins (Watford).
50': Junior Hoilett (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Offside, Reading. Tom McIntyre tries a through ball, but Shane Long is caught offside.
53': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Gaspar with a cross.
53': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tom McIntyre.
54': Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
54': Thomas Holmes (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Offside, Watford. Keinan Davis tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
56': Substitution, Reading. Tyrese Fornah replaces Cesare Casadei.
57': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
57': Mamadou Loum (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Thomas Holmes (Reading).
59': Henrique Araújo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt saved. Matheus Martins (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
60': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
60': Mamadou Loum (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Watford).
61': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Attempt missed. Tom McIntyre (Reading) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Junior Hoilett with a cross following a set piece situation.
63': Attempt saved. Mamadou Loum (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
64': Foul by Matheus Martins (Watford).
64': Junior Hoilett (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Matheus Martins (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
65': Penalty Reading. Shane Long draws a foul in the penalty area.
65': Penalty conceded by Craig Cathcart (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
66': Goal! Reading 1, Watford 2. Tom Ince (Reading) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
67': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Watford).
67': Junior Hoilett (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Junior Hoilett.
68': Foul by Henrique Araújo (Watford).
68': Mamadou Loum (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Substitution, Watford. Britt Assombalonga replaces Henrique Araújo.
71': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Keinan Davis.
72': Femi Azeez (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Mario Gaspar (Watford).
73': Attempt saved. Femi Azeez (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
73': Foul by Femi Azeez (Reading).
73': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
74': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Amadou Salif Mbengue.
75': Attempt missed. Shane Long (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Yiadom with a cross.
75': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
76': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
76': Hassane Kamara (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
77': Attempt blocked. Thomas Holmes (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
77': Attempt blocked. Shane Long (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
78': Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hassane Kamara.
78': Offside, Watford. Britt Assombalonga tries a through ball, but Matheus Martins is caught offside.
79': Foul by Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading).
79': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
80': Goal! Reading 2, Watford 2. Jeff Hendrick (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross following a corner.
81': Substitution, Watford. Tobi Adeyemo replaces Matheus Martins.
81': Substitution, Watford. Ismaël Koné replaces Leandro Bacuna.
82': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
82': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Foul by Thomas Holmes (Reading).
84': Tobi Adeyemo (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Thomas Holmes (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Shane Long.
86': Substitution, Reading. Scott Dann replaces Amadou Salif Mbengue.
86': Foul by Mamadou Loum (Reading).
86': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Mamadou Loum (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Attempt blocked. Jeff Hendrick (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Yiadom.
88': Attempt missed. Yakou Meite (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
89': Foul by Tyrese Fornah (Reading).
89': Tobi Adeyemo (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
90'+3': Tom Ince (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': João Pedro (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Reading 2, Watford 2.
0': Match ends, Reading 2, Watford 2.

Statistics

WAT		REA
17	Fouls	17
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	2
57.7	Possession	42.3
12	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
340	Accurate Passes	211
459	Passes	330
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
2	Accurate Crosses	7
11	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.4
70	Long Balls	71
23	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	4
7	Effective Tackles	11
14	Tackles	18
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	18
25	Effective Clearances	9
25	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 13,861

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

Reading (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Joe Lumley (GK)
3	Thomas Holmes
5	Tom Mcintyre
27	Amadou Salif Mbengue
20	Cesare Casadei
22	Mamadou Loum
8	Jeff Hendrick
23	Junior Hoilett
17	Andy Yiadom
7	Shane Long
10	Tom Ince

Reading Substitutes:

Tyrese Fornah, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Yakou Meite, Dean Bouzanis, Lucas João, Femi Azeez, Scott Dann.

Watford (4-2-2-2)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
15	Craig Cathcart
22	Ryan Porteous
14	Hassane Kamara
3	Mario
4	Hamza Choudhury
25	Leandro Bacuna
7	Keinan Davis
21	Henrique Araújo
23	Ismaïla Sarr
37	Matheus Martins

Watford Substitutes:

James Morris, Tobi Ademeyo, João Pedro, Wesley Hoedt, Britt Assombalonga, Ben Hamer, Ismaël Koné.

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