English League Championship

FT Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Reading LWLLL 1
–
Blackburn Rovers WWWWL 2
1st2ndT
REA011
BLK112
Ewood Park · 14,023 att.

Team Stats

7
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
3
47
Possession
53
9
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
273
Accurate Passes
312
375
Passes
412
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
17
Crosses
25
0.1
Cross %
0.2
74
Long Balls
56
24
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
13
13
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
16
Interceptions
6
29
Effective Clearances
24
29
Clearances
24

Head to Head

REA leads series 4-1

Lineups

BLK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Aynsley PearsG
  2. 5Dominic HyamCD-L
  3. 17Hayden CarterCD-R
  4. 3Harry PickeringLB
  5. 11Joe Rankin-CostelloRB
  6. 8Sammie SzmodicsAM
  7. 6Tyler MortonLM
  8. 27Lewis TravisRM
  9. 9Sam GallagherF
  10. 22Ben Brereton DíazAM-L
  11. 14Sorba ThomasAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Scott WhartonSUB
  2. 30Jake GarrettSUB
  3. 19Ryan HedgesSUB
  4. 36Adam WhartonSUB
  5. 34Joe HiltonSUB
  6. 2Callum BrittainSUB
  7. 10Tyrhys DolanSUB

REA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joe LumleyG
  2. 24Naby SarrCD-L
  3. 3Thomas HolmesCD-R
  4. 5Tom McintyreLB
  5. 27Amadou Salif MbengueRB
  6. 8Jeff HendrickAM
  7. 20Cesare CasadeiLM
  8. 22Mamadou LoumRM
  9. 9Lucas JoãoF
  10. 7Shane LongAM-L
  11. 10Tom InceAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Nesta Guinness-WalkerSUB
  2. 26Liam MooreSUB
  3. 32Nelson AbbeySUB
  4. 35Kelvin EhibhatiomhanSUB
  5. 21Dean BouzanisSUB
  6. 30Kelvin AbrefaSUB
  7. 15Femi AzeezSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Reading 0. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  2. 28' Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 68' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Reading 1. Cesare Casadei (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas João.
  4. 69' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Ben Brereton.
  5. 69' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Sorba Thomas.
  6. 78' Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Abrefa replaces Amadou Salif Mbengue because of an injury.
  7. 78' Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Shane Long.
  8. 78' Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan replaces Lucas João.
  9. 82' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 1. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a through ball.
  10. 85' Mamadou Loum (Reading) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  11. 85' Joe Lumley (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 85' Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 89' Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

EFL Championship News

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