Reading vs Cardiff

Championship ·Matchday 2

Reading

2-1

Full-time HT 1-1

Cardiff

S. Long 27' (pen)
T. Ince 63'

C. O'Dowda 4'

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Saturday 6 August · 17:00 Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire D. England

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Reading beat Cardiff 2-1. Scorers for Reading: S. Long 27' (pen), T. Ince 63'. Scorers for Cardiff: C. O'Dowda 4'. Reading won after coming from behind. Cardiff had 61% of possession.

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Full-time 2 - 1
Added time: 5 minutes
90+5'
John Clarke Out: J. Hoilett · Reading Substitution for Reading: John Clarke comes on for J. Hoilett
90'
Mark Harris Yellow card · Cardiff Mark Harris of Cardiff is booked
90'
A. Yiadom Yellow card · Reading Yellow card for A. Yiadom (Reading)
86'
K. Abrefa Yellow card · Reading K. Abrefa of Reading is booked
81'
K. Ehibhatiomhan Out: S. Long · Reading Substitution for Reading: K. Ehibhatiomhan comes on for S. Long
73'
K. Etete Out: S. Ojo · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: K. Etete comes on for S. Ojo
73'
T. Sang Out: R. Sawyers · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: T. Sang comes on for R. Sawyers
73'
J. Philogene Out: M. Romeo · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: J. Philogene comes on for M. Romeo
66'
K. Abrefa Out: O. Ejaria · Reading Substitution for Reading: K. Abrefa comes on for O. Ejaria
65'
J. Collins Yellow card · Cardiff J. Collins of Cardiff is booked
63'
T. Ince 2-1 Goal · Assist: O. Ejaria · Reading Goal for Reading! T. Ince turns in the pass from O. Ejaria (2-1)
52'
M. Harris Out: M. Watters · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: M. Harris comes on for M. Watters
46'
Joe Ralls Out: A. Rinomhota · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: Joe Ralls comes on for A. Rinomhota
Half-time 1 - 1
27'
S. Long 1-1 Penalty goal · Reading S. Long converts from the spot for Reading (1-1)
25'
C. Nelson Yellow card · Cardiff Yellow card for C. Nelson (Cardiff)
20'
J. Hoilett Yellow card · Reading J. Hoilett of Reading is booked
4'
C. O'Dowda 0-1 Goal · Assist: R. Wintle · Cardiff Goal for Cardiff! C. O'Dowda turns in the pass from R. Wintle (0-1)
Kick-off

The teams before the match

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DLLLL Last 5 matches LLDWW

22Position21

44Pts49

1.1Goals scored per match0.8

1.5Goals conceded per match1.3

1Clean sheets2

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Burnley	46	29	14	3	87	35	87:35	+52	101	WWWLD
2	Sheffield Utd	46	28	7	11	73	39	73:39	+34	91	WLWWW
3	Luton	46	21	17	8	57	39	57:39	+18	80	DDWDW
4	Middlesbrough	46	22	9	15	84	56	84:56	+28	75	DLLWW
5	Coventry	46	18	16	12	58	46	58:46	+12	70	DWWDW
6	Sunderland	46	18	15	13	68	55	68:55	+13	69	WDWDW
7	Blackburn	46	20	9	17	52	54	52:54	-2	69	WDLDD
8	Millwall	46	19	11	16	57	50	57:50	+7	68	LWLLW
9	West Brom	46	18	12	16	59	53	59:53	+6	66	LWLLW
10	Swansea	46	18	12	16	68	64	68:64	+4	66	WDWWW
11	Watford	46	16	15	15	56	53	56:53	+3	63	WDLLW
12	Preston	46	17	12	17	45	59	45:59	-14	63	LLDLL
13	Norwich	46	17	11	18	57	54	57:54	+3	62	LLLDL
14	Bristol City	46	15	14	17	55	56	55:56	-1	59	WLWLL
15	Hull City	46	14	16	16	51	61	51:61	-10	58	DDWLD
16	Stoke City	46	14	11	21	55	54	55:54	+1	53	LLDLL
17	Birmingham	46	14	11	21	47	58	47:58	-11	53	LLLWL
18	Huddersfield	46	14	11	21	47	62	47:62	-15	53	WWWDL
19	Rotherham	46	11	17	18	49	60	49:60	-11	50	DWLLD
20	QPR	46	13	11	22	44	71	44:71	-27	50	LWWDL
21	Cardiff	46	13	10	23	41	58	41:58	-17	49	LLWDW
22	Reading	46	13	11	22	46	68	46:68	-22	44	LDLDD
23	Blackpool	46	11	11	24	48	72	48:72	-24	44	WLWLW
24	Wigan	46	10	15	21	38	65	38:65	-27	39	DDWWL