Championship
·Matchday 4
Featured match
- T. McIntyre 14'
- Junior Hoilett 61'
- L. Joao 78'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Reading beat Blackburn 3-0. Scorers for Reading: T. McIntyre 14', Junior Hoilett 61', L. Joao 78'. Blackburn had 65% of possession.
Reading
Blackburn
- Full-time 3 - 0
Added time: 6 minutes
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90+6'
M. Loum Yellow card · Reading Yellow card for M. Loum (Reading)
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90+3'
T. Morton Out: A. Phillips · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: T. Morton comes on for A. Phillips
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90+2'
John Clarke Out: Junior Hoilett · Reading Substitution for Reading: John Clarke comes on for Junior Hoilett
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87'
J. Lumley Yellow card · Reading J. Lumley of Reading is booked
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85'
T. Edun Out: Ben Brereton Díaz · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: T. Edun comes on for Ben Brereton Díaz
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80'
K. Abrefa Out: N. Guinness-Walker · Reading Substitution for Reading: K. Abrefa comes on for N. Guinness-Walker
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78'
L. Joao 3-0 Goal · Assist: T. Fornah · Reading Goal for Reading! L. Joao turns in the pass from T. Fornah (3-0)
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70'
L. Joao Out: S. Long · Reading Substitution for Reading: L. Joao comes on for S. Long
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63'
N. Guinness-Walker Yellow card · Reading Yellow card for N. Guinness-Walker (Reading)
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61'
Junior Hoilett 2-0 Goal · Reading Goal for Reading! Junior Hoilett makes it 2-0
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55'
Daniel Ayala Yellow card · Blackburn Yellow card for Daniel Ayala (Blackburn)
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55'
T. Holmes Yellow card · Reading T. Holmes of Reading is booked
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53'
T. Fornah Yellow card · Reading Yellow card for T. Fornah (Reading)
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46'
R. Hedges Out: T. Dolan · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: R. Hedges comes on for T. Dolan
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46'
B. Dack Out: S. Szmodics · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: B. Dack comes on for S. Szmodics
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46'
S. Gallagher Out: J. Vale · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: S. Gallagher comes on for J. Vale
- Half-time 1 - 0
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14'
T. McIntyre 1-0 Goal · Assist: T. Ince · Reading T. Ince provides, T. McIntyre finishes for Reading (1-0)
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12'
H. Pickering Yellow card · Blackburn H. Pickering of Blackburn is booked
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Reading
Blackburn
LLWLL
Last 5 matches WWWWW
0.9Goals scored per match1.5
1.4Goals conceded per match0.6
2Clean sheets5
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Reading3-1-4-2
Blackburn4-2-3-1
3
6.7
Pickering
12'
H. Pickering
- 12'Yellow card
- 55'Yellow card
- 90+3'Out
18
6.6
Guinness-Walker
63'80'
N. Guinness-Walker
- 63'Yellow card
- 80'Out
- 53'Yellow card
- 61'Goal
- 90+2'Out
Reading3-1-4-2
Coach: P. Ince
Starting XI
- 1GK J. Lumley87' 7.2
- 17DF A. Yiadom 7.2
- 5DF T. McIntyre14' 7.5
- 3DF T. Holmes55' 7.2
- 22MF M. Loum90+6' 7.3
- 23MF Junior Hoilett61'90+2' 7.6
- 8MF Jeff Hendrick 6.9
- 19MF T. Fornah53' 7.7
- 18MF N. Guinness-Walker63'80' 6.6
- 10FW T. Ince 7.7
- 7FW S. Long70' 6.6
Substitutes
- 9FW L. Joao70'78' 7.3
- 30DF K. Abrefa80' 6.3
- 33DF John Clarke90+2'
- 35— K. Ehibhatiomhan
- 21GK D. Bouzanis
- 28FW M. Camara
- 36MF Michael Craig
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Coach: J. Tomasson
Starting XI
- 1GK Thomas Kaminski 6.3
- 2DF C. Brittain 6.6
- 33DF A. Phillips90+3' 6.5
- 4DF Daniel Ayala55' 7.3
- 3DF H. Pickering12' 6.7
- 27MF L. Travis 6.9
- 21MF J. Buckley 7.2
- 10MF T. Dolan46' 6.7
- 8MF S. Szmodics46' 6.7
- 22MF Ben Brereton Díaz85' 5.9
- 29FW J. Vale46' 6.2
Substitutes
- 9FW S. Gallagher46' 6.3
- 23MF B. Dack46' 5.6
- 19MF R. Hedges46' 6.3
- 7MF T. Edun85' 6.6
- 6MF T. Morton90+3'
- 13GK A. Pears
- 11MF J. Rankin-Costello
Reading
Blackburn
35%
65%
12
Shots
8
7
On target
1
3
Off target
4
7
Corners
3
8
Fouls
7
5
Yellow cards
2
1
Saves
2
312
Passes
583
67%
Pass accuracy
81%
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Burnley
|
46 | 87 | 35 | 87:35 | +52 | 101 |
| 2 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 73 | 39 | 73:39 | +34 | 91 |
| 3 |
Luton
|
46 | 57 | 39 | 57:39 | +18 | 80 |
| 4 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 84 | 56 | 84:56 | +28 | 75 |
| 5 |
Coventry
|
46 | 58 | 46 | 58:46 | +12 | 70 |
| 6 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 68 | 55 | 68:55 | +13 | 69 |
| 7 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 69 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
46 | 57 | 50 | 57:50 | +7 | 68 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
46 | 59 | 53 | 59:53 | +6 | 66 |
| 10 |
Swansea
|
46 | 68 | 64 | 68:64 | +4 | 66 |
| 11 |
Watford
|
46 | 56 | 53 | 56:53 | +3 | 63 |
| 12 |
Preston
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 63 |
| 13 |
Norwich
|
46 | 57 | 54 | 57:54 | +3 | 62 |
| 14 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 55 | 56 | 55:56 | -1 | 59 |
| 15 |
Hull City
|
46 | 51 | 61 | 51:61 | -10 | 58 |
| 16 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 55 | 54 | 55:54 | +1 | 53 |
| 17 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 47 | 58 | 47:58 | -11 | 53 |
| 18 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 47 | 62 | 47:62 | -15 | 53 |
| 19 |
Rotherham
|
46 | 49 | 60 | 49:60 | -11 | 50 |
| 20 |
QPR
|
46 | 44 | 71 | 44:71 | -27 | 50 |
| 21 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 41 | 58 | 41:58 | -17 | 49 |
| 22 |
Reading
|
46 | 46 | 68 | 46:68 | -22 | 44 |
| 23 |
Blackpool
|
46 | 48 | 72 | 48:72 | -24 | 44 |
| 24 |
Wigan
|
46 | 38 | 65 | 38:65 | -27 | 39 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Reading wins1Draws0
Blackburn wins1