Championship
·Matchday 37
Featured match
- B. Brereton 2'
- R. Hedges 82'
- Cesare Casadei 68'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Blackburn beat Reading 2-1. Scorers for Blackburn: B. Brereton 2', R. Hedges 82'. Scorers for Reading: Cesare Casadei 68'. M. Loum of Reading was sent off in minute 85'.
Blackburn
Reading
- Full-time 2 - 1
-
89'
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan Yellow card · Reading Yellow card for Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading)
-
85'
M. Loum Red card · Reading Straight red card for M. Loum. Reading are down a man
-
85'
J. Lumley Yellow card · Reading Yellow card for J. Lumley (Reading)
-
85'
S. Gallagher Yellow card · Blackburn S. Gallagher of Blackburn is booked
-
82'
R. Hedges 2-1 Goal · Assist: S. Gallagher · Blackburn S. Gallagher provides, R. Hedges finishes for Blackburn (2-1)
-
78'
F. Azeez Out: S. Long · Reading Substitution for Reading: F. Azeez comes on for S. Long
-
78'
K. Ehibhatiomhan Out: L. Joao · Reading Substitution for Reading: K. Ehibhatiomhan comes on for L. Joao
-
78'
K. Abrefa Out: A. Mbengue · Reading Substitution for Reading: K. Abrefa comes on for A. Mbengue
-
69'
T. Dolan Out: B. Brereton · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: T. Dolan comes on for B. Brereton
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69'
R. Hedges Out: Sorba Thomas · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: R. Hedges comes on for Sorba Thomas
-
68'
Cesare Casadei 1-1 Goal · Assist: L. Joao · Reading L. Joao provides, Cesare Casadei finishes for Reading (1-1)
- Half-time 1 - 0
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28'
J. Rankin-Costello Yellow card · Blackburn J. Rankin-Costello of Blackburn is booked
-
2'
B. Brereton 1-0 Goal · Blackburn Goal for Blackburn! B. Brereton makes it 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Blackburn
Reading
WWWWL
Last 5 matches LWLLL
1.3Goals scored per match0.8
0.7Goals conceded per match2
5Clean sheets0
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Reading4-2-3-1
5
6.7
McIntyre
T. McIntyre
Player profile
24
7.2
Sarr
Naby Sarr
Player profile
3
6.5
Holmes
T. Holmes
Player profile
27
7.0
Mbengue
78'
A. Mbengue
- 78'Out
20
7.3
Casadei
68'
Cesare Casadei
- 68'Goal
- 85'Red card
22
7.2
Brereton
2'69'
B. Brereton
- 2'Goal
- 69'Out
- 69'Out
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Coach: J. Tomasson
Starting XI
- 13GK A. Pears 6.9
- 11DF J. Rankin-Costello28' 6.9
- 17DF H. Carter 6.9
- 5DF Dominic Hyam 6.9
- 3DF H. Pickering 6.2
- 27MF L. Travis 7.2
- 6MF T. Morton 6.3
- 14MF Sorba Thomas69' 6.9
- 8MF S. Szmodics 6.9
- 22MF B. Brereton2'69' 7.2
- 9FW S. Gallagher85' 7.7
Substitutes
- 19MF R. Hedges69'82' 7.0
- 10MF T. Dolan69' 6.2
- 2DF C. Brittain
- 16DF S. Wharton
- 30MF J. Garrett
- 34GK J. Hilton
- 36DF Adam Wharton
Reading4-2-3-1
Coach: P. Ince
Starting XI
- 1GK J. Lumley85' 6.3
- 27DF A. Mbengue78' 7.0
- 3DF T. Holmes 6.5
- 24DF Naby Sarr 7.2
- 5DF T. McIntyre 6.7
- 22MF M. Loum85' 6.6
- 20MF Cesare Casadei68' 7.3
- 10MF T. Ince 6.0
- 8MF Jeff Hendrick 6.9
- 7MF S. Long78' 6.2
- 9FW L. Joao78' 7.2
Substitutes
- 30DF K. Abrefa78' 6.2
- 35— K. Ehibhatiomhan78'
- 15FW F. Azeez78' 6.7
- 32DF N. Abbey
- 21GK D. Bouzanis
- 18DF N. Guinness-Walker
- 26DF L. Moore
Blackburn
Reading
53%
47%
12
Shots
9
6
On target
4
3
Off target
3
6
Corners
4
7
Fouls
7
0
Offsides
3
2
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
3
Saves
4
410
Passes
375
76%
Pass accuracy
73%
| 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
Blackburn wins1Draws0
Reading wins2