Blackburn vs Reading 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 36': Substitution, Reading. George Puscas replaces Femi Azeez because of an injury.
- 38': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jan Paul van Hecke replaces Daniel Ayala because of an injury.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Reading 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Reading 0.
- 56': John Swift (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ian Poveda-Ocampo replaces Ryan Nyambe because of an injury.
- 61': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Reading 0. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 64': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 0. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
- 72': Jan Paul van Hecke (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Ian Poveda-Ocampo (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Reading. Jahmari Clarke replaces Ovie Ejaria.
- 87': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Johnson replaces Joe Rothwell.
- 90'+1': Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Danny Drinkwater (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 0.
Game Information
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 10,517
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +29 | Coventry City | 27 | 55 | 4 |
| +12 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 49 | 6 |
| +21 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 47 | 5 |
| -2 | Millwall | 27 | 46 | 7 |
Statistics
 REA |
BLK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 61.9 | Possession | 38.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 463 | Accurate Passes | 258 |
| 560 | Passes | 346 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 11 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 28 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 14 | Clearances | 15 |
Blackburn Rovers (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Kaminski (GK) |
| 5 | Daniel Ayala |
| 26 | Darragh Lenihan |
| 20 | Tayo Edun |
| 2 | Ryan Nyambe |
| 27 | Lewis Travis |
| 8 | Joe Rothwell |
| 21 | John Buckley  |
| 9 | Sam Gallagher |
| 22 | Ben Brereton Díaz |
| 10 | Tyrhys Dolan |
Reading (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Luke Southwood (GK) |
| 24 | Scott Dann |
| 6 | Liam Moore |
| 21 | Abdul Rahman Baba |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom |
| 28 | Josh Laurent |
| 14 | Ovie Ejaria |
| 15 | Danny Drinkwater |
| 19 | Tom Dele-Bashiru |
| 10 | John Swift |
| 30 | Femi Azeez |
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