English League Championship

Blackburn vs Reading 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

  • 2': Ben Brereton Díaz
  • 82': Ryan Hedges
FT
2 - 1
  • 68': Cesare Casadei
  • Red Card 85': Mamadou Loum

Introduction

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Reading at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 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.
  • 28': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Reading 0.
  • 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.
  • 69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Ben Brereton.
  • 69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Sorba Thomas.
  • 78': Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Abrefa replaces Amadou Salif Mbengue because of an injury.
  • 78': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Shane Long.
  • 78': Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan replaces Lucas João.
  • 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.
  • 85': Mamadou Loum (Reading) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 85': Joe Lumley (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 14,023

English League Championship Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+65 Leeds United 46 100 4
+53 Burnley 46 100 2
+27 Sheffield United 46 90 10
+14 Sunderland 46 76 12
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Aynsley Pears (GK)
5 Dominic Hyam
17 Hayden Carter
3 Harry Pickering
11 Joe Rankin-Costello Yellow Card
8 Sammie Szmodics
6 Tyler Morton
27 Lewis Travis
9 Sam Gallagher
22 Ben Brereton Díaz
14 Sorba Thomas

REA Reading (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Joe Lumley (GK) Yellow Card
24 Naby Sarr
3 Thomas Holmes
5 Tom Mcintyre
27 Amadou Salif Mbengue
8 Jeff Hendrick
20 Cesare Casadei
22 Mamadou Loum Red Card
9 Lucas João
7 Shane Long
10 Tom Ince

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