Blackburn vs Reading 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

61': Sam Gallagher
64': Tyrhys Dolan

FT
2 - 0

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

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

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 10,517

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

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Reda Khadra, Leighton Clarkson, Ian Poveda-Ocampo, Aynsley Pears, Bradley Johnson, Jan Paul van Hecke, Daniel Butterworth.

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

Substitutes:

Thomas Holmes, George Puscas, Rafael , Claudio Osorio, Tyrell Ashcroft, Jahmari Clarke, Mamadi Camara.

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