Blackpool vs Reading 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Goal! Blackpool 1, Reading 0. Callum Connolly (Blackpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner.
- 65': Substitution, Blackpool. Kenneth Dougall replaces Matty Virtue.
- 71': Substitution, Blackpool. Shayne Lavery replaces Gary Madine.
- 80': Kenneth Dougall (Blackpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Blackpool. Theo Corbeanu replaces Sonny Carey.
- 83': Substitution, Blackpool. Jordan Thorniley replaces Dominic Thompson.
- 83': Substitution, Reading. Shane Long replaces Ovie Ejaria.
- 83': Substitution, Blackpool. CJ Hamilton replaces Jerry Yates.
Game Information
Venue: Bloomfield Road
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 10,831
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 89 | 6 |
| +41 | Leicester City | 42 | 88 | 10 |
| +42 | Leeds United | 43 | 87 | 8 |
| +30 | Southampton | 42 | 84 | 8 |
Statistics
 REA |
BLP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.3 | Possession | 47.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 321 | Accurate Passes | 304 |
| 422 | Passes | 393 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 29 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 11 | Clearances | 27 |
Blackpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Daniel Grimshaw (GK) |
| 15 | Rhys Williams |
| 21 | Marvin Ekpiteta |
| 23 | Dominic Thompson |
| 2 | Callum Connolly |
| 8 | Lewis Fiorini |
| 17 | Matthew Virtue-Thick |
| 16 | Sonny Carey |
| 14 | Gary Madine |
| 9 | Jerry Yates |
| 11 | Josh Bowler |
Reading (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Lumley (GK) |
| 3 | Thomas Holmes |
| 5 | Tom Mcintyre |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom |
| 18 | Nesta Guinness-Walker |
| 23 | Junior Hoilett |
| 8 | Jeff Hendrick |
| 19 | Tyrese Fornah |
| 14 | Ovie Ejaria |
| 10 | Tom Ince |
| 11 | Yakou Meite |
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