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

33': Craig Forsyth

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Introduction

Derby County are hosting Reading at Pride Park Stadium, Derby, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
16': Richard Stearman (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Goal! Derby County 1, Reading 0. Craig Forsyth (Derby County) header from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jason Knight with a cross.
45': Substitution, Derby County. Jack Stretton replaces Sam Baldock.
56': Substitution, Reading. David Junior Hoilett replaces George Puscas.
59': Nathan Byrne (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Reading. Jahmari Clarke replaces Alen Halilovic.
74': Graeme Shinnie (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, Reading. Scott Dann replaces Dejan Tetek.
81': Substitution, Derby County. Lee Buchanan replaces Jason Knight.
90'+2': Tom Lawrence (Derby County) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Substitution, Derby County. Dylan Williams replaces Ravel Morrison.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Pride Park Stadium
Location: Derby, England
Attendance: 18,769

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

Statistics

REA		DER
10	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	5
4	Corner Kicks	2
4	Saves	7
54.2	Possession	45.8
16	SHOTS	14
7	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
457	Accurate Passes	376
542	Passes	454
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	6
17	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.4
62	Long Balls	59
33	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	4
6	Effective Tackles	6
14	Tackles	12
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
6	Interceptions	12
16	Effective Clearances	20
16	Clearances	20

Line-Ups

Derby County (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Ryan Allsop (GK)
33	Curtis Davies
16	Richard Stearman
3	Craig Forsyth
2	Nathan Byrne
11	Ravel Morrison
4	Graeme Shinnie
8	Max Bird
9	Sam Baldock
10	Tom Lawrence
38	Jason Knight

Substitutes:

Lee Buchanan, Jack Stretton, David Marshall, Louie Sibley, Louie Watson, Dylan Williams, Kamil Jozwiak.

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Luke Southwood (GK)
28	Josh Laurent
17	Andy Yiadom
21	Abdul Rahman Baba
16	Dejan Tetek
10	John Swift
19	Tom Dele-Bashiru
15	Danny Drinkwater
47	George Puscas
14	Ovie Ejaria
7	Alen Halilovic

Substitutes:

Michael Stickland, Rafael , Jahmari Clarke, Ethan Bristow, Junior Hoilett, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Scott Dann.

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