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

57': Amadou Salif Mbengue

FT
1 - 0

Introduction

Reading are hosting Coventry City at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

14': Substitution, Reading. Tom McIntyre replaces Thomas Holmes because of an injury.
29': Callum Doyle (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': Jeff Hendrick (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Coventry City 0.
57': Goal! Reading 1, Coventry City 0. Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Tom McIntyre following a corner.
63': Jamie Allen (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Substitution, Reading. Mamadou Loum replaces Tyrese Fornah.
67': Substitution, Reading. Shane Long replaces Andy Carroll.
75': Josh Eccles (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, Reading. Naby Sarr replaces Abdul Rahman Baba.
76': Substitution, Reading. Lucas João replaces Yakou Meite.
77': Substitution, Coventry City. Kasey Palmer replaces Ben Sheaf.
77': Substitution, Coventry City. Jack Burroughs replaces Jake Bidwell.
84': Substitution, Coventry City. Todd Kane replaces Jamie Allen.
84': Substitution, Coventry City. Martyn Waghorn replaces Callum O'Hare.
90': Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 15,213

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Leicester City	44	94	10
+43	Leeds United	44	90	8
+32	Ipswich Town	43	89	6
+24	Southampton	44	84	10

Full Table

Statistics

COV		REA
8	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	5
60.2	Possession	39.8
15	SHOTS	9
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
415	Accurate Passes	247
508	Passes	330
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	5
15	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.3
35	Long Balls	73
12	Accurate Long Balls	37
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	4
7	Effective Tackles	15
13	Tackles	26
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
3	Interceptions	6
16	Effective Clearances	24
16	Clearances	24

Line-Ups

Reading (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Joe Lumley (GK)
3	Thomas Holmes
27	Amadou Salif Mbengue
17	Andy Yiadom
8	Jeff Hendrick
19	Tyrese Fornah
10	Tom Ince
12	Abdul Rahman Baba
23	Junior Hoilett
11	Yakou Meite
2	Andy Carroll

Substitutes:

Naby Sarr, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Mamadou Loum, Shane Long, Lucas João, Tom Mcintyre, Dean Bouzanis.

Coventry City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
13	Ben Wilson (GK)
3	Callum Doyle
2	Jonathan Panzo
4	Michael Rose
14	Ben Sheaf
38	Gustavo Hamer
27	Jake Bidwell
28	Josh Eccles
17	Viktor Gyökeres
8	Jamie Allen
10	Callum O'Hare

Substitutes:

Jack Burroughs, Kasey Palmer, Todd Kane, Martyn Waghorn, Simon Moore, Fabio Tavares, Liam Kelly.

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