Reading vs Hull 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 40': Alen Halilovic (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Goal! Reading 1, Hull City 0. Thomas Holmes (Reading) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Laurent with a headed pass following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Reading 1, Hull City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Reading 1, Hull City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Reading. Dejan Tetek replaces Andy Yiadom.
- 55': Goal! Reading 1, Hull City 1. Mallik Wilks (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 57': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Alen Halilovic.
- 58': Jacob Greaves (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Substitution, Hull City. Callum Elder replaces Ryan Longman.
- 74': Baba Rahman (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Hull City. Tyler Smith replaces Josh Magennis.
- 90'+3': Callum Elder (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 11,827
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | Stoke City | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +5 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +8 | Coventry City | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| +2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Statistics
 HUL |
REA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 43.5 | Possession | 56.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 312 | Accurate Passes | 451 |
| 385 | Passes | 525 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 27 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 18 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 14 | Clearances | 16 |
Reading (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Luke Southwood (GK) |
| 24 | Scott Dann |
| 3 | Thomas Holmes |
| 28 | Josh Laurent |
| 21 | Abdul Rahman Baba  |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom |
| 10 | John Swift |
| 15 | Danny Drinkwater |
| 19 | Tom Dele-Bashiru |
| 7 | Alen Halilovic |
| 9 | Andy Carroll |
Hull City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Nathan Baxter (GK) |
| 17 | Sean McLoughlin |
| 4 | Jacob Greaves |
| 24 | Di'Shon Bernard |
| 8 | Greg Docherty |
| 6 | Richard Smallwood |
| 10 | George Honeyman |
| 11 | Keane Lewis-Potter |
| 16 | Ryan Longman |
| 27 | Josh Magennis |
| 7 | Mallik Wilks |
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