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

Reading

45'+2': Thomas Holmes

FT
1 - 1

Hull City

55': Mallik Wilks

Introduction

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

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

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 11,827

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

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Rafael , Kelvin Abrefa, Femi Azeez, Dejan Tetek, George Puscas, Tyrell Ashcroft, Mamadi Camara.

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

Substitutes:

Matt Ingram, Tyler Smith, Tom Huddlestone, Andrew Cannon, George Moncur, Callum Elder, Randell Williams.

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