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

FT
0 - 2

33': Thomas Holmes (OG)
58': Allan Campbell

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
33': Own Goal by Thomas Holmes, Reading. Reading 0, Luton Town 1.
45'+2': First Half ends, Reading 0, Luton Town 1.
58': Goal! Reading 0, Luton Town 2. Allan Campbell (Luton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
59': Substitution, Reading. Lucas João replaces George Puscas.
69': Substitution, Reading. Jahmari Clarke replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
69': Substitution, Luton Town. Henri Lansbury replaces Jordan Clark.
74': Substitution, Luton Town. Fred Onyedinma replaces Cameron Jerome.
79': Substitution, Luton Town. Gabriel Osho replaces Allan Campbell.
79': Substitution, Reading. Mamadi Camara replaces Tyrell Ashcroft.
90': Danny Drinkwater (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Lucas João (Reading) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 9,611

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

LTN		REA
13	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	3
43.5	Possession	56.5
16	SHOTS	8
4	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
274	Accurate Passes	369
364	Passes	472
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	6
16	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.3
72	Long Balls	60
39	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
7	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	6
11	Tackles	8
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
8	Interceptions	13
22	Effective Clearances	22
22	Clearances	22

Line-Ups

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Luke Southwood (GK)
4	Michael Morrison
3	Thomas Holmes
41	Ethan Bristow
48	Tyrell Ashcroft
10	John Swift
28	Josh Laurent
15	Danny Drinkwater
47	George Puscas
19	Tom Dele-Bashiru
8	Andy Rinomhota

Substitutes:

Kelvin Abrefa, Jahmari Clarke, James Holden, Louie Holzman, Mamadi Camara, Lucas João.

Luton Town (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	James Shea (GK)
5	Sonny Bradley
4	Kal Naismith
16	Reece Burke
18	Jordan Clark
17	Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
22	Allan Campbell
29	Amari'i Bell
20	Peter Kioso
11	Elijah Adebayo
35	Cameron Jerome

Substitutes:

Fred Onyedinma, Simon Sluga, Luke Berry, Carlos Mendes, Gabriel Osho, Dan Potts, Henri Lansbury.

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