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

Reading

13': Michael Morrison
63': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (OG)

FT
2 - 1

Stoke City

44': Romaine Sawyers

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

13': Goal! Reading 1, Stoke City 0. Michael Morrison (Reading) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
30': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Substitution, Stoke City. Romaine Sawyers replaces Jordan Thompson because of an injury.
44': Goal! Reading 1, Stoke City 1. Romaine Sawyers (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Maja.
45': Second Half begins Reading 1, Stoke City 1.
57': Substitution, Stoke City. Tyrese Campbell replaces D'Margio Wright-Phillips.
62': Josh Tymon (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Own Goal by Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Stoke City. Reading 2, Stoke City 1.
64': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Junior Hoilett.
64': Substitution, Reading. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces Ovie Ejaria.
71': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Stoke City. Steven Fletcher replaces Josh Maja.
87': Substitution, Reading. Scott Dann replaces John Swift.
90'+1': Ben Wilmot (Stoke 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: 9,928

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

STK		REA
13	Fouls	6
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	2
59.3	Possession	40.7
12	SHOTS	9
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
480	Accurate Passes	282
574	Passes	385
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	5
14	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.2
56	Long Balls	59
20	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	2
8	Effective Tackles	15
14	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
12	Interceptions	17
11	Effective Clearances	7
11	Clearances	7

Line-Ups

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ørjan Nyland (GK)
3	Thomas Holmes
4	Michael Morrison
5	Tom Mcintyre
17	Andy Yiadom
10	John Swift
15	Danny Drinkwater
28	Josh Laurent
18	Lucas João
14	Ovie Ejaria
23	Junior Hoilett

Substitutes:

Luke Southwood, Abdul Rahman Baba, Scott Dann, Femi Azeez, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Brandon Barker, Terell Thomas.

Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Jack Bonham (GK)
24	Taylor Harwood-Bellis
19	Phil Jagielka
14	Josh Tymon
16	Ben Wilmot
42	Lewis Baker
15	Jordan Thompson
4	Joe Allen
33	Josh Maja
32	D'Margio Wright-Phillips
18	Jacob Brown

Substitutes:

Romaine Sawyers, Josef Bursik, Tyrese Campbell, James Chester, Steven Fletcher, Sam Clucas, Mario Vrancic.

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