Reading vs Watford 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 30': Goal! Reading 0, Watford 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrique Araújo.
- 32': Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Goal! Reading 0, Watford 2. Ryan Porteous (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Martins with a cross following a corner.
- 56': Substitution, Reading. Tyrese Fornah replaces Cesare Casadei.
- 64': Matheus Martins (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Goal! Reading 1, Watford 2. Tom Ince (Reading) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 67': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Junior Hoilett.
- 71': Substitution, Watford. Britt Assombalonga replaces Henrique Araújo.
- 71': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Keinan Davis.
- 76': Hassane Kamara (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Goal! Reading 2, Watford 2. Jeff Hendrick (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, Watford. Tobi Adeyemo replaces Matheus Martins.
- 81': Substitution, Watford. Ismaël Koné replaces Leandro Bacuna.
- 84': Thomas Holmes (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Shane Long.
- 86': Substitution, Reading. Scott Dann replaces Amadou Salif Mbengue.
- 87': Mamadou Loum (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': João Pedro (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Hamza Choudhury (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Reading 2, Watford 2.
Game Information
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 13,861
English League Championship Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+42 | Leeds United | 38 | 82 | 6 |
+41 | Leicester City | 37 | 82 | 7 |
+31 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 81 | 5 |
+26 | Southampton | 36 | 73 | 7 |
Statistics
WAT | REA | |
---|---|---|
17 | Fouls | 17 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
4 | Saves | 2 |
57.7 | Possession | 42.3 |
12 | SHOTS | 14 |
4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
340 | Accurate Passes | 211 |
459 | Passes | 330 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
11 | Crosses | 17 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
70 | Long Balls | 71 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
14 | Tackles | 18 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
10 | Interceptions | 18 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
25 | Clearances | 9 |
Reading (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Joe Lumley (GK) |
3 | Thomas Holmes |
5 | Tom Mcintyre |
27 | Amadou Salif Mbengue |
20 | Cesare Casadei |
22 | Mamadou Loum |
8 | Jeff Hendrick |
23 | Junior Hoilett |
17 | Andy Yiadom |
7 | Shane Long |
10 | Tom Ince |
Watford (4-2-2-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
15 | Craig Cathcart |
22 | Ryan Porteous |
14 | Hassane Kamara |
3 | Mario |
4 | Hamza Choudhury |
25 | Leandro Bacuna |
7 | Keinan Davis |
21 | Henrique Araújo |
23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
37 | Matheus Martins |
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