Swansea vs Reading 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Introduction
Swansea City are hosting Reading
at Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Swansea City 1, Reading 0. Jamie Paterson (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Korey Smith with a through ball.
- 4': Goal! Swansea City 1, Reading 1. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Swift.
- 30': Goal! Swansea City 1, Reading 2. Andy Carroll (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Drinkwater with a through ball.
- 49': Goal! Swansea City 2, Reading 2. Ryan Manning (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 50': Goal! Swansea City 2, Reading 3. Danny Drinkwater (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 62': Substitution, Swansea City. Flynn Downes replaces Korey Smith.
- 66': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Alen Halilovic.
- 74': Danny Drinkwater (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, Reading. George Puscas replaces Andy Carroll because of an injury.
- 82': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Ryan Bennett.
- 83': Ethan Laird (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': John Swift (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': George Puscas (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 16,980
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 16,980
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Coventry City | 18 | 43 | 1 |
| +5 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 33 | 3 |
| -3 | Millwall | 18 | 31 | 5 |
| +12 | Stoke City | 18 | 30 | 6 |
Statistics
 REA |
SWA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 4 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 8 | Saves | 3 |
| 26.5 | Possession | 73.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 228 | Accurate Passes | 740 |
| 285 | Passes | 797 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 7 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 37 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 17 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
| 31 | Clearances | 3 |
Swansea City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Ben Hamer (GK) |
| 26 | Kyle Naughton |
| 46 | Rhys Williams |
| 2 | Ryan Bennett |
| 10 | Olivier Ntcham |
| 8 | Matt Grimes |
| 3 | Ryan Manning |
| 27 | Ethan Laird  |
| 17 | Joël Piroe |
| 12 | Jamie Paterson |
| 7 | Korey Smith |
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 |
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