Blackburn vs Reading 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

Blackburn Rovers

2': Ben Brereton Díaz
82': Ryan Hedges

FT
2 - 1

Reading

68': Cesare Casadei
85': Mamadou Loum

Introduction

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Reading at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
2': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Reading 0. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
28': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Reading 0.
68': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Reading 1. Cesare Casadei (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas João.
69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Ben Brereton.
69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Sorba Thomas.
78': Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Abrefa replaces Amadou Salif Mbengue because of an injury.
78': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Shane Long.
78': Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan replaces Lucas João.
82': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 1. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a through ball.
85': Mamadou Loum (Reading) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
85': Joe Lumley (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
85': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
89': Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 14,023

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+48	Leicester City	46	97	11
+35	Ipswich Town	46	96	6
+38	Leeds United	46	90	10
+24	Southampton	46	87	11

Full Table

Statistics

REA		BLK
7	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	3
47	Possession	53
9	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
273	Accurate Passes	312
375	Passes	412
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	6
17	Crosses	25
0.1	Cross %	0.2
74	Long Balls	56
24	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	13
13	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
16	Interceptions	6
29	Effective Clearances	24
29	Clearances	24

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Aynsley Pears (GK)
5	Dominic Hyam
17	Hayden Carter
3	Harry Pickering
11	Joe Rankin-Costello
8	Sammie Szmodics
6	Tyler Morton
27	Lewis Travis
9	Sam Gallagher
22	Ben Brereton Díaz
14	Sorba Thomas

Substitutes:

Scott Wharton, Jake Garrett, Ryan Hedges, Adam Wharton, Joe Hilton, Callum Brittain, Tyrhys Dolan.

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Joe Lumley (GK)
24	Naby Sarr
3	Thomas Holmes
5	Tom Mcintyre
27	Amadou Salif Mbengue
8	Jeff Hendrick
20	Cesare Casadei
22	Mamadou Loum
9	Lucas João
7	Shane Long
10	Tom Ince

Substitutes:

Nesta Guinness-Walker, Liam Moore, Nelson Abbey, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Dean Bouzanis, Kelvin Abrefa, Femi Azeez.

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