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

14': Tom Mcintyre
61': Junior Hoilett
78': Lucas João

FT
3 - 0

Introduction

Reading are hosting Blackburn Rovers 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.
12': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Goal! Reading 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Tom McIntyre (Reading) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross following a corner.
45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Jack Vale.
45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces Sammie Szmodics.
53': Tyrese Fornah (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
55': Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
55': Thomas Holmes (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
61': Goal! Reading 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Junior Hoilett (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
63': Nesta Guinness-Walker (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
70': Substitution, Reading. Lucas João replaces Shane Long.
78': Goal! Reading 3, Blackburn Rovers 0. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrese Fornah.
80': Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Opoku replaces Nesta Guinness-Walker.
85': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tayo Edun replaces Ben Brereton.
87': Joe Lumley (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Substitution, Reading. John Clarke replaces Junior Hoilett.
90'+3': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyler Morton replaces Ashley Phillips.
90'+6': Mamadou Loum (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Reading 3, Blackburn Rovers 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 11,780

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+50	Leicester City	45	97	10
+33	Ipswich Town	45	93	6
+39	Leeds United	45	90	9
+23	Southampton	45	84	11

Full Table

Statistics

BLK		REA
7	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	1
64.6	Possession	35.4
8	SHOTS	12
1	ON GOAL	7
0.1	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
474	Accurate Passes	210
583	Passes	312
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
1	Accurate Crosses	6
7	Crosses	15
0.1	Cross %	0.4
79	Long Balls	63
48	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	14
22	Tackles	22
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
5	Interceptions	12
25	Effective Clearances	18
25	Clearances	18

Line-Ups

Reading (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Joe Lumley (GK)
5	Tom Mcintyre
3	Thomas Holmes
17	Andy Yiadom
22	Mamadou Loum
19	Tyrese Fornah
8	Jeff Hendrick
18	Nesta Guinness-Walker
23	Junior Hoilett
7	Shane Long
10	Tom Ince

Substitutes:

Michael Craig, Dean Bouzanis, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Lucas João, Mamadi Camara, John Clarke, Kelvin Abrefa.

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Kaminski (GK)
4	Daniel Ayala
33	Ashley Phillips
3	Harry Pickering
2	Callum Brittain
8	Sammie Szmodics
21	John Buckley
27	Lewis Travis
29	Jack Vale
22	Ben Brereton Díaz
10	Tyrhys Dolan