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

78': Josh Laurent

FT
1 - 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

15': Andy Yiadom (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
25': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering replaces Reda Khadra because of an injury.
32': Substitution, Reading. John Swift replaces Andy Rinomhota because of an injury.
45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
49': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces John Buckley.
60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
73': Substitution, Reading. Junior Hoilett replaces Ovie Ejaria.
78': Goal! Reading 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Josh Laurent (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
85': Substitution, Reading. Yakou Meite replaces Lucas João.
90'+4': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Reading 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 12,805

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Leicester City	44	94	10
+43	Leeds United	44	90	8
+32	Ipswich Town	43	89	6
+24	Southampton	44	84	10

Full Table

Statistics

BLK		REA
10	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	5
58.8	Possession	41.2
16	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.8
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
338	Accurate Passes	213
456	Passes	331
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.6
6	Accurate Crosses	4
21	Crosses	8
0.3	Cross %	0.5
79	Long Balls	79
31	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.4	Long Balls %	0.2
5	Blocked Shots	0
11	Effective Tackles	14
16	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
6	Interceptions	8
12	Effective Clearances	26
12	Clearances	26

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
28	Josh Laurent
15	Danny Drinkwater
8	Andy Rinomhota
18	Lucas João
14	Ovie Ejaria
9	Tom Ince

Substitutes:

Junior Hoilett, Brandon Barker, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Yakou Meite, Scott Dann, Luke Southwood, John Swift.

Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Kaminski (GK)
25	Jan Paul van Hecke
16	Scott Wharton
26	Darragh Lenihan
8	Joe Rothwell
27	Lewis Travis
21	John Buckley
28	Ryan Giles
7	Reda Khadra
10	Tyrhys Dolan
9	Sam Gallagher