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

Reading

7': Lucas João

FT
1 - 2

Cardiff City

59': Alfie Doughty
85': Will Vaulks

Introduction

Reading are hosting Cardiff City 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.
7': Goal! Reading 1, Cardiff City 0. Lucas João (Reading) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andy Yiadom with a cross.
45'+1': First Half ends, Reading 1, Cardiff City 0.
59': Goal! Reading 1, Cardiff City 1. Alfie Doughty (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
60': Substitution, Reading. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces Junior Hoilett.
64': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces Joe Ralls because of an injury.
70': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Alfie Doughty because of an injury.
77': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces John Swift because of an injury.
85': Goal! Reading 1, Cardiff City 2. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tommy Doyle.
87': Substitution, Reading. Brandon Barker replaces Tom Ince.
90'+4': Substitution, Cardiff City. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Jordan Hugill.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Reading 1, Cardiff City 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 19,039

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

CAR		REA
10	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	1
58	Possession	42
7	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
389	Accurate Passes	261
491	Passes	349
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	4
14	Crosses	22
0.3	Cross %	0.2
65	Long Balls	62
31	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
1	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	9
23	Tackles	15
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	9
19	Effective Clearances	14
19	Clearances	14

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
10	John Swift
15	Danny Drinkwater
28	Josh Laurent
18	Lucas João
23	Junior Hoilett
9	Tom Ince

Substitutes:

Femi Azeez, Brandon Barker, Abdul Rahman Baba, Luke Southwood, Ovie Ejaria, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Terell Thomas.

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Dillon Phillips (GK)
16	Curtis Nelson
38	Perry Ng
3	Joel Bagan
17	Cody Drameh
22	Tommy Doyle
8	Joe Ralls
15	Ryan Wintle
9	Jordan Hugill
18	Alfie Doughty
27	Rubin Colwill

Substitutes:

Aden Flint, Mark McGuinness, Isaak Davies, Mark Harris, Uche Ikpeazu, Rohan Luthra, Will Vaulks.

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