Sheffield Utd vs Reading 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Sheffield United are hosting Reading
at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Goal! Sheffield United 0, Reading 1. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Josh Laurent with a through ball.
- 18': Josh Laurent (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Sheffield United. Sander Berge replaces Filip Uremovic.
- 49': Andy Yiadom (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Substitution, Sheffield United. Daniel Jebbison replaces Oliver McBurnie.
- 57': George Baldock (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Sheffield United. Iliman Ndiaye replaces Conor Hourihane.
- 75': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Lucas João because of an injury.
- 81': Daniel Jebbison (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Reading. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces Tom Ince.
- 90': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Reading 1. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Egan.
- 90'+2': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Reading 2. Tom McIntyre (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Morrison with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 90'+2': Tom McIntyre (Reading) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+4': Michael Morrison (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Reading 2.
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 29,125
Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 29,125
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +47 | Leicester City | 44 | 94 | 10 |
| +39 | Leeds United | 45 | 90 | 9 |
| +32 | Ipswich Town | 43 | 89 | 6 |
| +24 | Southampton | 44 | 84 | 10 |
Statistics
 REA |
SHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 31.7 | Possession | 68.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 196 | Accurate Passes | 529 |
| 294 | Passes | 635 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 16 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 22 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 21 | Clearances | 7 |
Sheffield United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Wes Foderingham (GK) |
| 12 | John Egan |
| 22 | Ben Davies |
| 25 | Filip Uremovic |
| 24 | Conor Hourihane |
| 16 | Oliver Norwood |
| 3 | Enda Stevens |
| 2 | George Baldock  |
| 9 | Oliver McBurnie |
| 23 | Ben Osborn |
| 27 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
Reading (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ørjan Nyland (GK) |
| 3 | Thomas Holmes |
| 4 | Michael Morrison |
| 21 | Abdul Rahman Baba |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom |
| 5 | Tom Mcintyre |
| 15 | Danny Drinkwater |
| 14 | Ovie Ejaria |
| 9 | Tom Ince |
| 18 | Lucas João |
| 28 | Josh Laurent |
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