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

11': William Smallbone
57': Tyrese Campbell
80': Jacob Brown
83': Dwight Gayle

FT
4 - 0

Introduction

Stoke City are hosting Reading at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
11': Goal! Stoke City 1, Reading 0. William Smallbone (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
45': Second Half begins Stoke City 1, Reading 0.
57': Goal! Stoke City 2, Reading 0. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
66': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Tyrese Fornah.
66': Substitution, Stoke City. Dujon Sterling replaces Tyrese Campbell.
66': Substitution, Reading. Shane Long replaces Yakou Meite.
67': Substitution, Reading. Scott Dann replaces Thomas Holmes.
67': Substitution, Reading. Lucas João replaces Junior Hoilett.
76': Substitution, Reading. Nesta Guinness-Walker replaces Abdul Rahman Baba.
80': Goal! Stoke City 3, Reading 0. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
83': Goal! Stoke City 4, Reading 0. Dwight Gayle (Stoke City) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Laurent.
84': Substitution, Stoke City. Emre Tezgel replaces Dwight Gayle.
84': Substitution, Stoke City. Jordan Thompson replaces William Smallbone.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Stoke City 4, Reading 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 19,157

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		STK
5	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	3
60.8	Possession	39.2
7	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
458	Accurate Passes	249
559	Passes	343
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	8
18	Crosses	25
0.2	Cross %	0.3
67	Long Balls	64
30	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	15
12	Tackles	21
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	11
22	Effective Clearances	14
22	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Stoke City (3-4-3)

No.	Name
13	Jack Bonham (GK)
6	Phil Jagielka
3	Morgan Fox
16	Ben Wilmot
18	William Smallbone
8	Lewis Baker
14	Josh Tymon
28	Josh Laurent
11	Dwight Gayle
10	Tyrese Campbell
9	Jacob Brown

Substitutes:

Dujon Sterling, Connor Taylor, Aden Flint, Emre Tezgel, D'Margio Wright-Phillips, Frank Fielding, Jordan Thompson.

Reading (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Joe Lumley (GK)
3	Thomas Holmes
5	Tom Mcintyre
17	Andy Yiadom
12	Abdul Rahman Baba
23	Junior Hoilett
22	Mamadou Loum
19	Tyrese Fornah
8	Jeff Hendrick
11	Yakou Meite
10	Tom Ince

Substitutes:

Shane Long, Femi Azeez, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Scott Dann, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Dean Bouzanis, Lucas João.

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