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Championship: Burnley recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat Reading 2-1

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BURNLEY. Burnley found a way to turn the table against Reading to win 2-1.

BURNLEY. Burnley was able to turn the table against Reading to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Reading to strike first with a goal of T. Ince at the 56′. Then it was a goal in the 66′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Zaroury gave the win to Burnley in the 90′ minute with a goal. Burnley was vastly superior ball possession (72%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson with the assistance of James Wilson and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.5 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 95%.​

Match Statistics

Burnley was in firm control of the ball 72% while Reading was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Burnley was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Burnley won the match.

Burnley shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Reading shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Burnley received 3 yellow cards (T. Harwood-Bellis, M. Benson and ). On the other side, Reading received 4 yellow cards (A. Baba, T. Holmes, M. Loum and T. Ince).

After playing this contest, Burnley will have 32 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Reading will stay with 25 points like Norwich City to stay in the 8th place.

Match Events

  • 22'
    22'

    T. Harwood-Bellis

  • 34'
    34'

    J. Hoilett

    T. McIntyre

  • 35'
    35'

    A. Baba

  • 56'
    56'

    T. Ince

  • 59'
    59'

    T. Holmes

  • 61'
    61'

    M. Benson

    J. Gudmundsson

  • 61'
    61'

    Vitinho

    C. Roberts

  • 66'
    66'

    M. Benson

  • 71'
    71'

    T. Fornah

    O. Ejaria

  • 72'
    72'

    M. Loum

  • 77'
    77'

    C. Egan-Riley

    S. Bastien

  • 82'
    82'

    S. Long

    Y. Meite

  • 85'
    85'

    H. Dervisoglu

    N. Tella

  • 90'
    90'

    Arijanet Muric

  • 90'
    90'

    M. Benson

  • 90'
    90'

    T. Ince

  • 90'
    90'

    Anass Zaroury

    Benson Manuel Hedilazio

Next match

In the upcoming Championship match, Burnley will host Rotherham United on the 2nd of November with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Burnley (0 draws).

Reading will play away against Luton Town on the 1st of November with a 4-4 head to head statistic.

Burnley: Formation and Lineups

Burnley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Vincent Kompany chose to play with the following team: Arijanet Murić (6.6), Connor Roberts (6.9), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (6.9), Jordan Beyer (7.4), Ian Maatsen (6.4), Samuel Bastien (6.5), Josh Brownhill (7.4), Jóhann Guðmundsson (6.4), Nathan Tella (6.9), Anass Zaroury (6.4) and Jay Rodriguez (6.2).

Substitutes

Burnley made 4 changes: J. Gudmundsson for M. Benson (61′), C. Roberts for Vitinho (61′), S. Bastien for C. Egan-Riley (77′) and N. Tella for H. Dervisoglu (85′).

Top player: Jordan Beyer

Probably the most impressive player in Burnley was Jordan Beyer even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 85 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Reading: Formation and Lineups

Reading started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

On the other side, Paul Ince played with: Joe Lumley (6.4), Andy Yiadom (7.2), Thomas Holmes (7.0), Tom McIntyre (6.5), Amadou Salif Mbengue (6.5), Jeff Hendrick (6.4), Mamadou Loum (6.4), Abdul Baba Rahman (6.9), Thomas Ince (7.4), Ovie Ejaria (6.8) and Yakou Méïté (7.3).

Substitutes

Reading made 3 changes: T. McIntyre for J. Hoilett (34′), O. Ejaria for T. Fornah (71′) and Y. Meite for S. Long (82′).

Top player: Thomas Ince

Probably the most impressive player in Reading was Thomas Ince.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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