Championship: Derby County manages to draw 2-2 with Reading after recovering a 0-2 deficit
READING. Reading manages to recover against Derby County with a goal on the C. Kazim-Richards 87' and a goal on the C. Davies 90'.
READING. Reading manages to recover against Derby County with a goal on the C. Kazim-Richards 87′ and a goal on the C. Davies 90′. Derby County was far superior when it came to possession ball (70%)
The match was played at the Select Car Leasing Stadium stadium in Reading on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Busby with the assistance of Graham Kane and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.99 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
Derby County was in firm control of the ball 70% while Reading was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Derby County was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Derby County to win the match.
Reading shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Derby County shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Reading received 1 yellow card (J. Laurent). On the other side, Derby County received 2 yellow cards (C. Davies and ).
After this encounter, Reading will have 21 points to stay in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Derby County will have 10 points to stay in the 24th place.
Match Events
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37'37'
J. Hoilett
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45'45'
J. Laurent
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46'46'
F. Araruna
T. Ashcroft
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57'57'
J. Hoilett
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57'57'
C. Kazim-Richards
L. Plange
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57'57'
F. Ebosele
C. Forsyth
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65'65'
F. Azeez
A. Halilovic
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67'67'
R. Morrison
J. Knight
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82'82'
C. Davies
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87'87'
C. Kazim-Richards
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89'89'
M. Camara
J. Swift
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90'90'
C. Davies
N. Byrne
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90'90'
N. Byrne
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Reading will play away against Middlesbrough on the 15th of January with a 12-8 head to head in favor of Middlesbrough (5 draws).
Derby County will host Sheffield United on the 15th of January with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Sheffield United (2 draws).
Reading: Formation and Lineups
Reading started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Veljko Paunovic chose to play with the following team: Luke Southwood , Tyrell Ashcroft , Thomas Holmes , Scott Dann , Abdul Baba Rahman , Tom Dele-Bashiru , Josh Laurent , Alen Halilović , John Swift , Junior Hoilett and Andy Carroll .
Substitutes
Reading made 3 changes: T. Ashcroft for F. Araruna (46′), A. Halilovic for F. Azeez (65′) and J. Swift for M. Camara (89′).
Top player: Junior Hoilett
Probably the most impressive player in Reading was Junior Hoilett.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Derby County: Formation and Lineups
Derby County started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
On the other side, Wayne Mark Rooney played with: Ryan Allsop , Nathan Byrne , Phil Jagielka , Curtis Davies , Craig Forsyth , Kamil Jóźwiak , Max Bird , Liam Thompson , Jason Knight , Tom Lawrence and Luke Plange .
Substitutes
Derby County made 3 changes: L. Plange for C. Kazim-Richards (57′), C. Forsyth for F. Ebosele (57′) and J. Knight for R. Morrison (67′).
Top player: Max Bird
The player who no doubt impressed Derby County the most was Max Bird.
His rating is with 63 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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