Championship: Reading defeats Blackburn Rovers 3-0
READING. Reading was finally too much to handle for Blackburn Rovers.
READING. Reading was eventually too good for Blackburn Rovers with the goal of T. McIntyre (14′), J. Hoilett (62′) and L. Joao (78′). Blackburn Rovers was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Select Car Leasing Stadium stadium in Reading on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Keith Stroud with the assistance of Ian Cooper and George Byrne. The 4th official was David Rock. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 17.9 degrees Celsius or 64.18 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 81%.
Match Statistics
Blackburn Rovers was in firm control of the ball 65% while Reading was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Reading was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Reading won the match.
Reading shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Blackburn Rovers shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Reading received 5 yellow cards (T. Fornah, T. Holmes, N. Guinness-Walker, J. Lumley and M. Loum). On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards (H. Pickering and D. Ayala).
After playing this contest, Reading will have 3 points like Wigan Athletic, Huddersfield Town and Stoke City to stay in the 20th place. On the other side, Blackburn Rovers will stay with 9 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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13'13'
H. Pickering
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14'14'
T. McIntyre
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46'46'
Sam Gallagher
Jack Vale
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46'46'
Bradley Dack
Sammie Szmodics
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46'46'
Ryan Hedges
Tyrhys Dolan
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53'53'
T. Fornah
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55'55'
Daniel Ayala
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55'55'
Tom Holmes
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62'62'
J. Hoilett
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63'63'
N. Guinness-Walker
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70'70'
L. Joao
S. Long
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78'78'
L. Joao
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80'80'
K. Abrefa
N. Guinness-Walker
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85'85'
T. Edun
B. Brereton Diaz
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88'88'
J. Lumley
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90'90'
J. Clarke
J. Hoilett
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90'90'
T. Morton
A. Phillips
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90'90'
M. Loum
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Reading will host Middlesbrough on the 20th of August with a 13-8 head to head record in favor of Middlesbrough (5 draws).
Blackburn Rovers will play away against Sheffield United on the 20th of August with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Sheffield United (1 draw).
Reading: Formation and Lineups
Reading started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Paul Ince chose to play with the following team: Joe Lumley , Andy Yiadom , Tom McIntyre , Thomas Holmes , Mamadou Loum , Junior Hoilett , Jeff Hendrick , Tyrese Fornah , Nesta Guinness-Walker , Thomas Ince and Shane Long .
Substitutes
Reading made 3 changes: S. Long for L. Joao (70′), N. Guinness-Walker for K. Abrefa (80′) and J. Hoilett for J. Clarke (90′).
Top player: Thomas Ince
The player who no doubt impressed Reading the most was Thomas Ince even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 20 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.
Blackburn Rovers: Formation and Lineups
Blackburn Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Jon Dahl Tomasson played with: Thomas Kaminski , Callum Brittain , Ashley Phillips , Daniel Ayala , Harry Pickering , Lewis Travis , John Buckley , Tyrhys Dolan , Sammie Szmodics , Ben Brereton Díaz and Jack Vale .
Substitutes
Blackburn Rovers made 5 changes: T. Dolan for R. Hedges (46′), J. Vale for S. Gallagher (46′), S. Szmodics for B. Dack (46′), B. Brereton Diaz for T. Edun (85′) and A. Phillips for T. Morton (90′).
Top player: Daniel Ayala
Probably the most impressive player in Blackburn Rovers was Daniel Ayala.
His rating is with 73 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
