Reading 1-1 Hull City: Draw on Saturday
READING. Reading and Hull City draw 1-1. A. Carroll scored the first goal (45') for Reading. M. Wilks settled the score 1-1 (55').
READING. Reading and Hull City draw 1-1. A. Carroll scored the first goal (45′) for Reading. M. Wilks settled the score 1-1 (55′). Reading couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Select Car Leasing Stadium stadium in Reading on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Steve Martin who was helped by George Byrne and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Will Finnie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.31 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
Reading was in firm control of the ball 56% while Hull City was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Reading was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Reading to win the match.
Reading shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Hull City shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Reading received 2 yellow cards (A. Halilovic and A. R. Baba). On the opposite side, Hull City received 2 yellow cards ( and C. Elder).
After this encounter, Reading will have 20 points to stay in the 21st place. On the other side, Hull City will have 21 points like Cardiff City to stay in the 19th place.
Match Events
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40'40'
A. Halilovic
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45'45'
A. Carroll
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46'46'
D. Tetek
A. Yiadom
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55'55'
M. Wilks
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58'58'
F. Azeez
A. Halilovic
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66'66'
C. Elder
R. Longman
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74'74'
A. R. Baba
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76'76'
T. Smith
J. Magennis
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90'90'
C. Elder
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Reading will play away with West Bromwich Albion on the 11th of December with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (5 draws).
Hull City will host Bristol City on the 11th of December with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Bristol City (6 draws).
Reading: Formation and Lineups
Reading started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Veljko Paunovic chose to play with the following team: Luke Southwood , Andy Yiadom , Thomas Holmes , Scott Dann , Abdul Baba Rahman , Josh Laurent , Alen Halilović , Danny Drinkwater , John Swift , Tom Dele-Bashiru and Andy Carroll .
Substitutes
Reading made 2 changes: A. Yiadom for D. Tetek (46′) and A. Halilovic for F. Azeez (58′).
Top player: Josh Laurent
Probably the most impressive player in Reading was Josh Laurent.
His rating is with 67 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Hull City: Formation and Lineups
Hull City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Grant McCann played with: Nathan Baxter , Di’Shon Bernard , Sean McLoughlin , Jacob Greaves , Ryan Longman , Richard Smallwood , Greg Docherty , Keane Lewis-Potter , George Honeyman , Mallik Wilks and Josh Magennis .
Substitutes
Hull City made 2 changes: R. Longman for C. Elder (66′) and J. Magennis for T. Smith (76′).
Best player: Nathan Baxter
The player that probably impressed the most for Hull City was the goalkeeper: Nathan Baxter. His rating is 7.64. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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