West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Reading: overcomes 1-0 with a goal scored by D. Dike
WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion defeats Reading 1-0 after D. Dike scored just 1 goal (60').
WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion prevails over Reading 1-0 after D. Dike scored just 1 goal (60′). West Bromwich Albion took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Nield with the support of Rob Merchant and Andrew Aylott. The 4th official was Steve Martin. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 3.8 degrees Celsius or 38.82 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 84%.
Match Statistics
West Bromwich Albion was in firm control of the ball 59% while Reading was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Reading was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, West Bromwich Albion was able to find the solution to win this match.
West Bromwich Albion shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Reading shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card (Tom Rogic). On the other side, Reading received 4 yellow cards (Tom McIntyre, Junior Hoilett, Joe Lumley and Amadou Salif Mbengue).
After playing this contest, West Bromwich Albion will have 35 points like Swansea City, Coventry City and Queens Park Rangers to stay in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Reading will stay with 36 points like Middlesbrough and Norwich City to stay in the 10th place.
Match Events
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47'47'
Tom McIntyre
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51'51'
Junior Hoilett
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56'56'
Joe Lumley
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57'57'
Grady Diangana
Matt Phillips
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58'58'
Amadou Salif Mbengue
Junior Hoilett
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60'60'
Daryl Dike
Jayson Molumby
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66'66'
Tom Rogic
John Swift
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66'66'
Brandon Thomas-Asante
Daryl Dike
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72'72'
Abdul-Rahman Baba
Nesta Guinness-Walker
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72'72'
Lucas João
Andy Carroll
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72'72'
Shane Long
Yakou Méïté
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75'75'
Amadou Salif Mbengue
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76'76'
Tom Rogic
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82'82'
Femi Azeez
Jeff Hendrick
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88'88'
Semi Ajayi
Erik Pieters
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89'89'
Taylor Gardner-Hickman
Jed Wallace
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, West Bromwich Albion will play away against Luton Town on the 14th of January with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).
Reading will host Queens Park Rangers on the 14th of January with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Queens Park Rangers (11 draws).
West Bromwich Albion: Formation and Lineups
West Bromwich Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet chose to play with the following team: Alex Palmer , Darnell Furlong , Dara O’Shea , Erik Pieters , Conor Townsend , Jayson Molumby , Okay Yokuşlu , Jed Wallace , John Swift , Matt Phillips and Daryl Dike .
Substitutes
West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Matt Phillips for Grady Diangana (57′), John Swift for Tom Rogic (66′), Daryl Dike for Brandon Thomas-Asante (66′), Erik Pieters for Semi Ajayi (88′) and Jed Wallace for Taylor Gardner-Hickman (89′).
Top player: Daryl Dike
The player who no doubt impressed West Bromwich Albion the most was Daryl Dike.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Reading: Formation and Lineups
Reading started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Regarding the opposition, Paul Ince played with: Joe Lumley , Andy Yiadom , Scott Dann , Tom McIntyre , Mamadou Loum , Junior Hoilett , Thomas Ince , Jeff Hendrick , Nesta Guinness-Walker , Andy Carroll and Yakou Méïté .
Substitutes
Reading made 5 changes: Junior Hoilett for Amadou Salif Mbengue (58′), Nesta Guinness-Walker for Abdul-Rahman Baba (72′), Andy Carroll for Lucas João (72′), Yakou Méïté for Shane Long (72′) and Jeff Hendrick for Femi Azeez (82′).
Top player: Mamadou Loum
The player who no doubt impressed Reading the most was Mamadou Loum.
His rating is with 43 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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Patric Ridge
Patric works for LOOTRS as a journalist, mostly covering European football. He has been enamoured with sports data-driven aspect since completing his master's degree in sports management from Coventry University. Patric was a part of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics squad as an editor. Writing articles, doing research, and interacting with the editorial staff are all skills that Patric possesses.
