HULL. Reading managed to turn the tables against Hull City to win 2-1. It was Hull City to strike first with an early goal of J. Greaves at the 9′. Then it was a goal in the 32′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Longman gave the win to Reading in the 90′ minute with an own goal. Hull City was decisively better in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the KCOM Stadium stadium in Hull on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward with the help of Lee Venamore and George Byrne. The 4th official was Martin Coy. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Hull City was in firm control of the ball 65% while Reading was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hull City was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Reading was able to find the solution to win this match.
Hull City shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Reading shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Hull City didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Reading received 1 yellow card (J. Hendrick).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Hull City will stay with 24 points like Bristol City and Cardiff City to hold in the 20th place. On the other side, Reading will have 29 points like Coventry City to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Hull City will play away with Luton Town on the 6th of May with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Luton Town (1 draw).
Reading will play away agasint Huddersfield Town on the 6th of May with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Reading (6 draws).
Hull City – Formation
Hull City
59'
9'
Hull City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Liam Rosenior decided to play with the following team: Nathan Baxter , Cyrus Christie , Tobias Figueiredo , Alfie Jones , Jacob Greaves , Ryan Woods , Jean Michaël Seri , Greg Docherty , Regan Slater , Ryan Longman and Dimitrios Pelkas .
The home team had on the bench: Callum Elder, Lewie Coyle , Matt Ingram, Ozan Tufan , Doğukan Sinik , Sean McLoughlin and Tyler Smith.
Substitutions
Hull City made 3 changes: R. Woods for O. Tufan (59′), C. Christie for L. Coyle (59′) and D. Pelkas for D. Sinik (59′).
Best player: Jacob Greaves
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hull City was Jacob Greaves.
His rating is with 1 goal, 64 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 14.
Reading – Formation
Reading
40'
Also Reading adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Paul Ince played with: Dean Bouzanis , Andy Yiadom , Thomas Holmes , Amadou Salif Mbengue , Abdul Baba Rahman , Tyrese Fornah , Jeff Hendrick , Junior Hoilett , Thomas Ince , Yakou Méïté and Shane Long .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Nelson Abbey, Lucas João , Andy Carroll , Ovie Ejaria, Coniah Boyce-Clarke, Mamadou Loum and Nesta Guinness-Walker.
Substitutions
Reading made 3 changes: T. Fornah for M. Loum (60′), Y. Meite for A. Carroll (71′) and S. Long for L. Joao (72′).
Best player: Junior Hoilett
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Reading was Junior Hoilett even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 21 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Blackpool – 2-1
- West Bromwich Albion – Stoke City – 2-0
- Preston North End – Millwall – 2-4
- Norwich City – Middlesbrough – 1-2
- Luton Town – Rotherham United – 1-1
- Hull City – Reading – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Swansea City – 0-0
- Coventry City – Queens Park Rangers – 2-0
- Cardiff City – Sheffield United – 0-1
- Bristol City – Watford – 0-0
