BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers conquers Reading with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Dolan (64′) and a goal from S. Gallagher (62′). Reading was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Tony Harrington who had the assistance of Paul Hodskinson and Rob Merchant. The 4th official was Andrew Kitchen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.5 degrees Celsius or 52.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 11 Total 14
- 5 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 90 Attack 119
- 39 Dangerous attack 61
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Reading had a superior ball possession 62% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Reading was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Blackburn Rovers managed to find the solution to win this match.
Blackburn Rovers shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Reading shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Blackburn Rovers received 4 yellow cards (B. Johnson, I. Poveda, and J. Buckley). On the opposite side, Reading received 2 yellow cards (D. Drinkwater and J. Swift).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Blackburn Rovers will have 20 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Reading will stay with 19 points to stay in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will play away against Derby County on the 30th of October with a 10-4 head to head stats in favor of Blackburn Rovers (5 draws).
Reading will host AFC Bournemouth on the 30th of October with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of AFC Bournemouth (2 draws).
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers
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Blackburn Rovers adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Tony Mowbray decided to play with the following team: Thomas Kaminski , Ryan Nyambe , Daniel Ayala , Darragh Lenihan , Adetayo Edun , John Buckley , Lewis Travis , Joe Rothwell , Tyrhys Dolan , Sam Gallagher and Ben Brereton .
The home team had on the bench: Reda Khadra, Jan Paul van Hecke , Leighton Clarkson, Ian Carlo Poveda , Daniel Butterworth, Bradley Johnson and Aynsley Pears.
Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of J. P. van Hecke (injured) and I. Poveda (injured).
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 3 changes: D. Ayala for J. P. van Hecke (39′), R. Nyambe for I. Poveda (61′) and J. Rothwell for B. Johnson (87′).
Best player: Sam Gallagher
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Sam Gallagher.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (45% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Reading – Formation
Reading
Also Reading adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Veljko Paunovic played with: Luke Southwood , Andy Yiadom , Liam Moore , Scott Dann , Abdul Baba Rahman , Danny Drinkwater , Josh Laurent , Ovie Ejaria , Femi Azeez , Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru and John Swift .
They had on the bench: Rafael, Thomas Holmes, Claudio Osorio, George Pușcaș , Jahmari Clarke , Tyrell Ashcroft and Mamadi Camara.
Reading could not rely on the presence of G. Puscas (injured).
Substitutions
Reading made 2 changes: F. Azeez for G. Puscas (36′) and O. Ejaria for J. Clarke (84′).
Best player: Abdul Baba Rahman
The most impressive player for Reading was Abdul Baba Rahman.
His rating is with 64 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Huddersfield Town – 3-0
- Birmingham City – Swansea City – 2-1
- Blackburn Rovers – Reading – 2-0
- Blackpool – Preston North End – 2-0
- Cardiff City – Middlesbrough – 0-2
- Coventry City – Derby County – 1-1
- Luton Town – Hull City – 1-0
- Millwall – Stoke City – 2-1
- Peterborough United – Queens Park Rangers – 2-1
- West Bromwich Albion – Bristol City – 3-0
