READING. Reading finds the way to recover against Watford with a goal on the I. Sarr 30′ and a goal on the R. Porteous 48′. Watford was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
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 with the assistance of Rob Merchant and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was Darren Drysdale. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Watford had a strong ball possession 58% while Reading was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Reading had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Reading to win the match.
Reading shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Watford shot 14 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Reading received 3 yellow cards (Amadou Salif Mbengue, T. Holmes and M. Loum). On the opposite side, Watford received 4 yellow cards (Matheus Martins, Hassane Kamara, João Pedro and João Pedro ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Reading will have 38 points like Coventry City and Queens Park Rangers to sit in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Watford will have 45 points like Middlesbrough and Luton Town to go down in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Reading will play away against Huddersfield Town on the 6th of May with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Reading (6 draws).
Watford will host Stoke City on the 6th of May with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Watford (3 draws).
Reading – Formation
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Reading started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Paul Ince decided to play with the following team: Joe Lumley , Amadou Salif Mbengue , Thomas Holmes , Tom McIntyre , Andy Yiadom , Mamadou Loum , Jeff Hendrick , Cesare Casadei , Junior Hoilett , Thomas Ince and Shane Long .
The home team had on the bench: Nesta Guinness-Walker, Tyrese Fornah , Lucas João, Scott Dann , Dean Bouzanis, Femi Azeez and Yakou Méïté.
Substitutions
Reading made 4 changes: C. Casadei for Tyrese Fornah (56′), Junior Hoilett for Femi Azeez (67′), A. Mbengue for Scott Dann (86′) and S. Long for Yakou Meite (86′).
Best player: Thomas Ince
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Reading was Thomas Ince.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Watford – Formation
Watford
Watford started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
Slaven Bilić played with: Daniel Bachmann , Mario Gaspar , Ryan Porteous , Craig Cathcart , Hassane Kamara , Leandro Bacuna , Hamza Choudhury , Matheus Martins , Ismaïla Sarr , Henrique Araújo and Keinan Davis .
They had on the bench: Ben Hamer, João Pedro , Wesley Hoedt, Tobi Adeyemo, Ismael Koné, Britt Assombalonga and James Morris.
Substitutions
Watford made 3 changes: K. Davis for João Pedro (71′), Henrique Araújo for Britt Assombalonga (71′) and L. Bacuna for Ismael Koné (81′).
Best player: Ryan Porteous
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Watford was Ryan Porteous.
His rating is with 1 goal, 52 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Birmingham City – 3-4
- Rotherham United – Sheffield United – 0-0
- Reading – Watford – 2-2
- Norwich City – Burnley – 0-3
- Hull City – Cardiff City – 1-0
- Preston North End – Bristol City – 1-2
- Millwall – Sunderland – 1-1
- Middlesbrough – Blackpool – 3-0
- Luton Town – Stoke City – 1-0
- Huddersfield Town – Queens Park Rangers – 1-1
