READING. Reading overcame Blackpool 3-1 thanks to T. Ince who scored in the 13th and 72nd minute. Reading was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Tom Ince (13′), Andy Carroll (70′) and Tom Ince (72′). Blackpool reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 4′) by Sonny Carey, but there was not much to do for them. Blackpool lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
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 John Brooks with the help of Harry Lennard and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Blackpool was in firm control of the ball 57% while Reading was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Blackpool was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Reading found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Reading shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Blackpool shot 14 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Reading received 1 yellow card (Amadou Salif Mbengue). On the other side, Blackpool didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Reading will have 44 points to lose in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Blackpool will stay with 31 points like Huddersfield Town and Wigan Athletic to sit in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Reading will play away with Huddersfield Town on the 6th of May with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Reading (6 draws).
Blackpool will play away agasint Norwich City on the 6th of May with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).
Reading – Formation
Reading started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Paul Ince decided to play with the following team: Joe Lumley
, Amadou Salif Mbengue , Scott Dann , Naby Sarr , Tom McIntyre , Cesare Casadei , Jeff Hendrick , Yakou Méïté , Thomas Ince , Junior Hoilett and Andy Carroll .The home team had on the bench: Dean Bouzanis, Nelson Abbey
, Tyrese Fornah, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Mamadou Loum , Shane Long and Femi Azeez .Reading could not rely on the presence of O. Azeez (injured).
Substitutions
Reading made 5 changes: Junior Hoilett for Femi Azeez (64′), Y. Meïté for Shane Long (81′), Amadou Salif Mbengue for Nelson Abby (81′), C. Casadei for Mamadou Ndiaye (81′) and Tom Ince for Tyrese Fornah (90′).
Best player: Thomas Ince
The most impressive player for Reading was Thomas Ince.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 36 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.Blackpool – Formation
Blackpool started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Mick McCarthy played with: Chris Maxwell
, Andy Lyons , Curtis Nelson , Jordan Thorniley , James Husband , Josh Bowler , Callum Connolly , Sonny Carey , Luke Garbutt , Shayne Lavery and Gary Madine .The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniel Grimshaw, Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel, Charlie Patino, Kenneth Dougall, CJ Hamilton, Ian Carlo Poveda
and Morgan Rogers .Blackpool could not rely on the presence of Ian Poveda (injured).
Substitutions
Blackpool made 2 changes: Shayne Lavery for Ian Poveda-Ocampo (21′) and Gary Madine for Morgan Rogers (80′).
Best player: Luke Garbutt
The most impressive player for Blackpool was Luke Garbutt.
His rating is
with 49 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Middlesbrough – 2-0
- Stoke City – Millwall – 0-1
- Sheffield United – Watford – 1-0
- Reading – Blackpool – 3-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Blackburn Rovers – 1-3
- Preston North End – Wigan Athletic – 2-1
- Norwich City – Cardiff City – 2-0
- Coventry City – Sunderland – 2-1
- Burnley – Huddersfield Town – 4-0
- Bristol City – Hull City – 1-0
- Birmingham City – Luton Town – 0-1