LONDON. Reading overcome Fulham to win 2-1. O. Ejaria was the key to score 2 goals. It was Reading to strike first with a goal of O. Ejaria at the 19′. Then O. Ejaria scored again for Reading in the 53′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, Muniz Rodrigo reduced the distance for Fulham with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Fulham lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (66%). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Steve Martin with the assistance of Robert Hyde and Mark Russell. The 4th official was Lee Venamore. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.6 degrees Celsius or 72.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Both teams adopted the same 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Fulham – Formation
Fulham
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86'The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva decided to play with the following team: Paulo Gazzaniga , Denis Odoi , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , Jean-Michaël Seri , Nathaniel Chalobah , Harry Wilson , Bobby Reid , Ivan Cavaleiro and Aleksandar Mitrović .
The home team had on the bench: Domingos Quina, Michael Hector, Joshua Onomah , Neeskens Kebano , Marek Rodák, Alfie Mawson and Rodrigo Muniz .
Best player: Ivan Cavaleiro
The player that probably impressed the most for Fulham was Ivan Cavaleiro.
His rating is with 40 passes (90% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 10 crosses.
Reading – Formation
Reading
On the other side, Veljko Paunovic played with: Luke Southwood , Andy Yiadom , Thomas Holmes , Michael Morrison , Abdul Baba Rahman , Josh Laurent , John Swift , Alen Halilović , Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru , Ovie Ejaria and Junior Hoilett .
They had on the bench: Coniah Boyce-Clarke, George Pușcaș , Danny Drinkwater , Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Dejan Tetek , Jahmari Clarke and Michael Stickland.
Reading could not rely on the presence of D. Drinkwater (injured).
Best player: Ovie Ejaria
The player that probably impressed the most for Reading was Ovie Ejaria.
His rating is with 2 goals, 28 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 21.
Match report
Fulham was in firm control of the ball 66% while Reading was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Fulham was more aggressive with 101 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Reading was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Fulham shot 23 times, 6 on target, 17 off target. On the other side, Reading shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Fulham received 4 yellow cards (J. Seri, H. Wilson, D. Odoi and T. Ream). On the opposite side, Reading received 3 yellow cards (J. Hoilett, J. Swift and A. R. Baba).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Fulham will stay with 16 points like West Bromwich Albion and Coventry City to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Reading will have 10 points like Derby County and Luton Town to stay in the 14th place.
In the next match in the Championship, Fulham will play away against Bristol City on the 25th of September with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Bristol City (2 draws). Reading will host against Middlesbrough on the 25th of September with a 12-7 head to head stats in favor of Middlesbrough (5 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Hull City – Sheffield United – 1-3
- Barnsley – Blackburn Rovers – 0-0
- Cardiff City – AFC Bournemouth – 0-1
- Derby County – Stoke City – 2-1
- Fulham – Reading – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Nottingham Forest – 0-2
- Luton Town – Swansea City – 3-3
- Middlesbrough – Blackpool – 1-2
- Millwall – Coventry City – 1-1
- Peterborough United – Birmingham City – 3-0
- Preston North End – West Bromwich Albion – 1-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Bristol City – 1-2
