READING. Sheffield United defeats Reading 1-0 after J. Bogle scored just 1 goal (56′).

The match was played at the Gene L. Shirk Stadium stadium in Reading on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies with the assistance of Graham Kane and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was James Oldham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sheffield United was in firm control of the ball 55% while Reading was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield United has a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield United won the encounter.​

Reading shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Sheffield United shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Reading didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards (M. Gibbs-White, R. Brewster and J. Fleck).

Standings

After this match, Reading will stay with 17 points to remain in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United will have 23 points like Middlesbrough and Birmingham City to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Reading will play away against Swansea City on the 27th of November with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Swansea City (7 draws).

Sheffield United will host Bristol City on the 28th of November with a 10-6 head to head statistic in favor of Sheffield United (1 draw).

Reading – Formation

Reading started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Veljko Paunovic decided to play with the following team: Luke Southwood (6.4), Andy Yiadom (6.1), Liam Moore (6.9), Scott Dann (7.0), Abdul Baba Rahman (6.8), Danny Drinkwater (7.7), Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru (6.2), Ovie Ejaria (6.8), John Swift (7.5), Josh Laurent (6.6) and George Pușcaș (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Thomas Holmes, Alen Halilović, Dejan Tetek, Femi Azeez, Tyrell Ashcroft, Andy Carroll (6.8) and Rafael.

Substitutions

Reading made 3 changes: T. Dele-Bashiru for A. Carroll (60′), A. R. Baba for A. Halilovic (90′) and O. Ejaria for T. Holmes (90′).

Best player: Danny Drinkwater​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Reading was Danny Drinkwater.

His rating is (7.7) with 81 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Slaviša Jokanović played with: Wes Foderingham (7.1), Chris Basham (7.1), John Egan (6.5), Ben Davies (7.6), Jayden Bogle (7.2), Oliver Norwood (6.5), John Fleck (6.4), Enda Stevens (7.1), Morgan Gibbs-White (7.4), David McGoldrick (7.2) and Rhian Brewster (6.5).

They had on the bench: Conor Hourihane (6.6), Sander Berge, Billy Sharp (6.8), Michael Verrips, Luke Freeman, Ben Osborn and Oliver Burke.

Sheffield United could not rely on the presence of C. Hourihane (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 3 changes: J. Fleck for C. Hourihane (72′), R. Brewster for B. Sharp (82′) and D. McGoldrick for B. Osborn (90′).

Best player: Ben Davies​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Ben Davies even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 67 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Blackpool – West Bromwich Albion – 0-0
• Middlesbrough – Preston North End – 1-2
• Nottingham Forest – Luton Town – 0-0
• Reading – Sheffield United – 0-1