READING. Reading and Hull City draw 1-1. A. Carroll scored the first goal (45′) for Reading. M. Wilks settled the score (55′). Reading was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)

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 who had the assistance of George Byrne and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Will Finnie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Reading had a superior ball possession 56% while Hull City was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Reading was has a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Reading to win the match​.

Reading shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Hull City shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Reading received 2 yellow cards (A. Halilovic and A. R. Baba). Talking about the opposition, Hull City received 2 yellow cards ( and C. Elder).

Standings

After this match, Reading will have 21 points like Cardiff City to remain in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Hull City will have 22 points to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Reading will play away with West Bromwich Albion on the 11th of December with a 4-3 head to head in favor of West Bromwich Albion (5 draws).

Hull City will host Bristol City on the 11th of December with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Bristol City (6 draws).

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 (6.1), Andy Yiadom (6.8), Thomas Holmes (6.5), Scott Dann (7.0), Abdul Baba Rahman (7.0), Josh Laurent (7.9), Alen Halilović (6.6), Danny Drinkwater (7.8), John Swift (6.5), Tom Dele-Bashiru (7.0) and Andy Carroll (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: George Pușcaș, Mamadi Camara, Dejan Tetek (6.5), Femi Azeez (7.1), Rafael, Tyrell Ashcroft and Kelvin Abrefa.

Substitutions

Reading made 2 changes: A. Yiadom for D. Tetek (46′) and A. Halilovic for F. Azeez (57′).

Best player: Josh Laurent​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Reading was Josh Laurent.

His rating is (7.9) with 70 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Hull City – Formation

Hull City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Grant McCann played with: Nathan Baxter (7.6), Di’Shon Bernard (7.4), Sean McLoughlin (7.0), Jacob Greaves (7.0), Ryan Longman (6.4), Richard Smallwood (7.1), Greg Docherty (6.6), Keane Lewis-Potter (6.7), George Honeyman (7.2), Mallik Wilks (7.4) and Josh Magennis (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Randell Williams, George Moncur, Tom Huddlestone, Callum Elder (6.3), Andy Cannon, Matt Ingram and Tyler Smith (6.4).

Substitutions

Hull City made 2 changes: R. Longman for C. Elder (66′) and J. Magennis for T. Smith (75′).

Best player: Nathan Baxter​

The player that probably impressed the most for Hull City was the goalkeeper: Nathan Baxter. His rating is 7.62. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Barnsley – Huddersfield Town – 1-1
• Blackburn Rovers – Preston North End – 1-0
• Blackpool – Luton Town – 0-3
• Bristol City – Derby County – 1-0
• Cardiff City – Sheffield United – 2-3
• Coventry City – West Bromwich Albion – 1-2
• Middlesbrough – Swansea City – 1-0
• Millwall – Birmingham City – 3-1
• Nottingham Forest – Peterborough United – 2-0
• Reading – Hull City – 1-1