READING. Reading comes back against Derby County with a goal on the C. Kazim-Richards 86′ and a goal on the C. Davies 90′. Derby County was vastly better in terms of ball possession (70%)
The match was played at the Select Car Leasing Stadium stadium in Reading on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Busby who was helped by Graham Kane and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
- 9 Total 17
- 3 On Target 5
- 6 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 72 Attack 130
- 22 Dangerous attack 85
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 10
Fouls
- 14 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Derby County had a superior ball possession 70% while Reading was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Derby County was putting more pressure with 85 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Derby County to win the match.
Reading shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Derby County shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Reading received 1 yellow card (J. Laurent). On the other side, Derby County received 2 yellow cards (C. Davies and N. Byrne).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Reading will have 22 points to remain in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Derby County will have 11 points to sit in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Reading will play away with Middlesbrough on the 15th of January with a 12-8 head to head in favor of Middlesbrough (5 draws).
Derby County will host Sheffield United on the 15th of January with a 9-3 head to head stats in favor of Sheffield United (2 draws).
Reading – Formation
Reading started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Veljko Paunovic decided to play with the following team: Luke Southwood , Tyrell Ashcroft , Thomas Holmes , Scott Dann , Abdul Baba Rahman , Tom Dele-Bashiru , Josh Laurent , Alen Halilović , John Swift , Junior Hoilett and Andy Carroll .
The home team had on the bench: G. Puşcaş, M. Stickland, J. Clarke, Felipe Araruna , Rafael, Mamadi Camara and Femi Azeez .
Substitutions
Reading made 3 changes: T. Ashcroft for F. Araruna (46′), A. Halilovic for F. Azeez (65′) and J. Swift for M. Camara (89′).
Best player: Junior Hoilett
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Reading was Junior Hoilett.
His rating is with 2 goals, 21 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.
Derby County – Formation
Derby County started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Wayne Mark Rooney played with: Ryan Allsop , Nathan Byrne , Phil Jagielka , Curtis Davies , Craig Forsyth , Kamil Jóźwiak , Max Bird , Liam Thompson , Jason Knight , Tom Lawrence and Luke Plange .
These were the players on the bench: S. Baldock, Colin Kazim-Richards , K. Roos, Festy Ebosele , D. Williams, Ravel Morrison and R. Stearman.
Substitutions
Derby County made 3 changes: L. Plange for C. Kazim-Richards (57′), C. Forsyth for F. Ebosele (57′) and J. Knight for R. Morrison (67′).
Best player: Max Bird
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Derby County was Max Bird.
His rating is with 71 passes (92% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Reading – Derby County – 2-2
- Stoke City – Preston North End – 1-2