Portsmouth tops Reading after recovering from a 2-0 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

READING. Portsmouth had a astonishing comeback against Reading.

October 29, 2023

READING. Portsmouth had a spectacular comeback against Reading. Portsmouth was truly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Amadou Salif Mbengue received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Reading lost the match.

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 Martin Coy assisted by David Harrison and Justin Amey. The 4th official was Chris Husband. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.86 degrees Celsius or 56.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.

Match Statistics

Reading

2 - 3

Portsmouth

! 39 Ball Possession 61

Shots

13 Total 17
5 On Target 9
4 Off Target 5
4 Shots blocked 3

86 Attack 140
27 Dangerous attack 70
78 Ball safe 71

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 9
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

14 Total 8
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Portsmouth had a strong ball possession 61% while Reading was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Portsmouth was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Portsmouth won the encounter.

Reading shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Portsmouth shot 17 times, 9 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Reading received 4 yellow cards (Ben Elliott, Harlee Dean, Nesta Guinness-Walker and Lewis Wing). On the opposite side, Portsmouth received 3 yellow cards (Christian Saydee, John Mousinho and Alex Robertson).

(Reading) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

Lewis Wing(goal)

23'

Charlie Savage(goal)Harvey Knibbs

27'

33'

Tino Anjorin(goal)Paddy Lane

Lewis Wing- Yellow

45'

Colby Bishop(goal)Paddy Lane

52'

58'

Terry Devlin(goal)Colby Bishop

60'

Alex Robertson - Yellow

62'

Gavin Whyte- sub ->Faustino Anjorin

B. Elliott- sub ->Harvey Knibbs

66'

Amadou Salif Mbengue- sub ->Nesta Guinness-Walker

66'

Paul Mukairu- sub ->Femi Azeez

66'

73'

Abu Kamara- sub ->Paddy Lane

73'

Christian Saydee- sub ->Terry Devlin

Dom Ballard - sub ->Sam Smith

75'

K. Ehibhatiomhan- sub ->Charlie Savage

75'

Harlee Dean- Yellow

82'

89'

Christian Saydee- Yellow

B. Elliott- Yellow

90'

Sean Raggett- sub ->Alex Robertson

90'

Zak Swanson- sub ->Jack Sparkes

Amadou Salif Mbengue- Red

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Reading will stay with 6 points to remain in the 24th place. On the other side, Portsmouth will have 35 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Reading will play away with Stevenage on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Reading (1 draw).

Portsmouth will play away agasint Cheltenham Town on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Portsmouth (7 draws).

Reading – Formation

Reading

David Button 1.England

8.4

Harlee Dean 6.England

6.4

82'

A. Yiadom 17.Ghana

6.7

Nesta Guinness-Walker 18.England

6.4

66'

52'

T. Bindon 24.New Zealand

6.3

Charlie Savage 8.Wales

7.3

75'

27'

Lewis Wing 29.England

7.5

45'

23'

M. Craig 36.Scotland

6.4

Harvey Knibbs 7.England

6.7

66'

Sam Smith 10.England

6.4

75'

O. Azeez 11.England

6.1

66'

Substitutes

Joel Pereira 22.Portugal

N. Abbey 32.England

B. Elliott 4.Cameroon

7.0

66'

90'

Paul Mukairu 12.Nigeria

6.4

66'

Amadou Salif Mbengue 27.Senegal

6.4

66'

90'

Dom Ballard 9.England

7.0

75'

K. Ehibhatiomhan 15.England

7.0

75'

Reading started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Rubén Sellés Salvador decided to play with the following team: David Button (8.4), Andy Yiadom (6.7), Harlee Dean (6.4), Tyler Bindon (6.3), Nesta Guinness-Walker (6.4), Lewis Wing (7.5), Michael Craig (6.4), Charlie Savage (7.3), Femi Azeez (6.1), Sam Smith (6.4) and Harvey Knibbs (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Elliott (7.0), Dominic Ballard (7.0), Paul Mukairu (6.4), Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (7.0), Joel Pereira, Amadou Salif Mbengue (6.4) and Nelson Abbey.

Substitutions

Reading made 5 changes: Sam Smith for Dominic Ballard (75′), Charlie Savage for Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (75′), Harvey Knibbs for Ben Elliott (66′), Nesta Guinness-Walker for Amadou Salif Mbengue (66′) and Femi Azeez for Paul Mukairu (66′).

Best player: David Button

The player that probably impressed the most for Reading was the goalkeeper: David Button. His rating is 8.36. He performed 6 saves.

Portsmouth – Formation

Portsmouth

Will Norris 1.England

6.8

Regan Poole 5.Wales

6.7

Joe Rafferty 17.Republic of Ireland

6.6

Conor Shaughnessy 18.Republic of Ireland

7.5

Jack Sparkes 21.England

7.7

90'

Alex Robertson 8.Australia

7.1

90'

60'

Joe Morrell 16.Wales

7.7

Terry Devlin 24.Northern Ireland

7.3

73'

58'

Tino Anjorin 28.England

7.5

62'

33'

Paddy Lane 32.England

8.1

73'

Colby Bishop 9.England

8.5

45'

Substitutes

Ryan Schofield 31.England

Zak Swanson 2.England

90'

Sean Raggett 20.England

6.7

90'

Gavin Whyte 11.Northern Ireland

6.8

62'

Christian Saydee 15.England

6.6

73'

89'

Kusini Yengi 19.Australia

Abu Kamara 25.England

6.7

73'

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

John Mousinho played with: Will Norris (6.8), Joe Rafferty (6.6), Regan Poole (6.7), Conor Shaughnessy (7.5), Jack Sparkes (7.7), Alex Robertson (7.1), Joe Morrell (7.7), Paddy Lane (8.1), Terry Devlin (7.3), Faustino Anjorin (7.5) and Colby Bishop (8.5).

These were the players on the bench: Zak Swanson, Gavin Whyte (6.8), Christian Saydee (6.6), Kusini Yengi, Sean Raggett (6.7), Abu Kamara (6.7) and Ryan Schofield.

Substitutions

Portsmouth made 5 changes: Paddy Lane for Abu Kamara (73′), Terry Devlin for Christian Saydee (73′), Faustino Anjorin for Gavin Whyte (62′), Alex Robertson for Sean Raggett (90′) and Jack Sparkes for Zak Swanson (90′).