READING. Luton Town had a surprising win over Reading with a 2-0 win with an own goal from T. Holmes (33′) and a goal from A. Campbell (58′).
The match was played at the Select Car Leasing Stadium stadium in Reading on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson assisted by Bhupinder Gill and Natalie Aspinall. The 4th official was Andy Woolmer. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3.3 degrees Celsius or 37.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 8 Total 17
- 0 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 91 Attack 98
- 37 Dangerous attack 60
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Reading was in firm control of the ball 55% while Luton Town was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Luton Town was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Luton Town won the match.
Reading shot 8 times, 0 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Luton Town shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Reading received 2 yellow cards (D. Drinkwater and L. Joao). Regarding the opposition, Luton Town didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Reading will stay with 22 points to sit in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Luton Town will have 35 points to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Reading will play away with Peterborough United on the 15th of February with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Reading (0 draws).
Luton Town will host Bristol City on the 25th of January with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Luton Town (1 draw).
Reading – Formation
Reading
80'
90'
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 , Michael Morrison , Ethan Bristow , Danny Drinkwater , Josh Laurent , Andy Rinomhota , John Swift , Tom Dele-Bashiru and George Pușcaș .
The home team had on the bench: Lucas João , Louie Holzman, James Holden, Mamadi Camara , Kelvin Abrefa and Jahmari Clarke .
Substitutions
Reading made 3 changes: G. Puscas for L. Joao (59′), T. Dele-Bashiru for J. Clarke (69′) and T. Ashcroft for M. Camara (80′).
Best player: Danny Drinkwater
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Reading was Danny Drinkwater.
His rating is with 72 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Luton Town – Formation
Luton Town
58'
Luton Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Nathan Jones played with: James Shea , Reece Burke , Sonny Bradley , Kal Naismith , Peter Kioso , Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu , Allan Campbell , Jordan Clark , Amari Bell , Cameron Jerome and Elijah Adebayo .
They had on the bench: Fred Onyedinma , Luke Berry, Daniel Potts, Gabriel Osho , Simon Sluga, Carlos Mendes Gomes and Henri Lansbury .
Substitutions
Luton Town made 3 changes: J. Clark for H. Lansbury (69′), C. Jerome for F. Onyedinma (74′) and A. Campbell for G. Osho (79′).
Best player: James Shea
The most impressive player for Luton Town was the goalkeeper: James Shea. His rating is 8.04. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Reading – Luton Town – 0-2
- Hull City – Blackburn Rovers – 2-0
