Peterborough United and Reading draw 2-2 on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS

PETERBOROUGH. Peterborough United finds the way to recover against Reading with a goal on the S. Smith 63' and a goal on the F. Azeez 85'.

David Brown

December 27, 2023

PETERBOROUGH. Peterborough United comes back against Reading with a goal on the S. Smith 63′ and a goal on the F. Azeez 85′. Peterborough United was surely superior in terms of ball possession (61%)

The match was played at the Weston Homes Stadium stadium in Peterborough on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Rock with the collaboration of Alistair Nelson and Grant Taylor. The 4th official was Paul Evans.

Match Statistics

Peterborough United

2 - 2

Reading

! 61 Ball Possession 39

Shots

20 Total 6
4 On Target 2
7 Off Target 2
9 Shots blocked 2

120 Attack 84
84 Dangerous attack 31
73 Ball safe 64

0 Penalties 0
16 Corners 2
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

5 Total 12
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Peterborough United had a superior ball possession 61% while Reading was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Peterborough United had a more offensive attitude with 84 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Peterborough United to win the match.

Peterborough United shot 20 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Reading shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Peterborough United received 1 yellow card (Ephron Mason-Clarke). Regarding the opposition, Reading received 3 yellow cards (Sam Smith, Amadou Salif Mbengue and Harvey Knibbs).

Match Timeline

Josh Knight(goal)Joel Randall

39'

54'

Sam Smith- sub ->Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan

56'

Amadou Salif Mbengue- Yellow

60'

C. Mola- sub ->Amadou Salif Mbengue

61'

B. Elliott- sub ->Paul Mukairu

63'

Sam Smith(goal)Femi Azeez

Ephron Mason-Clark(goal)Harrison Burrows

69'

Ephron Mason-Clark- Yellow

76'

David Ajiboye- sub ->Joel Randall

80'

85'

O. Azeez(goal)Harvey Knibbs

86'

90'

Sam Smith- Yellow

90'

Harvey Knibbs- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Peterborough United has 45 points like Bolton Wanderers to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Reading will has 19 points like Cheltenham Town to remain in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Peterborough United will host Barnsley on the 29th of December with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Barnsley (3 draws).

Reading will play away against Cheltenham Town on the 29th of December with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Reading (0 draws).

Peterborough United – Formation

Peterborough United

N. Bilokapić 1.Australia

6.3

Harrison Burrows 3.England

8.1

R. Edwards 4.England

7.5

Josh Knight 5.England

7.8

39'

Peter Kioso 30.DR Congo

7.1

Ephron Mason-Clark 10.England

8.1

76'

69'

Kwame Poku 11.England

7.3

Joel Randall 14.England

8.1

80'

Hector Kyprianou 22.Cyprus

7.0

Archie Collins 27.England

7.7

Ricky-Jade Jones 17.England

6.8

86'

Substitutes

F. Talley 25.England

J. Katongo 2.England

Romoney Crichlow 6.England

Ryan De Havilland 8.England

Jonson Clarke-Harris 9.Jamaica

David Ajiboye 16.England

7.0

80'

M. Mothersille 18.England

6.4

86'

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

The manager Darren Ferguson decided to play with the following team: Nicholas Bilokapic (6.3), Peter Kioso (7.1), Josh Knight (7.8), Ronnie Edwards (7.5), Harrison Burrows (8.1), Hector Kyprianou (7.0), Archie Collins (7.7), Kwame Poku (7.3), Joel Randall (8.1), Ephron Mason-Clarke (8.1) and Ricky Jade-Jones (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jadel Katongo, Romoney Crichlow, Ryan De Havilland, Jonson Clarke-Harris, David Ajiboye (7.0), Malik Mothersille (6.4) and Fynn Talley.

Substitutions

Peterborough United made 2 changes: Ricky Jade-Jones for Malik Mothersille (86′) and Joel Randall for David Ajiboye (80′).

Player of the match: Harrison Burrows

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Peterborough United was Harrison Burrows.

His rating is 8.1 with 71 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 12 crosses.

Reading – Formation

Reading

David Button 1.England

7.0

Tom Holmes 3.England

7.5

J. Dorsett 20.Montserrat

7.5

Amadou Salif Mbengue 27.Senegal

6.4

60'

56'

N. Abbey 32.England

6.4

Harvey Knibbs 7.England

6.8

90'

O. Azeez 11.England

8.2

85'

Paul Mukairu 12.Nigeria

7.0

61'

Lewis Wing 29.England

6.6

M. Craig 36.Scotland

7.0

K. Ehibhatiomhan 15.England

6.7

54'

Substitutes

Joel Pereira 22.Portugal

T. Bindon 24.New Zealand

C. Mola 2.England

7.0

60'

B. Elliott 4.Cameroon

6.6

61'

Charlie Savage 8.Wales

Sam Smith 10.England

7.3

54'

90'

63'

Caylan Vickers 42.England

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

Rubén Sellés Salvador played with: David Button (7.0), Amadou Salif Mbengue (6.4), Tom Holmes (7.5), Nelson Abbey (6.4), Jeriel Dorsett (7.5), Michael Craig (7.0), Femi Azeez (8.2), Lewis Wing (6.6), Harvey Knibbs (6.8), Paul Mukairu (7.0) and Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Clinton Mola (7.0), Ben Elliott (6.6), Charlie Savage, Sam Smith (7.3), Joel Pereira, Tyler Bindon and Caylan Vickers.

Substitutions

Reading made 3 changes: Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan for Sam Smith (54′), Amadou Salif Mbengue for Clinton Mola (60′) and Paul Mukairu for Ben Elliott (61′).

Player of the match: Femi Azeez

The player that probably impressed the most for Reading was Femi Azeez.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 26 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.