FLEETWOOD. Fleetwood Town was capable to snatch a draw against Reading with a late goal from B. Wiredu scored in the (90′) after Reading got a lead with a goal from L. Wing (74′).
The match was played at the Highbury Stadium stadium in Fleetwood on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 3,082 spectators. The referee was Simon Mather with the help of Emmanuel Edet and Steve Rushton. The 4th official was Kevin Mulraine. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.33 degrees Celsius or 45.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 13 Total 7
- 5 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 3
- 6 Shots blocked 0
- 123 Attack 83
- 71 Dangerous attack 34
- 106 Ball safe 100
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Fleetwood Town was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Reading that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Fleetwood Town was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Fleetwood Town to win the match.
Fleetwood Town shot 13 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Reading shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Fleetwood Town received 1 yellow card (Charlie Adam). On the opposite side, Reading received 3 yellow cards (Clinton Mola, David Button and Tyler Bindon).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Fleetwood Town has 26 points to remain in the 23rd place. Regarding the opposition, Reading will has 35 points like Cambridge United, Burton Albion and Shrewsbury Town to remain in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Fleetwood Town will host Barnsley on the 17th of February with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Barnsley (2 draws).
Reading will play away against Portsmouth on the 17th of February with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Portsmouth (2 draws).
Fleetwood Town – Formation
Fleetwood Town
90'
79'
Fleetwood Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Charlie Adam decided to play with the following team: Jay Lynch , Brendan Wiredu , Ben Heneghan , Elijah Campbell , Shaun Rooney , Carl Johnston , Gavin Kilkenny , Harry Boyes , Promise Omochere , Jayden Stockley and Ronan Coughlan .
The home team had on the bench: Ryan Broom , Imari Samuels , Armando Quitirna , Harrison Holgate, Ryan Graydon , Stephen McMullan and Phoenix Patterson.
Substitutions
Fleetwood Town made 4 changes: Promise Omochere for Ryan Graydon (64′), Shaun Rooney for Ryan Broom (72′), Ronan Coughlan for Armando Quitirna (72′) and Harry Boyes for Imari Samuels (79′).
Player of the match: Brendan Wiredu
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fleetwood Town was Brendan Wiredu.
His rating is with 1 goal, 51 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Reading – Formation
Reading
88'
Reading started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rubén Sellés Salvador played with: David Button , Clinton Mola , Amadou Salif Mbengue , Tyler Bindon , Jeriel Dorsett, Lewis Wing , Charlie Savage , Femi Azeez , Harvey Knibbs , Paul Mukairu and Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan .
The following players were sitting on the bench: B. Elliott , Zane Monlouis , Jayden Wareham , Joel Pereira, Kelvin Abrefa , Michael Craig and Tivonge Rushesha.
Reading could not rely on the presence of Kelvin Abrefa (injured).
Substitutions
Reading made 5 changes: Jeriel Dorsett for Kelvin Abrefa (7′), Paul Mukairu for B. Elliott (57′), Kelvin Abrefa for Zane Monlouis (85′), Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan for Jayden Wareham (86′) and Charlie Savage for Michael Craig (85′).
Player of the match: Femi Azeez
The player that probably impressed the most for Reading was Femi Azeez.
His rating is with 20 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Stevenage – Bristol Rovers – 2-3
- Shrewsbury Town – Barnsley – 1-1
- Portsmouth – Cambridge United – 3-1
- Oxford United – Wigan Athletic – 4-2
- Leyton Orient – Northampton Town – 4-3
- Fleetwood Town – Reading – 1-1
- Exeter City – Derby County – 0-3
- Cheltenham Town – Blackpool – 2-0
- Charlton Athletic – Lincoln City – 1-1
- Bolton Wanderers – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-1
