READING. Reading beat Blackpool.
The match was played at the Select Car Leasing Stadium stadium in Reading on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 18,480 spectators. The referee was Ben Speedie with the support of Grant Taylor and Ryan Williams. The 4th official was Daniel Middleton. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.25 degrees Celsius or 48.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Reading was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Blackpool that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Reading was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Reading won the match.
Reading shot 18 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Blackpool shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Reading received 1 yellow card (J. Wareham). Regarding the opposition, Blackpool didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Reading has 53 points like Charlton Athletic to remain in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Blackpool will stays with 73 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
Reading – Formation
Reading
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90'Reading started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Rubén Sellés Salvador decided to play with the following team: Joel Pereira , C. Mola , Amadou Salif Mbengue , T. Bindon , J. Dorsett , B. Elliott , Lewis Wing , O. Azeez , Harvey Knibbs , K. Ehibhatiomhan and Sam Smith .
The home team had on the bench: David Button, Tom Holmes , Charlie Savage , J. Wareham , Mamadi Camará , K. Abrefa and M. Craig.
Substitutions
Reading made 5 changes: O. Azeez for J. Wareham (84′), B. Elliott for Charlie Savage (76′), T. Bindon for Tom Holmes (76′), K. Ehibhatiomhan for Mamadi Camará (66′) and C. Mola for K. Abrefa (84′).
Player of the match: O. Azeez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Reading was O. Azeez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 10 crosses.
Blackpool – Formation
Blackpool
Blackpool started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Neil Critchley played with: Daniel Grimshaw , Matthew Pennington , Marvin Ekpiteta , James Husband , CJ Hamilton , Karamoko Dembélé , George Byers , Sonny Carey , Hayden Coulson , Kyle Joseph and Jake Beesley .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Richard O’Donnell, Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel , Oliver Norburn , Albie Morgan , Matty Virtue , Oliver Casey and Zac Emmerson.
Substitutions
Blackpool made 4 changes: Kyle Joseph for Matty Virtue (84′), George Byers for Oliver Norburn (77′), CJ Hamilton for Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (78′) and Sonny Carey for Albie Morgan (77′).
Player of the match: Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackpool was Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel.
His rating is with 1 goal, 9 passes (44% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2.
His performance was sensational also because he began the encounter from the bench before entering in the 78′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Charlton Athletic – 1-0
- Wigan Athletic – Bristol Rovers – 2-0
- Stevenage – Cheltenham Town – 2-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Leyton Orient – 1-3
- Reading – Blackpool – 3-2
- Port Vale – Cambridge United – 0-0
- Peterborough United – Bolton Wanderers – 3-3
- Lincoln City – Portsmouth – 0-2
- Fleetwood Town – Burton Albion – 3-0
- Exeter City – Oxford United – 1-2
- Derby County – Carlisle United – 2-0
- Barnsley – Northampton Town – 1-1
