READING. Reading overcomes Blackburn Rovers 1-0 after J. Laurent scored just 1 goal (78′). Blackburn Rovers lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
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 James Linington with the support of Bhupinder Gill and Daniel Leach. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 9 Total 16
- 6 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 88 Attack 131
- 23 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Blackburn Rovers had a strong ball possession 59% while Reading was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Blackburn Rovers was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Reading found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Reading shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Reading received 1 yellow card (A. Yiadom). On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards (J. Buckley and S. Wharton).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Reading will have 33 points to sit in the 21st place. Talking about the opposition, Blackburn Rovers will stay with 61 points like Sheffield United to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Reading will play away with Barnsley on the 2nd of April with a 11-3 head to head record in favor of Reading (6 draws).
Blackburn Rovers will play away agasint Coventry City on the 2nd of April with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Reading – Formation
Reading
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Reading started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Paul Ince decided to play with the following team: .
Reading could not rely on the presence of J. Swift (injured).
Substitutions
Reading made 3 changes: A. Rinomhota for J. Swift (32′), O. Ejaria for J. Hoilett (74′) and L. Joao for Y. Meite (85′).
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Tony Mowbray played with: .
Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of H. Pickering (injured).
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 3 changes: R. Khadra for H. Pickering (25′), J. Buckley for B. Dack (60′) and T. Dolan for R. Hedges (60′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Bristol City – West Bromwich Albion – 2-2
- Derby County – Coventry City – 1-1
- Huddersfield Town – AFC Bournemouth – 0-3
- Hull City – Luton Town – 1-3
- Reading – Blackburn Rovers – 1-0
- Sheffield United – Barnsley – 2-0
- Stoke City – Millwall – 2-0
- Swansea City – Birmingham City – 0-0
