HULL. Hull City was eventually too strong for Reading with the goal of K. Lewis-Potter was the key of the match after he scored in the 40th and 90th minute. K. Lewis-Potter (40′), A. Jones (53′) and K. Lewis-Potter (90′).
The match was played at the KCOM Stadium stadium in Hull on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson with the collaboration of Nigel Lugg and Andrew Fox. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Hull City 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
Hull City was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hull City won the match.
Hull City shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Reading shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Hull City received 2 yellow cards (J. Greaves and N. Baxter). Regarding the opposition, Reading received 1 yellow card (M. Morrison).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hull City will have 50 points to hold in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Reading will stay with 41 points to remain in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Hull City will play away against Bristol City on the 30th of April with a 6-6 head to head stats.
Reading will host West Bromwich Albion on the 30th of April with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (5 draws).
Hull City – Formation
Hull City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Shota Arveladze decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Hull City made 3 changes: A. Sayyadmanesh for T. Eaves (77′), L. Coyle for R. Longman (82′) and G. Honeyman for G. Docherty (82′).
Reading – Formation
Reading started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Paul Ince played with: .
Substitutions
Reading made 2 changes: T. Dele-Bashiru for O. Ejaria (57′) and T. Ince for Y. Meite (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Fulham – 1-1
- Birmingham City – Millwall – 2-2
- Derby County – Bristol City – 1-3
- Hull City – Reading – 3-0
- Luton Town – Blackpool – 1-1
- Peterborough United – Nottingham Forest – 0-1
- Sheffield United – Cardiff City – 1-0
- Stoke City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
- Swansea City – Middlesbrough – 1-1
- West Bromwich Albion – Coventry City – 0-0