Reading Middlesbrough

READING. Reading beats Middlesbrough 1-0 after T. Fornah scored just 1 goal (28′). Middlesbrough was much superior in terms of ball possession (73%).​

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 assistance of Shaun Hudson and Andrew Dallison. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.2 degrees Celsius or 75.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Middlesbrough was in firm control of the ball 73% while Reading was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Reading found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Reading shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Reading received 4 yellow cards (J. Hoilett, T. McIntyre, D. Bouzanis and M. Loum). On the opposite side, Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card (I. Jones).

Standings

After this match, Reading will have 3 points like Sheffield United, Watford, Queens Park Rangers, Cardiff City, Millwall, Stoke City and Blackpool to remain in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough will stay with 1 points like Coventry City, Rotherham United, West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City and Swansea City to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Reading will host Preston North End on the 5th of November with a 13-6 head to head record in favor of Reading (3 draws).

Middlesbrough will host Bristol City on the 5th of November with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of Bristol City (5 draws).

Reading – Formation

Reading started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Paul Ince decided to play with the following team: Dean Bouzanis (7.6), Thomas Holmes (7.6), Sam Hutchinson (7.1), Tom McIntyre (7.6), Andy Yiadom (7.0), Jeff Hendrick (6.8), Mamadou Loum (6.5), Tyrese Fornah (7.3), Junior Hoilett (7.1), Shane Long (6.4) and Thomas Ince (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas João (6.6), Mamadi Camara, John Clarke (7.0), Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Kelvin Abrefa, Michael Craig and Jökull Andrésson.

Reading could not rely on the presence of J. Clarke (injured).

Substitutions

Reading made 2 changes: S. Long for L. Joao (61′) and S. Hutchinson for J. Clarke (69′).

Best player: Dean Bouzanis​

The most impressive player for Reading was the goalkeeper: Dean Bouzanis. His rating is 7.64. He performed 3 saves.

Middlesbrough – Formation

Middlesbrough started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

Chris Wilder played with: Zack Steffen (6.7), Dael Fry (6.7), Darragh Lenihan (7.8), Marc Bola (7.3), Isaiah Jones (6.4), Paddy McNair (7.2), Jonathan Howson (6.8), Alex Mowatt (6.4), Ryan Giles (6.8), Riley McGree (6.8) and Marcus Forss (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Duncan Watmore (6.8), Anfernee Dijksteel, Caolan Boyd-Munce, Matthew Hoppe (6.7), Liam Roberts, Matt Crooks (6.8) and Tommy Smith.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 4 changes: R. McGree for D. Watmore (46′), D. Fry for M. Crooks (46′), M. Forss for M. Hoppe (70′) and A. Mowatt for C. Boyd-Munce (90′).

Best player: Darragh Lenihan​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Darragh Lenihan.

His rating is (7.8) with 104 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 18.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• West Bromwich Albion – Hull City – 5-2
• Swansea City – Luton Town – 0-2
• Stoke City – Sunderland – 0-1
• Sheffield United – Blackburn Rovers – 3-0
• Reading – Middlesbrough – 1-0
• Queens Park Rangers – Rotherham United – 1-1
• Preston North End – Watford – 0-0
• Burnley – Blackpool – 3-3
• Birmingham City – Wigan Athletic – 0-1