READING. Reading overcome Stoke City to win 2-1. L. Joao was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Reading to strike first with an early goal of L. Joao at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 40′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Joao gave the win to Reading in the 57′ minute with a penalty scoring a double. Stoke City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Select Car Leasing Stadium stadium in Reading on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was David Coote with the collaboration of Nicholas Hopton and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 3 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 92 Attack 131
- 34 Dangerous attack 76
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Stoke City was in firm control of the ball 60% while Reading was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stoke City was more pushing with 76 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Reading was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Reading shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Stoke City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Reading received 2 yellow cards (S. Hutchinson and J. Lumley). On the other side, Stoke City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Reading will have 15 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Stoke City will stay with 8 points like Birmingham City and Cardiff City to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Reading will play away with Luton Town on the 1st of November with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Reading (1 draw).
Stoke City will play away agasint Wigan Athletic on the 2nd of November with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Wigan Athletic (8 draws).
Reading – Formation
Reading
90'
90'
2', 57'
Reading adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Paul Ince decided to play with the following team: Joe Lumley , Thomas Holmes , Sam Hutchinson , Tom McIntyre , Andy Yiadom , Thomas Ince , Jeff Hendrick , Tyrese Fornah , Junior Hoilett , Shane Long and Lucas João .
The home team had on the bench: Michael Craig, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Kelvin Abrefa, Dean Bouzanis, Abdul Baba Rahman , Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan and Dejan Tetek.
Substitutions
Reading made 3 changes: J. Hoilett for A. Baba (69′), S. Long for K. Ehibhatiomhan (71′) and T. Fornah for N. Guinness-Walker (90′).
Best player: Lucas João
The most impressive player for Reading was Lucas João.
His rating is with 2 goals, 16 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 15.
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City
Also Stoke City adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Alex Neil played with: Jack Bonham , Ben Wilmot , Aden Flint , Morgan Fox , Jacob Brown , Will Smallbone , Lewis Baker , Sam Clucas , Tariqe Fosu-Henry , Liam Delap and Tyrese Campbell .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Josef Bursik, Phil Jagielka, D’Margio Wright-Phillips , Connor Taylor , Jordan Thompson , Tom Sparrow and Nick Powell .
Substitutions
Stoke City made 4 changes: T. Fosu for N. Powell (59′), S. Clucas for C. Taylor (73′), L. Delap for J. Thompson (73′) and W. Smallbone for D. Wright-Phillips (85′).
Best player: Jacob Brown
The player that probably impressed the most for Stoke City was Jacob Brown.
His rating is with 24 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Reading – Stoke City – 2-1
- Hull City – Sheffield United – 0-2
- Huddersfield Town – Blackpool – 0-1
