BURNLEY. Burnley found a way to reverse the score against Reading to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Reading to strike first with a goal of T. Ince at the 56′. Then it was a goal in the 66′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Zaroury gave the win to Burnley in the 90′ minute. Burnley was much superior in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson who had the assistance of James Wilson and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Burnley had a strong ball possession 71% while Reading was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Burnley was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Burnley won the match.
Burnley shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Reading shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Burnley received 3 yellow cards (T. Harwood-Bellis, M. Benson and A. Muric). On the opposite side, Reading received 4 yellow cards (A. Baba, T. Holmes, M. Loum and T. Ince).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Burnley will have 35 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Reading will stay with 25 points like Luton Town and Preston North End to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Burnley will host Rotherham United on the 2nd of November with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Burnley (0 draws).
Reading will play away agasint Luton Town on the 1st of November with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Reading (1 draw).
Burnley – Formation
Burnley
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61'
90'
Burnley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: Arijanet Murić , Connor Roberts , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Jordan Beyer , Ian Maatsen , Samuel Bastien , Josh Brownhill , Jóhann Guðmundsson , Nathan Tella , Anass Zaroury and Jay Rodriguez .
The home team had on the bench: Halil Dervişoğlu, Manuel Benson , Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Ashley Barnes, Vitinho , Charlie Taylor and CJ Egan-Riley .
Substitutions
Burnley made 4 changes: J. Gudmundsson for M. Benson (61′), C. Roberts for Vitinho (61′), S. Bastien for C. Egan-Riley (77′) and N. Tella for H. Dervisoglu (85′).
Best player: Jordan Beyer
The most impressive player for Burnley was Jordan Beyer even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 85 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
Reading – Formation
Reading
Reading started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Paul Ince played with: Joe Lumley , Andy Yiadom , Thomas Holmes , Tom McIntyre , Amadou Salif Mbengue , Jeff Hendrick , Mamadou Loum , Abdul Baba Rahman , Thomas Ince , Ovie Ejaria and Yakou Méïté .
These were the players on the bench: Nesta Guinness-Walker, Shane Long, Lucas João, Junior Hoilett , Tyrese Fornah , Andy Carroll and Dean Bouzanis.
Substitutions
Reading made 3 changes: T. McIntyre for J. Hoilett (34′), O. Ejaria for T. Fornah (71′) and Y. Meite for S. Long (82′).
Best player: Thomas Ince
The player that probably impressed the most for Reading was Thomas Ince.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Watford – 0-1
- West Bromwich Albion – Sheffield United – 0-2
- Preston North End – Middlesbrough – 2-1
- Norwich City – Stoke City – 3-1
- Luton Town – Sunderland – 1-1
- Hull City – Blackburn Rovers – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Millwall – 1-0
- Coventry City – Blackpool – 1-2
- Cardiff City – Rotherham United – 1-0
- Burnley – Reading – 2-1
- Bristol City – Swansea City – 1-1
