English League Championship

Blackburn vs Reading 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

Blackburn Rovers
  • 61': Sam Gallagher
  • 64': Tyrhys Dolan
FT
2 - 0
Reading

    Introduction

    Blackburn Rovers are hosting Reading at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 36': Substitution, Reading. George Puscas replaces Femi Azeez because of an injury.
    • 38': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jan Paul van Hecke replaces Daniel Ayala because of an injury.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Reading 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Reading 0.
    • 56': John Swift (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ian Poveda-Ocampo replaces Ryan Nyambe because of an injury.
    • 61': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Reading 0. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 64': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 0. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
    • 72': Jan Paul van Hecke (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Ian Poveda-Ocampo (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Substitution, Reading. Jahmari Clarke replaces Ovie Ejaria.
    • 87': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Johnson replaces Joe Rothwell.
    • 90'+1': Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Danny Drinkwater (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ewood Park
    Location: Blackburn, England
    Attendance: 10,517

    English League Championship Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +48 Leeds United 33 72 3
    +24 Sheffield United 33 70 5
    +34 Burnley 34 68 2
    +20 Sunderland 33 62 5
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    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 2
    4 Saves 2
    61.9 Possession 38.1
    12 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    463 Accurate Passes 258
    560 Passes 346
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    16 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    53 Long Balls 62
    25 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    7 Blocked Shots 2
    6 Effective Tackles 12
    11 Tackles 21
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    4 Interceptions 28
    14 Effective Clearances 15
    14 Clearances 15

    Line-Ups

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
    5 Daniel Ayala
    26 Darragh Lenihan
    20 Tayo Edun
    2 Ryan Nyambe
    27 Lewis Travis
    8 Joe Rothwell
    21 John Buckley Yellow Card
    9 Sam Gallagher
    22 Ben Brereton Díaz
    10 Tyrhys Dolan
    Substitutes:
    Reda Khadra, Leighton Clarkson, Ian Poveda-Ocampo, Aynsley Pears, Bradley Johnson, Jan Paul van Hecke, Daniel Butterworth.

    REA Reading (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 Luke Southwood (GK)
    24 Scott Dann
    6 Liam Moore
    21 Abdul Rahman Baba
    17 Andy Yiadom
    28 Josh Laurent
    14 Ovie Ejaria
    15 Danny Drinkwater Yellow Card
    19 Tom Dele-Bashiru
    10 John Swift Yellow Card
    30 Femi Azeez
    Substitutes:
    Thomas Holmes, George Puscas, Rafael, Claudio Osorio, Tyrell Ashcroft, Jahmari Clarke, Mamadi Camara.

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