Reading vs Stoke 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
2 - 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 13': Goal! Reading 1, Stoke City 0. Michael Morrison (Reading) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 30': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Substitution, Stoke City. Romaine Sawyers replaces Jordan Thompson because of an injury.
- 44': Goal! Reading 1, Stoke City 1. Romaine Sawyers (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Maja.
- 45': Second Half begins Reading 1, Stoke City 1.
- 57': Substitution, Stoke City. Tyrese Campbell replaces D'Margio Wright-Phillips.
- 62': Josh Tymon (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Own Goal by Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Stoke City. Reading 2, Stoke City 1.
- 64': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Junior Hoilett.
- 64': Substitution, Reading. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces Ovie Ejaria.
- 71': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Stoke City. Steven Fletcher replaces Josh Maja.
- 87': Substitution, Reading. Scott Dann replaces John Swift.
- 90'+1': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 9,928
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 |
Statistics
 STK |
REA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 59.3 | Possession | 40.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 480 | Accurate Passes | 282 |
| 574 | Passes | 385 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 14 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 11 | Clearances | 7 |
Reading (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ørjan Nyland (GK) |
| 3 | Thomas Holmes |
| 4 | Michael Morrison |
| 5 | Tom Mcintyre |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom |
| 10 | John Swift |
| 15 | Danny Drinkwater |
| 28 | Josh Laurent |
| 18 | Lucas João |
| 14 | Ovie Ejaria  |
| 23 | Junior Hoilett |
Stoke City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jack Bonham (GK) |
| 24 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
| 19 | Phil Jagielka |
| 14 | Josh Tymon |
| 16 | Ben Wilmot |
| 42 | Lewis Baker |
| 15 | Jordan Thompson |
| 4 | Joe Allen |
| 33 | Josh Maja |
| 32 | D'Margio Wright-Phillips |
| 18 | Jacob Brown |
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