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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 41 (setup 1, season 28)
Everton
v.
Reading
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Jindrich STANEK717Marcelo Alberto BAROVERO
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Juan VALERA Espín2Paul McSHANE
Federico BALZARETTI3David BYSTRON
Felipe de Carvalho, FELIPE MELO47CARLOS EDUARDO Marques
Stefano LUCCHINI5Cesare BOVO
Kim KÄLLSTRÖM66Jake BUXTON
ELANO Blumer776Deniss RAKELS
Ibrahim AFELLAY87Wes HOOLAHAN
Miroslav KLOSE9Matej VYDRA
José 'Paolo' GUERRERO Gonzales7106Orlando Carlos Braga de SÁ
Andy JOHNSON11NILMAR Honorato da Silva
Manager
Andrew SURMAN12Yannis TAFER
HUGO Miguel Pereira de ALMEIDA13Agustín Federico MARCHESÍN
Artem MILEVSKYI14Jean-Pascal MIGNOT
TUNCAY Sanli15Nick BLACKMAN
CARLOS Jorge Neto MARTINS6167Adam FORSHAW

Everton 3 Reading 1
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 25,118, Stadium: Goodison Park, Referee: Roger FREESTONE 5½)
16 Klose, 45+2 Afellay, 79 KloseScorers50 Hoolahan
83 Balzaretti <=> Carlos MartinsSubstitutions69 Bovo <=> Forshaw
Sendings off
66 GuerreroBookings
2Corners4
8Fouls11
1Offsides0
4Shots on4
6Shots off7
10Total shots11
1Shots saved3
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Paul McSHANE
1KLOSE snapped at a simple chance.
6VALERA headed inches wide.
6FELIPE MELO made space on the right and knocked the ball to AFELLAY who touched the ball wide.
10HOOLAHAN was put clear by MCSHANE and he raced past the Everton 'keeper but drilled his shot inches wide.
12BOVO rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
13AFELLAY rushed through the Reading defence but shot straight at BAROVERO.
14Uncertainty in the Reading defence enabled AFELLAY to thump an effort wide.
16GOAL!! The Reading 'keeper got into trouble with a backpass from BYSTRON and KLOSE was able to stab the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Everton)
19KLOSE beat BUXTON and flicked the ball to AFELLAY who fumbled his shot wide.
22A free-kick from MCSHANE flew inches over.
26A useful ball from BUXTON on the right bobbled toward VYDRA who scuffed his effort wide.
31An exceptional effort from HOOLAHAN scraped the top of the crossbar.
32A shot from was kicked off the line by KÄLLSTRÖM.
39BYSTRON ran onto a great ball from CARLOS EDUARDO but dragged his shot wide of the goal.
45+2GOAL!! A sliced ELANO shot fell to AFELLAY who made no mistake from just inside the area. (2-0 Everton)
 
50GOAL!! Reading's HOOLAHAN beat two defenders before firing just inside the Everton 'keeper's near post. (2-1 Everton)
60A penalty box scramble resulted in HOOLAHAN tapping the ball wide.
65A drive from VYDRA seemed a certain goal but the Everton 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear.
66GUERRERO booked for violent conduct.
76AFELLAY kicked the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.
77CARLOS EDUARDO played the ball to VYDRA who headed it just wide.
79GOAL!! A quick-witted KLOSE pounced on a loose ball on the left and made no mistake. (3-1 Everton)