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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 35 (setup 1, season 26)
Manchester City
v.
Reading
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Marco AMELIA617Marcelo Alberto BAROVERO
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Ezequiel Matias SCHELOTTO627Cesare BOVO
Matteo DARMIAN738Lucas DIGNE
Andrea COSSÙ74Christian N'dri ROMARIC
Salvatore BOCCHETTI5David BYSTRON
Marco CAPUANO767Jake BUXTON
Francesco LODI78Yacine BRAHIMI
Nicola SANSONE787Tonny Emilio Trindade de VILHENA
Ciro IMMOBILE96Yannis TAFER
Alessandro MATRI6106CARLOS EDUARDO Marques
Fabio QUAGLIARELLA611NILMAR Honorato da Silva
Manager
Rodrigo ELY12Stuart LEWIS
GABRIEL Moisés Antunes da SILVA613Wayne HENNESSEY
Manuel PASQUAL14Jean-Pascal MIGNOT
Francesco PISANO156Anthony GARDNER
Antonio FLORO FLORES616Adam FORSHAW

Manchester City 0 Reading 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 57,577, Stadium: Etihad Stadium, Referee: Mick RUSSELL 7)
Scorers21 Digne, 90 Vilhena
69 Capuano <=> Floro Flores, 83 Bocchetti <=> Gabriel SilvaSubstitutions69 Buxton <=> Gardner
Sendings off
42 QuagliarellaBookings
2Corners4
18Fouls3
2Offsides0
8Shots on5
5Shots off5
13Total shots10
8Shots saved2
48%Possession52%
Man of the match: Lucas DIGNE
4A free-kick from BYSTRON flew inches wide.
11Uncertainty in the Reading defence enabled CAPUANO to thump an effort wide.
12SANSONE whacked a right foot shot wide from long range.
14LODI headed over the bar.
17SANSONE's shot beat the Reading 'keeper but rebounded off the Reading post.
21GOAL!! A deep cross from BYSTRON on the right was headed home by DIGNE after a great leap. (1-0 Reading)
24A shot from BOCCHETTI was hoofed off the line by BUXTON.
28The 'keeper saved a swerving effort from SANSONE.
31IMMOBILE stepped inside VILHENA but nudged the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
35A looping shot from VILHENA was forced wide by AMELIA.
39A thirty yard shot from IMMOBILE caused the 'keeper no problem.
42The referee yellow cards QUAGLIARELLA for a late challenge.
43A great effort from TAFER scraped the upright.
 
47The 'keeper saved a clever shot from QUAGLIARELLA.
57A pin-point pass was collected by VILHENA and his looping shot went narrowly over.
59A cross from LODI left MATRI in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
64IMMOBILE shot wide.
67TAFER played the ball to NILMAR who turned it over the bar.
68A great shot from MATRI was dealt with by a fine parry from the Reading 'keeper.
69The Reading 'keeper dived to his right to block a fierce drive from Manchester City's IMMOBILE.
72NILMAR worked the ball to BRAHIMI, TAFER latched onto his cross and booted the ball within easy reach of the Manchester City 'keeper.
81VILHENA dribbled away from DARMIAN and poked a poor shot past the post.
84An inswinging corner was touched into the arms of the 'keeper by NILMAR.
90GOAL!! After some steady play on the right VILHENA came inside and hit the ball into the net. (2-0 Reading)