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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 37 (setup 1, season 25)
Reading
v.
Chelsea
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Marcelo Alberto BAROVERO17DIEGO LÓPEZ Rodríguez
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Matteo FERRARI626Javier Manquillo Gaitán, JAVI MANQUILLO
Cesare BOVO738Juan Francisco García García, JUANFRAN
Tonny Emilio Trindade de VILHENA4Ignacio CAMACHO Barnola
David BYSTRON58Carlos GURPEGUI Nausia
Jean-Pascal MIGNOT66Alejandro ARRIBAS Garrido
Christian N'dri ROMARIC677Pedro Mba OBIANG Avomo
Leon GORETZKA787Mikel ARTETA Amatriaín
Yannis TAFER97Fernando LLORENTE Torres
CARLOS EDUARDO Marques10Xavier Hernández Creus, XAVI
NILMAR Honorato da Silva11JOSÉ ENRIQUE Sánchez Díaz
ManagerWesley Roberts
Jake BUXTON12Xavier Torres Buigues, XAVI TORRES
Wayne HENNESSEY13SERGIO ASENJO Andrés
Anthony GARDNER14JAIRO Samperio Bustara
Yacine BRAHIMI15Aritz ADÚRIZ Zubeldia
Adam FORSHAW16Daniel PAREJO Muñoz

Reading 1 Chelsea 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 24,990, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Lee PROBERT 6½)
81 GoretzkaScorers4 José Enrique, 49 José Enrique
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings13 Xavi
2Corners2
10Fouls4
0Offsides2
7Shots on6
4Shots off11
11Total shots17
6Shots saved4
40%Possession60%
Man of the match: Juan Francisco García García, JUANFRAN
3The 'keeper saved a swerving shot from TAFER.
4GOAL!! A mix up between MIGNOT and the 'keeper allowed JOSÉ ENRIQUE to volley the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Chelsea)
6A weak strike from ARTETA trickled agonisingly wide.
11ARTETA shot over.
13A header by LLORENTE at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
13A bad foul gets XAVI a yellow card.
14VILHENA's header was well saved by DIEGO LÓPEZ.
16CARLOS EDUARDO rushed through the Chelsea defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
18An outswinging corner was headed into the arms of DIEGO LÓPEZ by GORETZKA.
26A shot from XAVI held no problem for BAROVERO.
31The 'keeper was able to block a poor header from JOSÉ ENRIQUE.
33A shot from GORETZKA was smothered by the Chelsea 'keeper.
 
49GOAL!! A mishit clearance dropped to CAMACHO who sliced a shot goalward, luckily JOSÉ ENRIQUE was on hand to fire the ball in off the post. (2-0 Chelsea)
51A useful ball from ARRIBAS on the left found ARTETA who sliced his shot just beyond the near post.
53CARLOS EDUARDO ran onto a wonderful ball from GORETZKA but fired his shot wide.
60GORETZKA rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the Chelsea 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
64CAMACHO fluffed an easy chance.
70A free-kick from CAMACHO raced over the bar.
74OBIANG chipped the ball to JOSÉ ENRIQUE who headed it inches wide.
81GOAL!! A strike from FERRARI was booted off the line only for GORETZKA to nudge the ball home. (2-1 Chelsea)
84A accurate pass found CAMACHO and his right foot shot raced narrowly wide.
85XAVI beat BYSTRON and placed the ball to JOSÉ ENRIQUE who toe-poked his shot wide.