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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 46 (setup 4, season 34)
Reading
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Luke SOUTHWOOD616Ørjan Håskjold NYLAND
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Jonjoe KENNY26JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA
Omar RICHARDS83Amari'i BELL
Jeff HENDRICK847John BUCKLEY
Matt MIAZGA56Vegard FORREN
Liam MOORE6Rhys WILLIAMS
Lewis BAKER7Kasey PALMER
Modou BARROW78Dan BUTTERWORTH
LUCAS Eduardo Santos JOÃO797Ben BRERETON DÍAZ
Danny DRINKWATER7106Sam GALLAGHER
Yakou MEITÉ611Adam ARMSTRONG
Manager
Danny LOADER12Mamadou SAMASSA
Sam WALKER13Reda KHADRA
Tyler BLACKETT14Hayden CARTER
John SWIFT156Ian POVEDA
Ovie EJARIA16Jacob DAVENPORT

Reading 2 Blackburn Rovers 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 28,333, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Kenny STAMATOPOULOS 6½)
26 Drinkwater, 56 MeitéScorers41 Brereton Díaz, 44 Brereton Díaz
Substitutions63 Butterworth <=> Poveda
Sendings off
Bookings
6Corners3
5Fouls11
2Offsides1
10Shots on3
12Shots off3
22Total shots6
8Shots saved1
56%Possession44%
Man of the match: Omar RICHARDS
2A header by DRINKWATER at the far post was comfortably collected by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
11MEITÉ booted the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.
12A good effort from MEITÉ scraped the outside of the righthand post.
16A free-kick from LUCAS JOÃO flew just wide.
18BARROW shot over.
18The Blackburn Rovers 'keeper stopped a clever strike from HENDRICK.
22BARROW knocked the ball to KENNY who flicked it wide.
22A pin-point pass bobbled toward LUCAS JOÃO and his looping shot went narrowly over.
26GOAL!! After HENDRICK was pulled to the ground STAMATOPOULOS waved play-on and DRINKWATER went on to comfortably score. (1-0 Reading)
33HENDRICK made space on the right and knocked the ball to BARROW who touched the ball over.
37A header from MIAZGA was hoofed off the line by WILLIAMS.
41GOAL!! A deep corner left the Reading 'keeper struggling and BRERETON DÍAZ knocked the ball into the net. (1-1)
44GOAL!! HENDRICK tried to play the ball out of the Reading penalty area but was tackled by ARMSTRONG who touched the ball to BRERETON DÍAZ for a simple goal. (2-1 Blackburn Rovers)
 
46BRERETON DÍAZ brought the ball round RICHARDS and rattled a weak shot well wide.
47GALLAGHER beat BAKER and hit the ball to BRERETON DÍAZ who fired his effort wide.
53BARROW headed inches wide.
56GOAL!! A free-kick was palmed away by NYLAND, MIAZGA was first to the loose ball and floated the ball to MEITÉ to tuck in. (2-2)
60LUCAS JOÃO's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Blackburn Rovers woodwork.
68KENNY stroked an easy chance past the righthand post.
71DRINKWATER worked the ball to BARROW, RICHARDS controlled his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
75LUCAS JOÃO ran onto a great ball from HENDRICK but toe-poked his shot wide of the goal.
85A penalty box scramble resulted in MIAZGA driving the ball over.