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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 46 (setup 4, season 27)
Reading
v.
Coventry City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Michel VORM16Craig GORDON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Jonjoe KENNY27Federico FERNÁNDEZ
Ryan BERTRAND83MIGUEL Luís Pinto VELOSO
Harry WINKS47Siem DE JONG
Liam MOORE75Laurent KOSCIELNY
Tyler BLACKETT76Cristian MOLINARO
Liam KELLY776François CLERC
Joey VAN DEN BERG8Glen JOHNSON
Oumar NIASSE97Frederico Chaves Guedes, FRED
John SWIFT10AMAURI Carvalho de Oliveira
Danny LOADER611Nacer BARAZITE
Manager
Dave EDWARDS12Stefano OKAKA Chuka
Ádám BOGDÁN13Heurelho Silva GOMES
Scott GOLBOURNE14Damien PLESSIS
Omar RICHARDS615Marco FILIPPINI
TIAGO Abiola Delfim Almeida ILORI16Rodrigo Pereira POSSEBON

Reading 3 Coventry City 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 21,117, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Lee PROBERT 5½)
55 Niasse, 70p Niasse, 85 NiasseScorers45+1 Barazite, 54 Fred
85 Kenny <=> RichardsSubstitutions65 Johnson <=> Filippini
Sendings off
46 KellyBookings
3Corners3
11Fouls4
7Offsides3
11Shots on8
6Shots off9
17Total shots17
7Shots saved6
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Ryan BERTRAND
4A header by MOLINARO at the far post was comfortably collected by the 'keeper.
10The Coventry City 'keeper was able to palm clear a poor shot from SWIFT.
15A left foot shot from AMAURI was pushed round the post by VORM.
23The bemused GORDON stared in disbelief as a backpass from DE JONG dropped just wide.
25A neatly crafted cross from KELLY, was flicked goalbound by BLACKETT only for the 'keeper to palm clear.
31AMAURI floated the ball to JOHNSON who headed it wide.
34DE JONG's shot was well held by the Reading 'keeper.
37A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
45+1GOAL!! A long ball from MIGUEL VELOSO down the middle was collected by the lurking BARAZITE who drilled a looping shot into the net. (1-0 Coventry City)
 
46A clumsy challenge on CLERC by KELLY results in a booking.
51NIASSE nutmegged KOSCIELNY but drove the ball into the arms of the Coventry City 'keeper.
54GOAL!! A short corner was floated out to FRED who knocked the ball into the net. (2-0 Coventry City)
55GOAL!! An outswinging corner kicked out by DE JONG was blasted home by NIASSE. (2-1 Coventry City)
56A drive from AMAURI seemed a certain goal but the Reading 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.
62MOLINARO poked a simple chance past the near post.
70GOAL!! A penalty was awarded to Reading, after KOSCIELNY had fouled VAN DEN BERG, which NIASSE easily converted.
73A brilliant shot from NIASSE was dealt with by a fine parry from the 'keeper.
78LOADER's shot beat GORDON but rebounded off the Coventry City upright.
81An outswinging corner was forced into the arms of the 'keeper by BERTRAND.
85GOAL!! NIASSE hit a swerving twenty-five yard shot past the hapless 'keeper. (3-2 Reading)
88A cross from SWIFT left NIASSE in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
90An exceptional effort from VAN DEN BERG scraped the upright.