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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 8 (setup 4, season 35)
Reading
v.
Crewe Alexandra
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Luke SOUTHWOOD17Bailey PEACOCK-FARRELL
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Jonjoe KENNY2Ryan NYAMBE
Omar RICHARDS837Dimitris GIANNOULIS
Jeff HENDRICK4Tom LOWERY
Matt MIAZGA57Perry NG
Liam MOORE66Yan VALERY
Lewis BAKER77Jarrod BOWEN
Ovie EJARIA87Philip HEISE
LUCAS Eduardo Santos JOĆO79Jacob BROWN
John SWIFT7106Josh MAGENNIS
Modou BARROW11Seįn MAGUIRE
Manager
Pelle CLEMENT12Ben WOODBURN
Sam WALKER13Ben GARRATT
Tyrese FORNAH614Cole SKUSE
Jahmari CLARKE15Cheick KEITA
Michael MORRISON16Rolando AARONS

Reading 3 Crewe Alexandra 2
(Half-time: 2-2, Attendance: 31,194, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Graham SALISBURY 5½)
30 Lucas Joćo, 41 Kenny, 78 EjariaScorers28 Giannoulis, 39 Ng
78 Kenny <=> FornahSubstitutions
Sendings off
55 MiazgaBookings38 Valery, 88 Maguire
5Corners6
5Fouls11
1Offsides1
5Shots on2
13Shots off9
18Total shots11
2Shots saved0
45%Possession55%
Man of the match: Omar RICHARDS
1A cross from SWIFT left BAKER in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
12A penalty box scramble resulted in VALERY driving a low shot over.
14MAGUIRE headed over the bar.
16The 'keeper was able to block a wicked shot.
16A useful ball from BAKER on the left bobbled toward EJARIA who mishit his shot inches over.
24HEISE fired a right foot shot just beyond the far post from just outside the area.
26A corner fell to GIANNOULIS who touched the ball over the bar.
28GOAL!! A wonderful drive from NG was pushed away by the 'keeper only as far as GIANNOULIS who hit the ball past the stranded Reading 'keeper. (1-0 Crewe Alexandra)
30GOAL!! A nice run by HENDRICK on the left was capped by a great cross which LUCAS JOĆO touched home at the near post. (1-1)
38VALERY cautioned by SALISBURY.
39GOAL!! A quick-witted NG pounced on a loose ball on the left and made no mistake. (2-1 Crewe Alexandra)
41GOAL!! An imaginative MOORE played a wonderful ball down the right to KENNY who seemingly in an offside position went on to easily score. (2-2)
 
48LUCAS JOĆO made space on the right and touched the ball to SWIFT who fired the ball over.
53LUCAS JOĆO shot wide.
55MIAZGA given a yellow card for a clumsy foul on NYAMBE.
58RICHARDS beat two Crewe Alexandra players and thundered a great chance inches wide.
64BARROW beat MAGENNIS and drilled the ball to EJARIA who toe-poked his shot wide.
78GOAL!! After some neat play on the left EJARIA came inside and drove the ball into the net. (3-2 Reading)
79MAGUIRE played the ball to BOWEN who headed it just beyond the far post.
84A mix up in the Crewe Alexandra defence enabled BARROW to thump an effort wide.
85A free-kick from HENDRICK went inches over.
88MAGUIRE cautioned for a poor challenge.