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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 44 (setup 4, season 27)
Reading
v.
Middlesbrough
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Michel VORM16Tim KRUL
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
1
Overall form:
Home form:
Jonjoe KENNY27Calum CHAMBERS
Ryan BERTRAND3George FRIEND
Harry WINKS4Lewis BAKER
Liam MOORE756Daniel Sánchez AYALA
TIAGO Abiola Delfim Almeida ILORI6Cristian ZACCARDO
Liam KELLY7Adam REACH
Callum HARRIOTT87José Heriberto IZQUIERDO Mena
Oumar NIASSE97Seydou DOUMBIA
Joey VAN DEN BERG10Rudy GESTEDE
Omar RICHARDS116Britt ASSOMBALONGA
Manager
John SWIFT12Adam FORSHAW
Ádám BOGDÁN13Andreas ISAKSSON
Pelle CLEMENT14Patrick BAMFORD
Dave EDWARDS615Rey VOLPATO
Josh BARRETT166Leon KNIGHT

Reading 1 Middlesbrough 3
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 29,313, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Edwin VURENS 7)
44 BertrandScorers7 Assombalonga, 10 Friend, 66 Friend
74 Harriott <=> EdwardsSubstitutions82 Chambers <=> Knight
Sendings off
12 Richards, 22 Harriott, 33 Niasse, 71 Van Den BergBookings59 Chambers
4Corners4
17Fouls9
12Offsides8
4Shots on4
5Shots off11
9Total shots15
3Shots saved1
50%Possession50%
Man of the match: Harry WINKS
7GOAL!! A short goal-kick was intercepted by BAKER who setup ASSOMBALONGA with an easy chance. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
9A pin-point pass found DOUMBIA and his right foot shot flew narrowly over.
10GOAL!! A cross from the left was nodded down by DOUMBIA for FRIEND to score. (2-0 Middlesbrough)
12RICHARDS cautioned for a high foul on BAKER.
15A mix up in the Reading defence enabled DOUMBIA to thump an effort over the bar.
18MOORE drove a left foot shot just beyond the near post from twenty-five yards out.
22VURENS cautions HARRIOTT for a clinical tackle.
24WINKS worked the ball to KELLY, NIASSE gathered his pass and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
26GESTEDE made space on the left and dragged the ball to IZQUIERDO who rasped the ball over.
33A high challenge on ASSOMBALONGA by NIASSE results in a booking.
34A corner fell to AYALA who touched the ball inches over.
39IZQUIERDO shot over.
41A good ball from HARRIOTT on the left found BERTRAND who mishit his shot just wide.
44GOAL!! A delightful ball from VAN DEN BERG left NIASSE in the clear, he made the Middlesbrough 'keeper commit himself before squaring the ball to BERTRAND to score. (2-1 Middlesbrough)
 
55The Reading 'keeper was able to palm clear a poor shot from IZQUIERDO.
59VURENS books CHAMBERS.
63A twenty yard drive from WINKS caused the 'keeper no problem.
66GOAL!! A tackle from RICHARDS gave Middlesbrough a free-kick twenty yards out which FRIEND drove past VORM. (3-1 Middlesbrough)
71VAN DEN BERG booked.
73A poor strike from GESTEDE rolled agonisingly wide.
82VAN DEN BERG flicked an easy chance past the far post.
85The bemused 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from KENNY dropped just wide.