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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 3 (setup 4, season 27)
Reading
v.
Southend United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Michel VORM716Paulo Dino GAZZANIGA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Allan-Roméo NYOM82Gonzalo Alejandro JARA Reyes
Juan Camilo ZÚÑIGA Mosquera3Ben COKER
Harry WINKS4Somen TCHOYI
Tyler BLACKETT857Jos HOOIVELD
TIAGO Abiola Delfim Almeida ILORI766Anton FERDINAND
Mohamed SALAH87Charlie MAPES
Callum HARRIOTT8CARLES GIL de Pareja Vicent
Oumar NIASSE9John GUIDETTI
Joey VAN DEN BERG106Matt DERBYSHIRE
Danny LOADER6116Luke MOORE
Manager
Scott GOLBOURNE12Tomer HALIVA
Ádám BOGDÁN13Robbin RUITER
John SWIFT14Stephen McLAUGHLIN
Liam KELLY15Marc-Antoine FORTUNÉ
Pelle CLEMENT16Nick MONTGOMERY

Reading 2 Southend United 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 33,437, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Graham SALISBURY 6½)
13 Loader, 81 NiasseScorers87 Carles Gil
Substitutions
Sendings off
47 NiasseBookings
1Corners5
2Fouls2
3Offsides2
5Shots on5
6Shots off4
11Total shots9
3Shots saved4
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Juan Camilo ZÚÑIGA Mosquera
6NIASSE's shot was well held by GAZZANIGA.
9A pin-point pass was collected by SALAH and his looping effort flew narrowly over.
13GOAL!! A cross from NIASSE was flicked away by COKER only for SALAH to crack the ball back into the box for LOADER to force into the net. (1-0 Reading)
18An exceptional shot from HARRIOTT was dealt with by a fine parry from GAZZANIGA.
19CARLES GIL waltzed round ZÚÑIGA and poked a poor shot well wide.
23A header by HOOIVELD at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
27ZÚÑIGA stepped inside CARLES GIL but drove the ball into the arms of GAZZANIGA.
39CARLES GIL's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Reading post.
45The hapless VORM could only watch as a backpass from NYOM dropped just over.
 
47NIASSE booked for an off-the-ball incident.
51CARLES GIL kicked the ball wide of the righthand post from the edge of the box.
54NIASSE rushed an easy chance.
56A left foot shot from GUIDETTI was saved by the 'keeper.
59WINKS chipped the ball to NIASSE who touched it over.
63A fine ball from COKER on the right bobbled toward CARLES GIL who scuffed his shot wide.
65VAN DEN BERG hit a right foot shot inches wide from just outside the area.
67BLACKETT beat two Southend United players and blasted a great chance wide.
71Uncertainty in the Southend United defence enabled ZÚÑIGA to hit an effort over.
74An outswinging corner was forced into the arms of VORM by MOORE.
81GOAL!! A one-handed save from the 'keeper enabled NIASSE to lob the ball into the empty net. (2-0 Reading)
87GOAL!! After GUIDETTI was fouled the referee waved play-on and CARLES GIL went on to easily score. (2-1 Reading)