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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 1 (setup 4, season 28)
Reading
v.
Stoke City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Michel VORM17Jack BUTLAND
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Jonjoe KENNY72Brian WILSON
Ryan BERTRAND837Scott MALONE
Harry WINKS74Joe ALLEN
Liam MOORE57Kurt ZOUMA
TIAGO Abiola Delfim Almeida ILORI66Christian KABASELE
John SWIFT76Stephen IRELAND
Modou BARROW8Dale STEPHENS
Oumar NIASSE79Adama DIOMANDE
Dave EDWARDS6107CHO Won-hee
Marc McNULTY116Saido BERAHINO
Manager
Tyler BLACKETT12Ryan SHAWCROSS
Joey VAN DEN BERG13Lee GRANT
Omar RICHARDS14Fontaine Ndanu 'Julien' NGOY Bin Cibambi
Liam KELLY15Tyrese CAMPBELL
Pelle CLEMENT16Nikolay BODUROV

Reading 1 Stoke City 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 30,243, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Kevin WRIGHT 5½)
16 BarrowScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
31 EdwardsBookings4 Cho
6Corners2
5Fouls14
0Offsides6
6Shots on3
10Shots off7
16Total shots10
4Shots saved3
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Ryan BERTRAND
2ALLEN worked the ball to DIOMANDE, BERAHINO controlled his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
2A free-kick from STEPHENS floated wide.
2STEPHENS headed inches wide.
4CHO booked by the ref for a clumsy foul.
15MCNULTY brought the ball round ALLEN and rattled a poor shot past the post.
16GOAL!! As ZOUMA was trying to hold back BERTRAND the ball fell to BARROW who flicked the ball into the top corner. (1-0 Reading)
17DIOMANDE shot wide.
25BUTLAND dived to his left to stop a lovely shot from Reading's BARROW.
27BARROW ran onto a great ball from SWIFT but fumbled his effort wide.
28The 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful shot from MCNULTY.
30A twenty-five yard drive from BARROW caused BUTLAND no problem.
30MOORE beat a number of Stoke City players and stroked an effort just beyond the near post.
31The referee books EDWARDS for a high tackle.
34A great effort from NIASSE scraped the woodwork.
45The Reading 'keeper saved a glorious shot from STEPHENS.
 
47MOORE fluffed a simple chance.
48BERTRAND was put clear by EDWARDS and he stepped inside BUTLAND but rammed his shot wide.
56NIASSE rushed through the Stoke City defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
62ALLEN beat KENNY and placed the ball to STEPHENS who fumbled his shot wide.
76A weak shot from EDWARDS rolled agonisingly wide.
79A shot from MALONE seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
89DIOMANDE whacked a right foot shot wide from twenty-five yards out.