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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 33 (setup 5, season 17)
Sunderland
v.
Reading
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Vito MANNONE1Shay GIVEN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Billy JONES827Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza, RAFINHA
Bryan OVIEDO Jiménez73Yuto NAGATOMO
Jan KIRCHHOFF64Stephen QUINN
Papy Mison DJILOBODJI57Michael HECTOR
Joleon LESCOTT66Liam MOORE
Sebastian LARSSON7Urby EMANUELSON
Jeremain LENS8Keisuke HONDA
Ola TOIVONEN797Sheyi 'Emmanuel' ADEBAYOR
Wahbi KHAZRI10Orlando Carlos Braga de SÁ
Wissam BEN YEDDER116Yann KERMORGANT
Manager
Patrick McNAIR12Deniss RAKELS
Ali AHAMADA13Anton SHUNIN
Fabio BORINI147TIAGO Abiola Delfim Almeida ILORI
Lamine KONÉ615Ola JOHN
Duncan WATMORE16Jake COOPER

Sunderland 2 Reading 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 40,422, Stadium: Stadium of Light, Referee: Thomas TROUPKOS 5½)
34 Toivonen, 88 LarssonScorers30 Adebayor
89 Kirchhoff <=> KonéSubstitutions69 Adebayor <=> Tiago Ilori
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners3
3Fouls9
13Offsides6
8Shots on4
13Shots off5
21Total shots9
6Shots saved3
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Billy JONES
2A fine ball from KIRCHHOFF on the right bobbled toward LENS who scuffed his shot just beyond the far post.
3A header by TOIVONEN at the near post was comfortably collected by the Reading 'keeper.
6LARSSON beat three Reading players and slammed an effort inches wide.
9A corner was collected by TOIVONEN who forced the ball over the bar.
9HONDA played the ball to KERMORGANT who headed it wide.
15TOIVONEN turned but knocked the ball into the arms of the Reading 'keeper.
30GOAL!! A tame shot from ADEBAYOR seemed to hold no problem for MANNONE but the ball somehow squirmed into the net. (1-0 Reading)
33KHAZRI stormed through the Reading defence but shot straight at GIVEN.
34GOAL!! A free-kick was palmed away by the 'keeper, OVIEDO was first to the loose ball and chipped the ball to TOIVONEN to fire home. (1-1)
45+1HONDA ran onto a delightful ball from QUINN but pulled his shot wide.
 
47KHAZRI shot wide.
52A tame shot from NAGATOMO rolled agonisingly wide.
57ADEBAYOR rifled a simple chance past the near post.
58A accurate pass fell to TOIVONEN and his deadly shot flew narrowly wide.
61A strike from KIRCHHOFF held little difficulty for the Reading 'keeper.
68BEN YEDDER beat EMANUELSON and drilled the ball to KHAZRI who pulled his shot wide.
72A free-kick from OVIEDO went wide.
74LENS brought the ball away from MOORE and stroked a weak shot into the crowd.
80LESCOTT placed a right foot shot just beyond the far post from long range.
86A cross from LENS left KHAZRI in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
87LENS rushed a simple chance.
88GOAL!! A quick-witted LARSSON pounced on a loose ball on the left and made no mistake. (2-1 Sunderland)