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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 23 (setup 6, season 21)
Cardiff City
v.
Reading
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Aidan HARRIS616Andrei LUNEV
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Callum PATERSON2Malo GUSTO
Elseid HYSAJ37Arthur MASUAKU
Tonny Emilio Trindade de VILHENA847Matt O'RILEY
Joël MATIP5Malang SARR
Curtis NELSON67Tom McINTYRE
Rubin COLWILL777Tom INCE
Thomas LEMAR86Jordan OBITA
Nabil FEKIR79Andy CARROLL
Naby Deco KEÏTA106Andy RINOMHOTA
Connor WICKHAM611Paulo Bruno DYBALA
Manager
Joe RALLS12Max AARONS
Ollie DENHAM13Cican STANKOVIC
Niels NKOUNKOU14Tyler BLACKETT
Vontae CAMPBELL15Lewis BAKER
Robert GLATZEL167Scott DANN

Cardiff City 2 Reading 2
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 26,630, Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium, Referee: Grant HEGLEY 7½)
8 Keïta, 19 FekirScorers20 Carroll, 60 Dybala
Substitutions60 O'Riley <=> Dann
Sendings off
39 Fekir, 88 NelsonBookings
2Corners6
21Fouls17
2Offsides2
4Shots on3
10Shots off6
14Total shots9
2Shots saved1
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Tonny Emilio Trindade de VILHENA
2The Reading 'keeper saved a neatly crafted strike from MATIP.
3GUSTO beat three Cardiff City players and stroked an effort inches wide.
8GOAL!! A deep corner left LUNEV struggling and KEÏTA stabbed the ball over the line. (1-0 Cardiff City)
9The stunned Reading 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from GUSTO dropped just over.
11A corner was collected by FEKIR who forced an effort just wide.
13LEMAR booted the ball wide of the righthand post from just outside the area.
16COLWILL drilled a right foot shot inches over from twenty-five yards out.
19GOAL!! A long ball from NELSON down the middle bobbled toward the lurking FEKIR who drove a looping shot into the back of the net. (2-0 Cardiff City)
20GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of CARROLL who slammed the ball past the helpless HARRIS. (2-1 Cardiff City)
25COLWILL beat SARR and whacked the ball to VILHENA who fired his shot wide.
39A bad tackle gets FEKIR a yellow card.
42A mix up in the Reading defence enabled COLWILL to crack an effort wide.
43FEKIR made space on the left and dragged the ball to LEMAR who touched the ball over.
43RINOMHOTA headed wide.
 
51A cross from O'RILEY left CARROLL in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
53PATERSON's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
60GOAL!! After some steady play on the left DYBALA came inside and flicked the ball into the roof of the net. (2-2)
67A good ball from MASUAKU on the right found DYBALA who scuffed his shot inches over.
69FEKIR snapped at a simple chance.
74MASUAKU shot over.
78CARROLL waltzed round MATIP and rattled a poor shot wide.
81A poor shot from LEMAR trickled agonisingly wide.
85VILHENA knocked the ball to LEMAR who flicked it inches wide.
88The ref yellow cards NELSON for a clumsy challenge.
90+1A refined cross from OBITA, was blasted goalbound by DYBALA only for HARRIS to palm clear.