(1-0 Reading)| 4¹ | MANÉ touched the ball through a ruck of players but the Tranmere Rovers 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left. |
| 8¹ | BADELJ dribbled round WILLIAMS and poked a poor shot past the post. |
| 10¹ | PULISIC hit a deadly shot wide from thirty yards out. |
| 14¹ | A free-kick from ZIELINSKI raced over the bar. |
| 16¹ | ZIELINSKI played the ball to FABINHO who turned it inches wide. |
| 19¹ | DEFOE's shot was well held by COURTOIS. |
| 25¹ | A shot from PULISIC seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball away. |
| 26¹ | A useful ball from BAKAYOKO on the right fell to FERREYRA who scuffed his effort inches over. |
| 36¹ | RODRIGUEZ beat a number of Tranmere Rovers players and blasted an effort over the bar. |
| 43¹ | A corner fell to TIERNEY who headed the ball inches over. |
| 44¹ | A cross from RODRIGUEZ left MANÉ in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot. |
| 47¹ | A clever pass from DEFOE was lashed goalbound by SHAWCROSS only for the 'keeper to claw away. |
| 3² | A weak shot from FABINHO rolled agonisingly wide. |
| 4² | A header from FABINHO was booted off the line by SHAWCROSS. |
| 6² | DEFOE shot wide. |
| 8² | The motionless Tranmere Rovers 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from WILLIAMS fell just wide. |
| 15² | BAKAYOKO fluffed an easy chance. |
| 18² | ZIELINSKI headed over the bar. |
| 18² | RODRIGUEZ beat WILLIAMS and fired the ball to MANOLAS who toe-poked his effort wide. |
| 20² | SAVIC was put clear by GABRIEL JESUS and he stepped inside the 'keeper but struck his shot just wide. |
| 29² | A lovely effort from MANÉ scraped the top of the crossbar. |
| 36² | GABRIEL JESUS ran onto a wonderful ball from BADELJ but pulled his shot wide of the goal. |
| 37² | FERREYRA made space on the left and knocked the ball to FABINHO who rasped the ball wide. |
| 43² | RODRIGUEZ nodded the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box. |
| 44² | GOAL!! An inswinging corner headed out by ANTONIO was drove into the back of the net by MANOLAS. (2-0 Reading) |