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Match report
English Footie
FA Cup: Round 1 (setup 4, season 39)
Reading
v.
Stoke City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Antonín KINSKÝ71ALTAY Bayindir
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
1
Overall form:
Home form:
Jonathan Castro Otto, JONNY2Javier Manquillo Gaitán, JAVI MANQUILLO
Matteo DAMS73Josh TYMON
John SWIFT648Oscar GLOUKH
Matt MIAZGA75Nathan COLLINS
Mouhamadou 'Naby' SARR6Martin VITÍK
Bertrand TRAORÉ77Lewis MILEY
Yakou MEITÉ687Oscar BOBB
Andy CARROLL9Emre TEZGEL
Mamadou LOUM N'Diaye10Oghenekaro 'Peter' ETEBO
Ovie EJARIA611Orri Steinn ÓSKARSSON
Manager
Tom INCE12Duncan WATMORE
Joe LUMLEY13Joe BURSIK
Junior HOILETT14Trai HUME
Jahmari CLARKE15Sam CLUCAS
Jeff HENDRICK816Jordan THOMPSON

Reading 2 Stoke City 1
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 28,039, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Kevin FRIEND 6½)
25 Loum, 30 SwiftScorers49 Bobb
56 Swift <=> HendrickSubstitutions
Sendings off
74 EjariaBookings
1Corners2
6Fouls6
0Offsides2
8Shots on6
12Shots off5
20Total shots11
6Shots saved5
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Oscar GLOUKH
2The Stoke City 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked strike from CARROLL.
3MEITÉ rushed a simple chance.
7A weak strike from JAVI MANQUILLO trickled agonisingly wide.
9A neatly crafted pass from MILEY, was tapped goalbound by TEZGEL only for KINSKÝ to palm clear.
10A penalty box scramble resulted in MEITÉ knocking the ball over.
16A cross from LOUM left TRAORÉ in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
25GOAL!! A quick-witted LOUM pounced on a loose ball just inside the box and made no mistake. (1-0 Reading)
25A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming KINSKÝ.
29BOBB headed wide.
30GOAL!! SWIFT dribbled forward, glanced up and fired a shot into the Stoke City net. (2-0 Reading)
33A shot from ÓSKARSSON seemed a certain goal but the Reading 'keeper managed to palm the ball clear.
36MEITÉ kicked the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
44A strike from TEZGEL held no problem for KINSKÝ.
 
49GOAL!! A long ball from JAVI MANQUILLO had the Reading defence back-pedalling and BOBB made the most of the opportunity with an exceptional goal. (2-1 Reading)
51A header from MEITÉ was kicked off the line by VITÍK.
53A mix up in the Reading defence enabled VITÍK to hit an effort just wide.
58TRAORÉ ran onto a delightful ball from LOUM but dragged his shot wide.
65MEITÉ was put clear by HENDRICK and he nutmegged the Stoke City 'keeper but rammed his shot wide.
72The bemused 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from JAVI MANQUILLO fell just wide.
74The referee yellow cards EJARIA.
79EJARIA's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
83The 'keeper dived to his left to block a lovely shot from Reading's MEITÉ.