(1-0 Stoke City)| 6¹ | CARROLL was put clear by OBITA and he nutmegged the Stoke City 'keeper but thrust his shot inches over. |
| 12¹ | MILLER books SARR for a bad foul. |
| 13¹ | LUNEV did well to hold onto a powerful strike from ETEBO. |
| 15¹ | A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing Stoke City 'keeper. |
| 19¹ | A pin-point pass was collected by INCE and his deadly shot went narrowly over. |
| 20¹ | DYBALA rattled an easy chance past the lefthand post. |
| 24¹ | A shot from BALLO was smothered by the 'keeper. |
| 34¹ | A header from SHAQIRI was kicked off the line by MASUAKU. |
| 36¹ | SHAQIRI made space on the right and knocked the ball to MARTINS-INDI who rasped the ball over. |
| 37¹ | CARROLL worked the ball to OBITA, DYBALA latched onto his pass and booted the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper. |
| 42¹ | GOAL!! BALLO made space for O'RILEY who, after an interchange of passes thirty yards out, glanced the ball past the Stoke City 'keeper. (1-1)| 10² | NGOY fired the ball through a ruck of players but the Reading 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right. | | 12² | A penalty box scramble resulted in CAMPBELL cracking a low shot wide. | | 14² | INCE beat ETEBO and blasted the ball to O'RILEY who toe-poked his shot wide. | | 16² | The 'keeper saved a curling shot from POWELL. | | 19² | GOAL!! A weak shot from INCE seemed to hold little difficulty for BUTLAND but the ball somehow bobbled into the net. (2-1 Reading)| 20² | BALLO kicked the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area. | | 22² | O'RILEY waltzed past NGOY and poked a poor shot over the bar. | | 30² | A thirty yard drive from SHAQIRI caused the Reading 'keeper no problem. | | 38² | A clever pass from SPARROW was blasted goalbound by CAMPBELL only for the 'keeper to claw away. | | 44² | A useful ball from BALLO on the right found CARROLL who sliced his shot inches over. | | |