English League Championship

Reading vs Barnsley, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Reading
  • 77': John Swift
FT
1 - 0
Barnsley

    About

    Reading are hosting Barnsley at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Offside, Reading. Danny Drinkwater tries a through ball, but George Puscas is caught offside.
    • 8': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Baba Rahman.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Callum Brittain (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Williams.
    • 12': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jasper Moon.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. George Puscas (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Danny Drinkwater (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru with a through ball.
    • 17': Foul by Danny Drinkwater (Reading).
    • 17': Romal Palmer (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michal Helik.
    • 19': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Claudio Gomes (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 27': Offside, Reading. Ovie Ejaria tries a through ball, but Tom Dele-Bashiru is caught offside.
    • 28': Foul by Jasper Moon (Barnsley).
    • 28': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Baba Rahman (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Foul by Callum Brittain (Barnsley).
    • 29': Callum Brittain (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Attempt saved. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 30': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
    • 30': Romal Palmer (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Foul by Claudio Gomes (Barnsley).
    • 33': Josh Laurent (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Offside, Reading. John Swift tries a through ball, but Ovie Ejaria is caught offside.
    • 36': Danny Drinkwater (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Aaron Leya Iseka (Barnsley).
    • 37': Attempt missed. Aaron Leya Iseka (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow with a cross.
    • 39': Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Danny Drinkwater (Reading).
    • 40': Attempt saved. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 40': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Luke Southwood.
    • 41': Baba Rahman (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Michal Helik (Barnsley).
    • 42': Attempt blocked. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
    • 42': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jasper Moon.
    • 43': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Scott Dann (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).
    • 45'+1': Jordan Williams (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Reading 0, Barnsley 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Barnsley 0.
    • 46': Callum Brittain (Barnsley) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Leya Iseka.
    • 47': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Baba Rahman.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Victor Adeboyejo (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow.
    • 54': Foul by Aaron Leya Iseka (Barnsley).
    • 54': Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Romal Palmer (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Leya Iseka.
    • 56': Foul by Claudio Gomes (Barnsley).
    • 56': John Swift (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Claudio Gomes (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Josh Laurent (Reading) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
    • 58': Offside, Barnsley. Callum Brittain tries a through ball, but Cauley Woodrow is caught offside.
    • 59': Offside, Reading. John Swift tries a through ball, but George Puscas is caught offside.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Romal Palmer (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 61': Foul by Ovie Ejaria (Reading).
    • 61': Romal Palmer (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Danny Drinkwater (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Callum Brittain (Barnsley).
    • 63': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces George Puscas.
    • 64': Baba Rahman (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Michal Helik (Barnsley).
    • 65': Claudio Gomes (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by John Swift (Reading).
    • 67': Substitution, Barnsley. Clarke Oduor replaces Aaron Leya Iseka.
    • 69': Foul by Femi Azeez (Reading).
    • 69': Michal Helik (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Femi Azeez (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Baba Rahman (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by John Swift.
    • 72': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Bradley Collins.
    • 72': Substitution, Barnsley. William Hondermarck replaces Romal Palmer because of an injury.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Victor Adeboyejo (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow.
    • 77': Goal! Reading 1, Barnsley 0. John Swift (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Dann.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Victor Adeboyejo (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Claudio Gomes.
    • 83': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Liam Moore.
    • 83': Substitution, Barnsley. Devante Cole replaces Callum Brittain.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Victor Adeboyejo (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clarke Oduor.
    • 84': Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).
    • 84': William Hondermarck (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Femi Azeez (Reading).
    • 85': Toby Sibbick (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Cauley Woodrow (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Victor Adeboyejo (Barnsley) header from very close range misses to the right.
    • 89': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Femi Azeez (Reading).
    • 90'+3': Jasper Moon (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Reading 1, Barnsley 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Reading 1, Barnsley 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    5 Saves 7
    51.5 Possession 48.5
    16 SHOTS 10
    7 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    351 Accurate Passes 325
    447 Passes 431
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 5
    25 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    52 Long Balls 75
    20 Accurate Long Balls 41
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 4
    11 Effective Tackles 9
    14 Tackles 16
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    12 Interceptions 11
    18 Effective Clearances 23
    18 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
    Location: Reading, England
    Attendance: 12,199

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
    2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
    3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    4 Burnley 15 +12 27
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    REA Reading (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    22 Luke Southwood (GK)
    24 Scott Dann
    6 Liam Moore
    21 Abdul Rahman Baba
    17 Andy Yiadom
    10 John Swift
    15 Danny Drinkwater
    28 Josh Laurent
    47 George Puscas
    14 Ovie Ejaria
    19 Tom Dele-Bashiru
    Reading Substitutes:
    Femi Azeez, Rafael, Claudio Osorio, Mamadi Camara, Tyrell Ashcroft, Jahmari Clarke, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.

    BAR Barnsley (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    40 Bradley Collins (GK)
    30 Michal Helik
    15 Jasper Moon
    20 Toby Sibbick
    17 Claudio Gomes Yellow Card
    21 Romal Palmer
    2 Jordan Williams
    7 Callum Brittain Yellow Card
    9 Cauley Woodrow
    11 Aaron Leya Iseka
    29 Victor Adeboyejo
    Barnsley Substitutes:
    Devante Cole, Jack Walton, Remy Vita, Ben Williams, Clarke Oduor, Dominik Frieser, William Hondermarck.

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