Blackburn Rovers vs Reading

Championship

Blackburn

5-5-12

2-3

Final

Reading

12-4-6

Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'REA

36%Possession64%

19Shots13

12On target6

8Corners6

3Saves10

13Fouls11

36'Garath McClearyREA66'Jason LoweBLK90'+3'Danny GrahamBLK

Team	1H	2H	T
BLK	1	1	2
REA	1	2	3

Who won: Reading 3-2

Reading beat Blackburn Rovers 3-2 on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Danny Graham (44') and Wes Brown (73'). Goals for Reading: Dominic Samuel (32'), Liam Moore (60') and George Evans (90'+2').

Play by play

Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 3.
90'+5'
Offside
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jason Lowe tries a through ball, but Danny Graham is caught offside.
90'+4'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Kelly
Substitution, Reading. Jake Cooper replaces Liam Kelly.
J. Cooper
GOAL90'+2'
Goal! Right footed shot
G. Evans · ast G. McCleary
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 3. George Evans (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Garath McCleary.
BLK 2 - 3 REA
90'+1'
Free kick won
Wes Brown (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
90'
Offside
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Wes Brown tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
86'
Sub
Subbed on for H. Akpan
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Nyambe replaces Hope Akpan.
R. Nyambe
85'
Foul
Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
84'
Free kick won
Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Foul
Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
83'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Garath McCleary (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant.
G. McCleary
82'
Free kick won
Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'
Foul
Foul by Liam Moore (Reading).
79'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Liam Kelly (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chris Gunter.
79'REA
Corner awarded
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Jason Steele.
79'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Roy Beerens (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Evans.
R. Beerens
77'
Foul
Foul by Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers).
77'
Foul
Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
77'
Free kick won
Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'
Foul
Foul by Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers).
75'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Craig Conway following a set piece situation.
D. Lenihan
74'
Free kick won
Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
GOAL73'
Goal! Header
W. Brown · ast C. Conway
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 2. Wes Brown (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Craig Conway with a cross following a corner.
BLK 2 - 2 REA
72'
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ali Al Habsi.