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Blackburn Rovers vs Reading

Championship
Blackburn
17-12-16
4-3
Final
Reading
15-11-19
Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'REA
63%Possession37%
17Shots13
5On target3
5Corners4
0Saves1
15Fouls13
71'Jacob DavenportBLK
Team1H2HT
BLK224
REA123

Who won: Blackburn 4-3

Blackburn Rovers beat Reading 4-3 on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Ben Brereton Díaz (3'), Adam Armstrong (6'), Joe Rothwell (56') and Sam Gallagher (87'). Goals for Reading: John Swift (15'), Sam Baldock (64') and Yakou Meite (68').

What it means

  • Blackburn has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Reading6th in English League One
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1RafaelG
  2. 2Tom McintyreCD-L
  3. 3Michael MorrisonCD-R
  4. 4Tyler BlackettLB
  5. 5Chris GunterRB
  6. 6Andy RinomhotaCM-L
  7. 7John SwiftCM-R
  8. 8Omar RichardsLM
  9. 9Michael OliseRM
  10. 10George PuscasCF-L
  11. 11Yakou MeiteCF-R
Blackburn13th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Christian WaltonG
  2. 2Hayden CarterCD-L
  3. 3Darragh LenihanCD-R
  4. 4Joe Rankin-CostelloLB
  5. 5Ryan NyambeRB
  6. 6Bradley JohnsonCM-L
  7. 7Lewis TravisCM-R
  8. 8Joe RothwellLM
  9. 9Lewis HoltbyRM
  10. 10Adam ArmstrongCF-L
  11. 11Ben Brereton DíazCF-R

Head to head

REA leads series 3-1-1
Last meeting: Reading 3, Blackburn 2 (Dec 17)

Last 5

REA
  • Lvs MID1-2
  • W@ CHA1-0
  • Tvs HUD0-0
  • W@ LTN5-0
  • Lvs BRE0-3
BLK
  • L@ MIL0-1
  • Tvs WBA1-1
  • W@ CAR3-2
  • Lvs LEE1-3
  • L@ BAR0-2

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Game info

Venue
Ewood Park, Blackburn, England

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesREA leads series 3-1-1

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