Blackburn Rovers vs Reading

Championship

Blackburn

19-4-14

2-1

Final

Reading

13-5-19

Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'REA

53%Possession47%

12Shots9

6On target4

6Corners4

3Saves4

7Fouls7

28'Joe Rankin-CostelloBLK85'Mamadou LoumREA85'Joe LumleyREA85'Sam GallagherBLK89'Kelvin EhibhatiomhanREA

Team	1H	2H	T
BLK	1	1	2
REA	0	1	1

Who won: Blackburn 2-1

Blackburn Rovers beat Reading 2-1 on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Ben Brereton Díaz (2') and Ryan Hedges (82'). Goals for Reading: Cesare Casadei (68').

Play by play

Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 1.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 1.
90'+5'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Thomas Holmes (Reading) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Femi Azeez with a cross following a corner.
T. Holmes
90'+4'
Corner awarded
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ryan Hedges.
90'
Foul
Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
90'
Free kick won
Cesare Casadei (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'
Yellow card
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
K. Ehibhatiomhan
89'
Free kick won
Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89'
Foul
Foul by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading).
88'
Offside
Offside, Reading. Cesare Casadei tries a through ball, but Tom Ince is caught offside.
85'
Yellow card
Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
S. Gallagher
85'
Yellow card
Joe Lumley (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
J. Lumley
85'
Red card
Mamadou Loum (Reading) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
M. Loum
84'
Free kick won
Mamadou Loum (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84'
Foul
Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
84'
Free kick won
Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Foul
Foul by Kelvin Abrefa (Reading).
GOAL82'
Goal! Left footed shot
R. Hedges · ast S. Gallagher
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Reading 1. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a through ball.
BLK 2 - 1 REA
78'
Sub
Subbed on for L. João
Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan replaces Lucas João.
K. Ehibhatiomhan
78'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Long
Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Shane Long.
F. Azeez
78'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Salif Mbengue
Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Abrefa replaces Amadou Salif Mbengue because of an injury.
K. Abrefa
77'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76'
Delay in match because of an injury Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading).
72'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics with a cross.
S. Gallagher
69'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Thomas
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Sorba Thomas.
R. Hedges