Blackburn Rovers vs Reading
Match pulse
0'REA 
53%Possession47%
12Shots9
6On target4
6Corners4
3Saves4
7Fouls7
28'Joe Rankin-CostelloBLK85'Mamadou LoumREA85'Joe LumleyREA85'Sam GallagherBLK89'Kelvin EhibhatiomhanREA
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').
What it means
- Reading has lost 3 straight.
- Blackburn has won 4 of the last 5.
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Lineups
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
- 1Joe LumleyG
- 2Naby SarrCD-L
- 3Thomas HolmesCD-R
- 4Tom McintyreLB
- 5Amadou Salif MbengueRB
- 6Jeff HendrickAM
- 7Cesare CasadeiLM
- 8Mamadou LoumRM
- 9Lucas JoãoF
- 10Shane LongAM-L
- 11Tom InceAM-R
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
- 1Aynsley PearsG
- 2Dominic HyamCD-L
- 3Hayden CarterCD-R
- 4Harry PickeringLB
- 5Joe Rankin-CostelloRB
- 6Sammie SzmodicsAM
- 7Tyler MortonLM
- 8Lewis TravisRM
- 9Sam GallagherF
- 10Ben Brereton DíazAM-L
- 11Sorba ThomasAM-R
Head to head
REA leads series 4-1
Last meeting: Reading 4, Blackburn 2 (Oct 27)
Last 5
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Game info
- Venue
- Ewood Park, Blackburn, England · Attendance 14,023
- Officials
- Darren Bond
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