Reading vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship

Reading

22-7-11

3-1

Final

Blackburn

9-13-18

Select Car Leasing Stadium

Match pulse

REAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BLK

54%Possession46%

15Shots14

6On target2

1Corners5

1Saves3

13Fouls8

46'Tyler BlackettREA47'Tyler BlackettREA

Team	1H	2H	T
REA	2	1	3
BLK	0	1	1

Who won: Reading 3-1

Reading beat Blackburn Rovers 3-1 on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Goals for Reading: Yann Kermorgant (14', 14', 29', 29') and Garath McCleary (78', 78'). Goals for Blackburn: Elliott Bennett (77', 77').

Recap · Apr 4

Reading 3-1 Blackburn Rovers

What it means

Blackburn has dropped 5 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Blackburn13th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-4-1-1)

1Jason SteeleG
2Charlie MulgrewCD-L
3Darragh LenihanCD-R
4Derrick WilliamsLB
5Ryan NyambeRB
6Hope AkpanCM-L
7Jason LoweCM-R
8Craig ConwayLM
9Liam FeeneyRM
10Sam GallagherF
11Elliott BennettRCF

Reading6th in English League One

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Ali Al-HabsiG
2Liam MooreCD-L
3Reece OxfordCD-R
4Tyler BlackettLB
5Chris GunterRB
6John SwiftAM
7Jordon MutchLM
8Liam KellyRM
9Yann KermorgantF
10Roy BeerensAM-L
11Adrian PopaAM-R

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1

Last meeting: Blackburn 3, Reading 1 (Nov 1)

Last 5

BLK

L@ BHA0-1
Tvs PNE2-2
T@ FUL2-2
T@ NOR2-2
Tvs CAR1-1

REA

Wvs LEE1-0
W@ SHW2-0
L@ PNE0-3
Tvs NEW0-0
Wvs WOL2-1

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Game info

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England · Attendance 15,353

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