Reading vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship

Reading

2-0-2

3-0

Final

Blackburn

3-0-1

Select Car Leasing Stadium

Match pulse

REAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BLK

35%Possession65%

12Shots8

7On target1

7Corners3

1Saves2

8Fouls7

12'Harry PickeringBLK53'Tyrese FornahREA55'Daniel AyalaBLK55'Thomas HolmesREA63'Nesta Guinness-WalkerREA87'Joe LumleyREA90'+6'Mamadou LoumREA

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

Who won: Reading 3-0

Reading beat Blackburn Rovers 3-0 on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Goals for Reading: Tom Mcintyre (14'), Junior Hoilett (61') and Lucas João (78').

Play by play

Match ends, Reading 3, Blackburn Rovers 0.
Second Half ends, Reading 3, Blackburn Rovers 0.
90'+7'BLK
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by John Clarke.
90'+6'
Yellow card
Mamadou Loum (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
M. Loum
90'+6'
Free kick won
Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Mamadou Loum (Reading).
90'+5'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tayo Edun.
L. Travis
90'+3'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Phillips
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyler Morton replaces Ashley Phillips.
T. Morton
90'+2'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Hoilett
Substitution, Reading. John Clarke replaces Junior Hoilett.
J. Clarke
89'BLK
Free kick won
Kelvin Opoku (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89'
Foul
Foul by Tayo Edun (Blackburn Rovers).
87'
Yellow card
Joe Lumley (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
J. Lumley
87'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Tayo Edun (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
T. Edun
85'
Sub
Subbed on for B. Brereton
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tayo Edun replaces Ben Brereton.
T. Edun
81'
Free kick won
John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80'
Sub
Subbed on for N. Guinness-Walker
Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Opoku replaces Nesta Guinness-Walker.
K. Abrefa
GOAL78'
Goal! Right footed shot
L. João · ast T. Fornah
Goal! Reading 3, Blackburn Rovers 0. Lucas João (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrese Fornah.
REA 3 - 0 BLK
75'
Foul
Foul by Lucas João (Reading).
75'
Free kick won
Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'
Corner awarded
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
70'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Long
Substitution, Reading. Lucas João replaces Shane Long.
L. João
68'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
B. Brereton Díaz
66'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
T. Ince
63'
Yellow card
Nesta Guinness-Walker (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
N. Guinness-Walker
63'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
B. Brereton Díaz