Reading vs Middlesbrough

Championship

Reading

4-7-12

0-1

Final

Boro

10-9-4

Select Car Leasing Stadium

Match pulse

REAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'MID

57%Possession43%

12Shots18

4On target6

9Corners8

5Saves4

12Fouls15

41'Muhamed BesicMID73'Andy RinomhotaREA79'George SavilleMID90'Tyler BlackettREA

Team	1H	2H	T
REA	0	0	0
MID	0	1	1

Who won: Boro 1-0

Middlesbrough beat Reading 1-0 on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Goals for Boro: George Friend (77').

Play by play

Match ends, Reading 0, Middlesbrough 1.
Second Half ends, Reading 0, Middlesbrough 1.
90'+5'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Tyler Blackett (Reading) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson following a corner.
T. Blackett
90'+5'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Gabriel Osho (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Yiadom with a headed pass following a corner.
G. Osho
90'+5'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Andy Yiadom (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota.
A. Yiadom
90'+5'REA
Corner awarded
Corner, Reading. Conceded by George Friend.
90'+3'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Modou Barrow.
L. Bacuna
90'+2'MID
Foul
Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'
Yellow card
Tyler Blackett (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
T. Blackett
90'
Delay in match Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) because of an injury.
89'
Free kick won
Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89'
Foul
Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).
88'
Corner awarded
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Aden Flint.
87'
Free kick won
George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
Foul
Foul by Sam Baldock (Reading).
87'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Garath McCleary (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
G. McCleary
86'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
L. Wing
86'
Shot hit woodwork
George Friend (Middlesbrough) hits the bar with a left footed shot from very close range following a corner.
86'
Header blocked
Attempt blocked. Aden Flint (Middlesbrough) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by George Saville with a cross.
A. Flint
85'
Corner awarded
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Anssi Jaakkola.
85'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Lewis Wing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Clayton.
L. Wing
85'
Free kick won
Jordan Hugill (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85'
Foul
Foul by Tyler Blackett (Reading).