Swansea City vs Reading, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
About
Swansea City are hosting Reading
at Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, Wales, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Reading. Tom McIntyre tries a through ball, but Yakou Meite is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City).
- 10': Junior Hoilett (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 13': Attempt saved. Michael Obafemi (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Cundle.
- 13': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Joe Lumley.
- 15': Foul by Yakou Meite (Reading).
- 15': Harry Darling (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Michael Obafemi (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luke Cundle with a cross.
- 20': Foul by Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading).
- 20': Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Attempt saved. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Oliver Cooper.
- 21': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Joe Lumley.
- 22': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Joe Lumley.
- 23': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Tyrese Fornah.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Loum (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Hoilett.
- 26': Goal! Swansea City 0, Reading 1. Yakou Meite (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 27': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Reading).
- 27': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Tyrese Fornah.
- 33': Goal! Swansea City 0, Reading 2. Tom Ince (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yakou Meite.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Grimes.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Matthew Sorinola (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 40': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Tom McIntyre.
- 41': Goal! Swansea City 1, Reading 2. Harry Darling (Swansea City) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Attempt missed. Harry Darling (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jay Fulton.
- 44': Attempt saved. Tyrese Fornah (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yakou Meite.
- 44': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Tyrese Fornah.
- 45': Andy Yiadom (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Matt Grimes (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Latibeaudiere.
- 45'+9': First Half ends, Swansea City 1, Reading 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 1, Reading 2.
- 45': Substitution, Swansea City. Armstrong Oko-Flex replaces Nathan Wood.
- 47': Foul by Mamadou Loum (Reading).
- 47': Matt Grimes (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Amadou Salif Mbengue.
- 56': Substitution, Reading. Abdul Rahman Baba replaces Andy Yiadom because of an injury.
- 60': Goal! Swansea City 2, Reading 2. Oliver Cooper (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 62': Substitution, Reading. Ovie Ejaria replaces Tyrese Fornah.
- 62': Substitution, Reading. Lucas João replaces Yakou Meite.
- 64': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City).
- 64': Junior Hoilett (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Reading) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
- 66': Offside, Swansea City. Armstrong Oko-Flex tries a through ball, but Michael Obafemi is caught offside.
- 68': Foul by Mamadou Loum (Reading).
- 68': Harry Darling (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt missed. Luke Cundle (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Michael Obafemi.
- 74': Goal! Swansea City 3, Reading 2. Jay Fulton (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 77': Attempt saved. Junior Hoilett (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 78': Substitution, Reading. Andy Carroll replaces Mamadou Loum.
- 81': Substitution, Swansea City. Kyle Naughton replaces Luke Cundle.
- 83': Foul by Junior Hoilett (Reading).
- 83': Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Swansea City. Finley Stevens replaces Armstrong Oko-Flex.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Foul by Lucas João (Reading).
- 90': Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Swansea City. Olivier Ntcham replaces Oliver Cooper.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Swansea City. Liam Cullen replaces Michael Obafemi.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Joel Latibeaudiere (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Olivier Ntcham.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Swansea City 3, Reading 2.
- 0': Match ends, Swansea City 3, Reading 2.
Statistics
 REA |
SWA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 26.2 | Possession | 73.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 177 | Accurate Passes | 629 |
| 246 | Passes | 698 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 25 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 9 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 19 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 15,717
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 15,717
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | +8 | 28 |
Line-Ups
Swansea City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Steven Benda (GK) |
| 6 | Harry Darling |
| 5 | Ben Cabango |
| 23 | Nathan Wood |
| 8 | Matt Grimes |
| 4 | Jay Fulton |
| 29 | Matthew Sorinola |
| 22 | Joel Latibeaudiere  |
| 9 | Michael Obafemi |
| 31 | Oliver Cooper |
| 18 | Luke Cundle |
Reading (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Lumley (GK) |
| 3 | Thomas Holmes |
| 5 | Tom Mcintyre |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom |
| 22 | Mamadou Loum |
| 8 | Jeff Hendrick |
| 23 | Junior Hoilett |
| 27 | Amadou Salif Mbengue |
| 11 | Yakou Meite |
| 19 | Tyrese Fornah |
| 10 | Tom Ince |
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