Match Report


ReadingReading     West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion
Grant BennionGrant Bennion Computer Player Computer Player
Pierre G. PensalfiniP. Pensalfini66
G
captain1
G
42Stephen MckinlayS. Mckinlay
Francis WiltordF. Wiltord66
D
2captain
D
54Jason JosephJ. Joseph
Alberto RowettA. Rowett51
D
3
D
53Carlton PearceC. Pearce
Julian HelgueraJ. Helguera61
D
4
D
50Colin FergusonC. Ferguson
Martin HerreraM. Herrera56
D
5
M
73Anthony PalmerA. Palmer
Carl GreavesC. Greaves55
M
6
M
54Fabian N. GregoriF. Gregori
Rodrigo PostigaR. Postiga73
M
7
M
47Tim JohnsonT. Johnson
Sebastian GuerreroS. Guerrero74
M
8
M
46Matt ThompsonM. Thompson
Jason FormonJ. Formon62
A
9
A
62Julian ClemenceJ. Clemence
Eugenio MoralesE. Morales71
A
10
A
61Chris HackworthC. Hackworth
Omer CampbellO. Campbell66
A
11
A
57Morris ShawM. Shaw
 
Titus BoydT. Boyd46
D
12
A
48Fernando CabreraF. Cabrera
Ralph GriffinR. Griffin48
M
13
D
47Glynn WrightG. Wright
David MersonD. Merson69
A
14
D
45Marc HigginbothamM. Higginbotham

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 4,589 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Reading are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while West Bromwich Albion appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel Beagrie.


0.00
Reading kick off and get the match underway!
2.54
Julian Helguera flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Guerrero collects the pass. Sebastian Guerrero knocks the ball forward to Eugenio Morales. Eugenio Morales lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Guerrero. Sebastian Guerrero finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Stephen Mckinlay has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
6.08
Tim Johnson flicks a high pass forward. Morris Shaw holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Morris Shaw makes a great pass forward. Fabian N. Gregori runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
8.10
Alberto Rowett darts forward. Alberto Rowett sees Carl Greaves in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carl Greaves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Mckinlay who gathers it comfortably.
12.01
Julian Helguera flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Rowett collects the pass. Alberto Rowett chips the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Postiga. Rodrigo Postiga sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
16.29
Martin Herrera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Greaves. Carl Greaves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Omer Campbell. Omer Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.25
Anthony Palmer threads the ball through to Chris Hackworth. Chris Hackworth shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
22.18
With imagination, Colin Ferguson laces a through ball forward to Fabian N. Gregori. Fabian N. Gregori darts forward. Fabian N. Gregori puts a great ball through. Chris Hackworth runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
24.27
Alberto Rowett breaks forward. Alberto Rowett knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Formon. Jason Formon whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Morales. Eugenio Morales jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's well over the bar!
32.06
Francis Wiltord passes the ball forward to Carl Greaves. Carl Greaves hits a low pass to Jason Formon. Jason Formon threads a neat, attacking ball through to Omer Campbell. Omer Campbell shoots from just inside the box but it flies well off target!
33.10
Carlton Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Chris Hackworth controls it well on his chest. Chris Hackworth surges forward with the ball. Chris Hackworth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.29
Colin Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. Carlton Pearce controls it well on his chest. Carlton Pearce threads a neat ball through to Morris Shaw. Morris Shaw sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
Carlton Pearce flicks a high pass forward to Fabian N. Gregori who brings the ball under control. Fabian N. Gregori knocks the ball forward to Morris Shaw. Morris Shaw skips past Martin Herrera! Morris Shaw rockets a shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Reading appear unchanged since the first half. West Bromwich Albion also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off and get the second half underway!
51.56
Carl Greaves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Guerrero. Sebastian Guerrero lofts in a cross ball towards Omer Campbell. Omer Campbell powers a header at goal. Omer Campbell scores for Reading!!
55.38
Omer Campbell hacks Fabian N. Gregori from behind! The referee brings Omer Campbell to one side and gives him a warning! Fabian N. Gregori runs off the knock.
57.59
Chris Hackworth takes it forward alone. Chris Hackworth tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
60.18
Reading have made a substitution with David Merson replacing Eugenio Morales .
61.28
Sebastian Guerrero clumsily knocks into Anthony Palmer. Sebastian Guerrero is warned by the referee! Anthony Palmer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.26
Francis Wiltord makes a probing pass to Carl Greaves. Carl Greaves makes a simple pass to Sebastian Guerrero. Sebastian Guerrero lofts in a cross ball towards David Merson. David Merson whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
71.12
Sebastian Guerrero laces a through ball forward to Jason Formon. Jason Formon knocks in a cross ball towards David Merson. David Merson makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.45
Reading have made a substitution with Titus Boyd replacing Martin Herrera .West Bromwich Albion have made 3 substitutions with Fernando Cabrera replacing Julian Clemence, Glynn Wright replacing Tim Johnson and Marc Higginbotham replacing Anthony Palmer .
79.36
With imagination, Francis Wiltord laces a through ball forward to Rodrigo Postiga. Rodrigo Postiga flicks a high pass forward. Omer Campbell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Omer Campbell whips in a cross ball towards David Merson. David Merson fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty! That's his third!
87.54
Sebastian Guerrero knocks the ball to his team mate, Omer Campbell. Omer Campbell cuts inside the box! Omer Campbell takes a shot at goal. Stephen Mckinlay easily gets down and covers it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Reading

West Bromwich Albion
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
28.7%
41.2%
30%

Scorers
Sebastian Guerrero 3
Omer Campbell 52
David Merson 65, 71, 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Merson of Reading

Match Ratings
1.Pierre G. Pensalfini (GK)
6
2.Francis Wiltord (DEF)
6
3.Alberto Rowett (DEF)
7
4.Julian Helguera (DEF)
6
5.Martin Herrera (DEF)
6
6.Carl Greaves (MID)
6
7.Rodrigo Postiga (MID)
6
8.Sebastian Guerrero (MID)goal scored
9
9.Jason Formon (ATT)
6
10.Eugenio Morales (ATT)
6
11.Omer Campbell (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Titus Boyd (DEF)
6
13.Ralph Griffin (MID)
0
14.David Merson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9

1.Stephen Mckinlay (GK)
6
2.Jason Joseph (DEF)
6
3.Carlton Pearce (DEF)
7
4.Colin Ferguson (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Palmer (MID)
6
6.Fabian N. Gregori (MID)
6
7.Tim Johnson (MID)
6
8.Matt Thompson (MID)
6
9.Julian Clemence (ATT)
6
10.Chris Hackworth (ATT)
6
11.Morris Shaw (ATT)
6
 
12.Fernando Cabrera (ATT)
6
13.Glynn Wright (DEF)
6
14.Marc Higginbotham (DEF)
6