Reading vs Watford 1-0 — Championship

ChampionshipChampionship 20/21

Reading

1–0

Watford

Sat 3 Oct·08:00·Matchday 4·Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading·Reading won

Match overview

12 priority stats · full time

1Corners5
3Cards3
9Shots11
4Shots on target2
13Fouls19
20Throw-ins18
1Offsides1
12Goal kicks7
2Saves3
26Tackles15
11Interceptions11
7Dribbles10

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Match statistics

Reading and Watford match statistics, ft
Reading	Statistic	Watford
Overview
1	Corner kicks	5
3	Yellow cards	3
9	Total shots	11
4	Shots on target	2
13	Fouls	19
20	Throw-ins	18
1	Offsides	1
12	Goal kicks	7
2	Goalkeeper saves	3
26	Tackles	15
11	Interceptions	11
7	Dribbles	10
44	Ball possession	56
396	Passes	484
320	Accurate passes	401
18	Free kicks	12
Shots
4	Shots off target	5
1	Blocked shots	4
5	Shots inside box	5
4	Shots outside box	6
0	Hit woodwork	1
Attack
4	Fouled in final third	5
1	Offsides	1
Passing
20	Throw-ins	18
3	Accurate crosses	5
31	Accurate long balls	33
37	Final third entries	66
Duels
60%	Duels won (%)	40%
8	Dispossessed	18
7	Dribbles	10
50%	Ground duels (%)	37%
22%	Aerial duels (%)	11%
Defending
16%	Tackles won (%)	7%
11	Interceptions	11
22	Clearances	8
Goalkeeping
2	Saves	3
12	Goal kicks	7
Non-penalty expected goals
0.2	Non-penalty expected goals (npxG)	0.2

Reading and Watford match statistics, h1
Reading	Statistic	Watford
Overview
0	Corner kicks	0
1	Yellow cards	1
3	Total shots	6
2	Shots on target	1
8	Throw-ins	7
1	Offsides	1
9	Goal kicks	3
1	Goalkeeper saves	1
12	Tackles	7
3	Interceptions	2
2	Dribbles	3
58	Ball possession	42
273	Passes	194
236	Accurate passes	158
8	Free kicks	4
Shots
1	Shots off target	4
0	Blocked shots	1
3	Shots inside box	3
0	Shots outside box	3
0	Hit woodwork	1
Attack
0	Fouled in final third	3
1	Offsides	1
Passing
8	Throw-ins	7
0	Accurate crosses	2
17	Accurate long balls	16
21	Final third entries	30
Duels
60%	Duels won (%)	40%
5	Dispossessed	11
2	Dribbles	3
21%	Ground duels (%)	14%
8%	Aerial duels (%)	5%
Defending
9%	Tackles won (%)	4%
3	Interceptions	2
2	Clearances	3
Goalkeeping
1	Saves	1
9	Goal kicks	3

Reading and Watford match statistics, h2
Reading	Statistic	Watford
Overview
1	Corner kicks	5
2	Yellow cards	2
6	Total shots	5
2	Shots on target	1
12	Throw-ins	11
0	Offsides	0
3	Goal kicks	4
1	Goalkeeper saves	2
14	Tackles	8
8	Interceptions	9
5	Dribbles	7
30	Ball possession	70
123	Passes	290
84	Accurate passes	243
10	Free kicks	8
Shots
3	Shots off target	1
1	Blocked shots	3
2	Shots inside box	2
4	Shots outside box	3
0	Hit woodwork	0
Attack
4	Fouled in final third	2
0	Offsides	0
Passing
12	Throw-ins	11
3	Accurate crosses	3
14	Accurate long balls	17
16	Final third entries	36
Duels
60%	Duels won (%)	40%
3	Dispossessed	7
5	Dribbles	7
29%	Ground duels (%)	23%
14%	Aerial duels (%)	6%
Defending
7%	Tackles won (%)	3%
8	Interceptions	9
20	Clearances	5
Goalkeeping
1	Saves	2
3	Goal kicks	4

Line-ups

Reading4-2-3-1

Cabral7.7 Richards7.1 Holmes7.7 Moore6.7 Morrison7.7 4Rinomhota7.1 Aluko7.7 Laurent6.4 Méïté6.1 Olise7.1 Pușcaș7.9

Player roles only · exact formation positions unavailable

Bench

Watford3-5-2

Foster7.1 2Ngakia7.4 Femenía7.1 Wilmot6.4 Cathcart6.3 Kabasele7.1 Chalobah6.6 Dele-Bashiru6.8 Garner7.1 Sarr6.4 Pedro7.1

Player roles only · exact formation positions unavailable

Bench

Shot map

Reading9 shots · 4 on target · 1 goals · 0.19 xG

Watford11 shots · 2 on target · 0 goals · 0.14 xG

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Player ratings

Reading13 rated

7.9George Pușcaș90′1G
7.7Thomas Holmes90′1A
7.7Michael Morrison90′
7.7Rafael Cabral90′
7.14Andy Rinomhota90′
7.1Omar Richards90′
6.7Liam Moore90′
6.4Josh Laurent90′
6.1Yakou Méïté90′
7.7Sone Aluko84′
7.1Michael Olise61′
7.1Tom McIntyre29′
6.8Dejan Tetek12′

Watford14 rated

7.42Jeremy Ngakia90′
7.1Ben Foster90′
7.1Christian Kabasele90′
7.1James Garner90′
7.1João Pedro90′
6.6Nathaniel Chalobah90′
6.4Ben Wilmot90′
6.3Craig Cathcart90′
6.4Ismaïla Sarr82′
7.1Kiko Femenía69′
6.6Ken Sema53′
6.8Tom Dele-Bashiru37′
6.8Tom Cleverley21′
6.8Glenn Murray8′

Player statistics

Reading

Player	Min	Rtg	G	A	Sh	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl	Sv
George PușcașForward	90′	7.9	1		3	9/14		14/21	4
Thomas HolmesDefender	90′	7.7		1	2	38/52	1	6/10	4
Michael MorrisonDefender	90′	7.7				34/38		4/6	1
Rafael CabralGoalkeeper	90′	7.7				35/46	1			2
4Andy RinomhotaMidfielder	90′	7.1				30/33		11/15	4
Omar RichardsDefender	90′	7.1				35/45		10/15	4
Liam MooreDefender	90′	6.7				34/40		4/5	3
Josh LaurentMidfielder	90′	6.4				31/36		6/11	3
Yakou MéïtéForward	90′	6.1			2	13/17	1	6/16
Sone AlukoMidfielder	84′	7.7				30/35	3	3/5	1
Michael OliseForward	61′	7.1			1	20/21	1	5/9	1
Tom McIntyreDefender	29′	7.1				10/16		3/5	1
Dejan TetekMidfielder	12′	6.8			1	1/3	1	0/2
Femi AzeezMidfielder	—	—
Lewis GibsonDefender	—	—
Lucas JoãoForward	—	—
Luke SouthwoodGoalkeeper	—	—
Tennai WatsonDefender	—	—

Watford

Player	Min	Rtg	Sh	Pass	KP	Duel	Tkl	Sv
2Jeremy NgakiaDefender	90′	7.4	1	39/48	3	7/14	3
Ben FosterGoalkeeper	90′	7.1		24/32				3
Christian KabaseleDefender	90′	7.1		39/44		5/9	1
James GarnerMidfielder	90′	7.1	5	44/56		1/6
João PedroForward	90′	7.1	1	21/27	1	3/14	1
Nathaniel ChalobahMidfielder	90′	6.6		37/48		7/15	4
Ben WilmotDefender	90′	6.4		62/72		6/12	2
Craig CathcartDefender	90′	6.3		59/65		4/12	1
Ismaïla SarrForward	82′	6.4	1	17/23	1	6/17
Kiko FemeníaDefender	69′	7.1	1	26/28	1	1/1	1
Ken SemaMidfielder	53′	6.6		14/15	1	2/10
Tom Dele-BashiruMidfielder	37′	6.8	2	8/11		4/7
Tom CleverleyMidfielder	21′	6.8		10/14		1/1	1
Glenn MurrayForward	8′	6.8		1/1		1/2	1
26Daniel BachmannGoalkeeper	—	—
Domingos QuinaMidfielder	—	—
Ignacio PussettoForward	—	—
William Troost-EkongDefender	—	—

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