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Commentary
KARSDORP shot wide.
A mix up in the Brentford defence enabled JOSÉ FONTE to crack an effort inches over.
GOAL!! A beautiful outswinging corner was nodded in at the near post by KRUNIC. (1-0 Reading)
12¹GOAL!! A JONES run down the right resulted in a perfect cross for POLITANO to drill in. (2-0 Reading)
14¹The Brentford 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from POLITANO.
16¹A corner fell to POLITANO who headed an effort just wide.
21¹KRUNIC stormed through the Brentford defence but shot straight at the Brentford 'keeper.
32¹A good effort from POLITANO scraped the woodwork.
33¹FOSU-HENRY worked the ball to DRAXLER, DERVISOGLU collected his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of RULLI.
42¹DRAXLER turned WILLIAM CARVALHO but slammed the ball into the arms of RULLI.
44¹A shot from HALLER was smothered by the 'keeper.
DRAXLER chipped the ball to EMERSON who forced it wide.
11²A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming Brentford 'keeper.
13²A useful ball from JONES on the right bobbled toward HALLER who mishit his shot wide.
16²A shot from GÜNTER held no problem for the 'keeper.
17²DAVID NERES's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Brentford post.
20²POLITANO headed over the bar.
21²The stunned 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from POBEGA fell just wide.
26²RULLI saved a neatly crafted shot from POBEGA.
28²The Brentford 'keeper dived to his left to stop a fierce drive from Reading's HALLER.
29²KARSDORP ran onto a wonderful ball from POLITANO but pulled his shot wide.
30²THOMAS beat four Reading players and slammed a great chance over.
32²DERVISOGLU was put clear by EMERSON and he beat the Reading 'keeper but glanced his shot inches over.
39²HALLER poked an easy chance past the near post.
40²A tame strike from KRUNIC rolled agonisingly wide.

 
Reading
 
League position: 5
Home league form: LXWW
Overall league form: XLLLXWXW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Gerónimo RULLI1NETO(c)
Rick KARSDORP2EMERSON Aparecido
Christian GÜNTER3Luke THOMAS
Curtis JONES4Leandro PAREDES
Tyrone MINGS5Charlie GOODE
(c)JOSÉ Miguel FONTE6Christian NØRGAARD
WILLIAM Silva CARVALHO7Tarique FOSU-HENRY
Matteo POLITANO8Julian DRAXLER
(p)Sébastien HALLER9Halil DERVISOGLU(p)
(f)Rade KRUNIC10Tommaso POBEGA(f)
DAVID NERES Campos11Karl TOKO EKAMBI
Manager
Omar RICHARDS  12  Sergi CANÓS
Zack STEFFEN  13  Daniel BACHMANN
Tom LEES  14  Mads BECH
Mamadou LOUM  15  Marcus FORSS
Tom PEARCE  16  Mads BIDSTRUP
 
Brentford
 
League position: 17
Away league form: LWLW
Overall league form: WLXLWLLW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Reading 2 Brentford 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 24,153, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Christian Beeck 8)

Krunic 6¹, Politano 12¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
  
  
  
43
616
75
93
103
196
63
57%43%
Man of the match: Matteo Politano