(1-0 Blackburn Rovers)| 9¹ | MEITÉ beat three Blackburn Rovers players and stroked a shot over. |
| 10¹ | A good effort from MEITÉ scraped the upright. |
| 17¹ | A drive from LUCAS JOÃO seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball clear. |
| 22¹ | The Blackburn Rovers 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful strike from POLITANO. |
| 23¹ | TAYLOR brought the ball round MINGS and rattled a poor shot wide. |
| 24¹ | A great save prevented TAYLOR from scoring an exceptional goal. |
| 28¹ | A corner fell to LUCAS JOÃO who fired the ball just beyond the near post. |
| 28¹ | KRUNIC headed over. |
| 35¹ | GOAL!! A nice run by WILLIAM CARVALHO on the left was capped by a wonderful cross which POLITANO turned home at the near post. (1-1)| 36¹ | A mix up in the Blackburn Rovers defence enabled KRUNIC to thump an effort wide. | | 37¹ | KIWIOR whacked a deadly shot over the bar from long range. | | 42¹ | TAYLOR was put clear by GARNER and he pulled away from RULLI but thrust his shot wide. | | 47¹ | A cross from KRUNIC left POLITANO in lots of space but he fluffed his shot. | | 5² | GOAL!! A foul on POLITANO inside the area gave Reading a penalty which LUCAS JOÃO tucked away. (2-1 Reading)| 7² | LUCAS JOÃO shot wide. | | 11² | GÜNTER headed the ball wide from just outside the area. | | 13² | A pin-point pass found KRUNIC and his deadly shot flew narrowly wide. | | 17² | MEITÉ beat GARNER and drilled the ball to GÜNTER who blasted his shot wide. | | 26² | KRUNIC ran onto a great ball from WILLIAM CARVALHO but hit his effort wide of the goal. | | 32² | GOAL!! A mishit ARMSTRONG shot fell to TAYLOR who made no mistake from just outside the area. (2-2)| 36² | A fine ball from GARNER on the left found DOWNES who mishit his shot inches wide. | | 39² | GALLAGHER made space on the right and touched the ball to DOLAN who touched the ball over. | | 40² | DOLAN rattled an easy chance past the far post. | | 45² | POLITANO scuffed an easy chance. | | | |