(2-0 Newcastle United)| 34¹ | A corner found LASCELLES who flicked an effort just wide. | 
| 38¹ | SHELVEY beat MOORE and whacked the ball to RITCHIE who fired his shot wide. | 
| 40¹ | A penalty box scramble resulted in YEDLIN tapping a low shot over. | 
| 43¹ | YEDLIN poked a simple chance past the righthand post. | 
| 45¹ | NYOM chipped the ball to SIMS who turned it wide. | 
| 0² | BÖÐVARSSON was put clear by KENNY and he turned the 'keeper but glanced his shot inches over. | 
| 4² | BÖÐVARSSON's header was well saved by the Newcastle United 'keeper. | 
| 8² | A shot from AYOZE seemed a certain goal but the Reading 'keeper managed to palm the ball clear. | 
| 12² | The ref cautions HAYDEN for dangerous play against CLEMENT. | 
| 16² | A pin-point pass bobbled toward BÖÐVARSSON and his left foot shot floated narrowly over. | 
| 17² | The motionless Reading 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from MOORE dropped just wide. | 
| 18² | A good effort from ALMIRON scraped the woodwork. | 
| 19² | RITCHIE ran onto a delightful ball from ALMIRON but dragged his shot wide of the goal. | 
| 36² | KENNY brought the ball away from SCHÄR and stroked a poor shot over the bar. | 
| 41² | GOAL!! After being forced wide RITCHIE was able to drive the ball in from the narrowest of angles. (3-0 Newcastle United)| 42² | RONDÓN headed just beyond the far post. |   |