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Commentary
A twenty yard drive from MEITÉ caused the 'keeper no problem.
13¹A clumsy tackle on HOLMES by SARR results in a booking.
14¹YATES waltzed past BARROW and rifled a poor shot well wide.
16¹GOAL!! A block from the Blackpool 'keeper enabled LUCAS JOÃO to volley the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Reading)
19¹MEITÉ was put clear by YIADOM and he pulled away from the 'keeper but struck his shot just beyond the far post.
22¹A free-kick from BARROW flew wide.
24¹A brilliant strike from HOLMES was dealt with by a fine block from LUMLEY.
29¹The hapless Blackpool 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from NELSON fell just wide.
36¹DOUGALL shot wide.
38¹GOAL!! A tackle from INCE gave Blackpool a free-kick just outside the area which YATES blasted past the Reading 'keeper. (1-1)
40¹JAMES rushed a simple chance.
YATES headed over.
A tame strike from HOLMES trickled agonisingly wide.
19²A cross from INCE left BARROW in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
22²A deadly shot from BARROW was stopped by the 'keeper.
23²An exceptional effort from DOUGALL scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
24²Uncertainty in the Blackpool defence enabled BARROW to blast the ball over the bar.
34²CAREY ran onto a wonderful ball from NELSON but dragged his shot wide of the righthand post.
34²A corner was collected by LAVERY who nodded an effort just wide.
37²MILLER yellow cards MEITÉ.
39²A accurate pass fell to BARROW and his looping shot flew narrowly wide.
40²HENDRICK made space on the left and dragged the ball to BAKER who clipped the ball wide.
42²GOAL!! A goalmouth meleé culminated with HENDRICK firing the ball into the top corner. (2-1 Reading)

 
Reading
 
League position: 13
Home league form: LWXW
Overall league form: LLLWWXXW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Joe LUMLEY1Marek RODÁK
Andy YIADOM2Tom HOLMES
Naby SARR3Reece JAMES
John SWIFT4Curtis NELSON
(c)Matt MIAZGA5Lewis DUNK(c)
Lewis BAKER6Marvin EKPITETA
Tom INCE7Sonny CAREY
Modou BARROW8Kenny DOUGALL
(p)LUCAS Eduardo JOÃO9Jerry YATES(p)
(f)Jeff HENDRICK10Gary MADINE(f)
Yakou MEITÉ11Shayne LAVERY
Manager
Ovie EJARIA  12  Callum CONNOLLY
Sam WALKER  13  Daniel GRIMSHAW
Shane LONG  14  Dominic THOMPSON
Jahmari CLARKE15Callum WRIGHT
Andy CARROLL  16  Andy LYONS
 
Blackpool
 
League position: 14
Away league form: LXLL
Overall league form: WWLXXXLL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Reading 2 Blackpool 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 24,933, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Patrick Miller 7½)

Lucas João 16¹, Hendrick 42²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Yates 38¹
Lucas JoãoóClarke 21²JamesóWright 18²
  
Sarr 13¹, Meité 37² 
14
67
04
42
78
1110
21
57%43%
Man of the match: Matt Miazga