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Commentary
A free-kick from PEDRO CHIRIVELLA floated wide.
A penalty box scramble resulted in JOSELU knocking a low shot wide.
A shot from LOUM N seemed a certain goal but the Torquay United 'keeper managed to force the ball clear.
The motionless Reading 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from TRAORÉ fell just wide.
10¹JOSELU headed over the bar.
12¹A shot from CARROLL was nodded off the line by CHAMBERS.
16¹A cross from BAWLING left CHAMBERS in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
19¹TRAORÉ beat McCOULSKY and drilled the ball to MEITÉ who fired his shot wide.
26¹A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming Torquay United 'keeper.
30¹JOSELU ran onto a delightful ball from PEDRO CHIRIVELLA but hit his shot wide of the lefthand post.
31¹CHAMBERS was put clear by McCOULSKY and he stepped inside the 'keeper but thrust his shot over the bar.
38¹A perfect strike from MEITÉ was dealt with by a useful block from the 'keeper.
JOSELU whacked a looping shot over the bar from close range.
LOUM N dribbled away from PEDRO CHIRIVELLA and rifled a tame shot wide.
11²A accurate pass found TRAORÉ and his deadly effort floated narrowly wide.
13²A corner found PEDRO CHIRIVELLA who touched an effort inches wide.
21²GOAL!! A cross from LOUM N was flicked away by THOMAS only for MEITÉ to drill the ball back into the box for CARROLL to force over the line. (1-0 Reading)
22²JOSELU stroked an easy chance past the near post.
26²A great effort from PEDRO CHIRIVELLA scraped the top of the crossbar.
33²MEITÉ's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
36²EJARIA beat two Torquay United players and thundered an effort inches wide.
39²TRAORÉ hoofed the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.

 
Reading
 
League position: 1
Home league form: WWLW
Overall league form: WLLWLWLL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Antonín KINSKÝ1Václav HLADKY
(c)JONNY2Bobby THOMAS
Matteo DAMS3Luke CHAMBERS
John SWIFT4Mario GÖTZE(c)
Matt MIAZGA5Torbjørn HEGGEM
Naby SARR6Rav VAN DEN BERG
Bertrand TRAORÉ7Bobson BAWLING
Yakou MEITÉ8Shawn McCOULSKY
(p)Andy CARROLL9JOSELU(p)
(f)Mamadou LOUM10PEDRO CHIRIVELLA Burgos(f)
Ovie EJARIA11Connor WICKHAM
Manager
Tom INCE  12  Tom LAPSLIE
Joe LUMLEY  13  Simon SLUGA
Junior HOILETT14  Michael FREY
Jahmari CLARKE  15Tyler WALKER
Jeff HENDRICK  16  Aaron JARVIS
 
Torquay United
 
League position: 10
Away league form: OWXX
Overall league form: XOOWWXXL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Reading 1 Torquay United 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 24,065, Stadium: Madejski, Referee: Chris Foy 7½)

Carroll 21²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
JonnyóHoilett 14²ChambersóWalker 10²
  
  
34
215
32
102
917
1919
82
52%48%
Man of the match: Václav Hladky