Reading 2-1 Cardiff — EFL Championship, 28 Jan 2017
Reading beat Cardiff 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 28 January 2017 at Madejski Stadium, Reading. John Swift and Y. Kermorgant scored for Reading; J. Ralls for Cardiff. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Reading have won 2 and Cardiff 1, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 8'
- 41'
- 1-042'assist: G. McCleary
- 45'
- 1-145+1'Penalty
- Half-time1-1
- 55'
- 2-160'
- 66'
- 77'
- 77'out: M. Kennedy
- 89'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Reading
- 7.3Yann KermorgantF
- 7.3Liam KellyM
- 7.2Ali Al-HabsiG
- 7.1Garath McClearyM
- 7.1John SwiftM
- 7.0Paul McShaneD
- 6.9George EvansM
- 6.7Tyler BlackettD
- 6.7Roy BeerensF
- 6.5Danny WilliamsM
- 6.5Chris GunterD
- 6.4Joey Van den BergM
- 6.4Liam MooreD
- 6.3Jordan ObitaD
Cardiff
- 7.9Sean MorrisonD
- 7.3Joe RallsM
- 7.1Aron GunnarssonM
- 7.0Rhys HealeyF
- 6.8Sol BambaD
- 6.7Kenneth ZohoreF
- 6.7Junior HoilettF
- 6.5Kadeem HarrisM
- 6.4Greg HalfordM
- 6.4Lee PeltierD
- 6.4Matthew KennedyM
- 6.3Jazz RichardsD
- 6.1Allan McGregorG
Line-ups
Substitutes
ReadingJ. Stam
Substitutes
- 19Y. MeïtéM
- 6George Evans55'M6.9
- 14D. SamuelF
- 31A. JaakkolaG
- 24T. Blackett41'D6.7
- 9J. MendesF
- 11Jordan Obita77'D6.3
CardiffN. Warnock
Substitutes
- 28B. MurphyG
- 16M. ConnollyD
- 24Kadeem Harris66'M6.5
- 12Declan JohnD
- 11C. NooneM
- 23M. Kennedy77'M6.4
- 7P. Whittingham89'M
Team statistics
Reading
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yann Kermorgant | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Liam Kelly | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Ali Al-Habsi | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Garath McCleary | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| John Swift | 55 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Paul McShane | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| George Evans | 35 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Tyler Blackett | 49 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Roy Beerens | 77 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Danny Williams | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Chris Gunter | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Joey Van den Berg | 41 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Liam Moore | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jordan Obita | 13 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Morrison | 90 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.9 |
| Joe Ralls | 89 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | 7.1 |
| Rhys Healey | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Sol Bamba | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Kenneth Zohore | 66 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Junior Hoilett | 90 | – | – | 5 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Kadeem Harris | 24 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Greg Halford | 77 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Lee Peltier | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Matthew Kennedy | 13 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jazz Richards | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Allan McGregor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Recent Form
ReadingWLLLW
- W24 Jan 17HFulham1-0
- L21 Jan 17ADerby2-3
- L12 Jan 17HQPR0-1
- L07 Jan 17AManchester United0-4
- W02 Jan 17ABristol City3-2
CardiffLWWLW
- L24 Jan 17ABrighton0-1
- W21 Jan 17HBurton Albion1-0
- W14 Jan 17ABristol City3-2
- L08 Jan 17HFulham1-2
- W02 Jan 17HAston Villa1-0
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | +45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | +34 | 93 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +4 | 85 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +15 | 81 |
| 5 | Huddersfield | 46 | -2 | 81 |
| 10 | Brentford | 46 | +10 | 64 |
| 11 | Preston | 46 | +1 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 46 | -3 | 58 |
Before and after
Reading
- Previous: Reading 1-0 Fulham, 24 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Birmingham 0-1 Reading, 31 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
Cardiff
- Previous: Brighton 1-0 Cardiff, 24 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 2-0 Preston, 31 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated