Stoke City 3-2 Reading — EFL Championship, 7 Aug 2021
Stoke City beat Reading 3-2 in the EFL Championship on 7 August 2021 at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Nick Powell, John Swift, Jacob Brown, L. Moore got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Stoke City have won 1 and Reading 0, 4 draws.
· kickoff·bet365 Stadium · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 24'Foul
- 1-025'assist: T. Smith
- 1-126'
- 2-128'assist: Nick Powell
- Half-time2-1
- 2-260'assist: John Swift
- 73'
- 73'out: S. Clucas
- 77'out: D. Tetek
- 77'out: G. Puşcaş
- 78'
- 3-285'assist: T. Smith
- 88'
- 88'
- 90'Foul
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Stoke City
- 7.9Tommy SmithD
- 7.6Nick PowellM
- 7.6Mario VrančićM
- 7.5Samuel SurridgeF
- 7.3Jacob BrownF
- 7.0Steven FletcherF
- 6.9Benjamin WilmotD
- 6.9Sam ClucasM
- 6.9Daniel BatthD
- 6.7Jordan ThompsonM
- 6.6Joe AllenM
- 6.6Morgan FoxD
- 6.3Alfie DoughtyM
- 6.3Joshua TymonD
- 6.3Josef BursikG
Reading
- 8.6John SwiftM
- 6.9Ethan BristowM
- 6.9Liam MooreD
- 6.7Michael MorrisonD
- 6.6Tom McIntyreD
- 6.5George PușcașF
- 6.5Andrew RinomhotaM
- 6.3Thomas HolmesD
- 6.3Lucas JoãoF
- 6.3Dejan TetekM
- 6.2Oluwafemi AzeezM
- 6.2Joshua LaurentM
- 6.2RafaelG
- 6.0Andy YiadomD
Line-ups
Reading4-2-3-1
Stoke City5-3-2
Substitutes
Stoke CityM. O'Neill
Substitutes
- 22Samuel Surridge85'73'F7.5
- 7S. Clucas73'M6.9
- 23Thomas InceM
- 1Adam DaviesG
- 11A. Doughty78'M6.3
- 15Jordan Thompson88'M6.7
- 36Harry SouttarD
ReadingV. Paunovic
Substitutes
- 22Luke SouthwoodG
- 3T. Holmes88'D6.3
- 47G. Puşcaş77'F6.5
- 16D. Tetek77'M6.3
- 32Mamadi CamaráF
Team statistics
47%Possession53%
18Total shots11
6Shots on target5
6Shots off target4
6Blocked shots2
6Corners9
2Offsides1
16Fouls7
0Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves3
335Total passes389
237Accurate passes273
71%Pass accuracy70%
Stoke City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Smith | 90 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Nick Powell | 73 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Mario Vrančić | 88 | – | – | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7.6 |
| Samuel Surridge | 17 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Jacob Brown | 90 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Steven Fletcher | 73 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Benjamin Wilmot | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Sam Clucas | 17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Daniel Batth | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jordan Thompson | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Joe Allen | 90 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 6.6 |
| Morgan Fox | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Alfie Doughty | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Joshua Tymon | 78 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Josef Bursik | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Reading
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Swift | 77 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | 8.6 |
| Ethan Bristow | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Liam Moore | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Michael Morrison | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Tom McIntyre | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| George Pușcaș | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Andrew Rinomhota | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Thomas Holmes | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Lucas João | 77 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Dejan Tetek | 13 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Oluwafemi Azeez | 88 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Joshua Laurent | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Rafael | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Andy Yiadom | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 06 Feb 21Stoke City0-0Reading
- 07 Nov 20Reading0-3Stoke City
- 20 Jun 20Reading1-1Stoke City
- 14 Dec 19Stoke City0-0Reading
- 16 Mar 19Stoke City0-0Reading
- 01 Dec 18Reading2-2Stoke City
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