Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Reading: result and report

Championship · Saturday 18 July 2020

Result

Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Reading

Championship · Saturday 18 July 2020, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Reading: match report

Blackburn Rovers beat Reading 4-3 in the Championship on Saturday 18 July 2020. The half-time score was 2-1.

B. Brereton opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Blackburn Rovers's goals came from B. Brereton (3'), Adam Armstrong (6'), Joe Rothwell (56') and Sam Gallagher (87'). Reading scored through John Swift (15'), Sam Baldock (64') and Y. Meïté (68').

Discipline: Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card; Reading received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 12th on 60 points from 44 and Reading 14th on 56 points from 44. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 11th with 63 points, and Reading 15th with 56.

Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 4-4-2 and Reading in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Joe Rothwell of Blackburn Rovers (8.5), ahead of Sam Baldock (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Blackburn Rovers wins, 2 draws and 4 for Reading.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · B. BreretonBlackburn Rovers · 1-0
  • 6'Goal · Adam ArmstrongBlackburn Rovers · 2-0
  • 15'Goal · John SwiftReading · 2-1
  • 56'Goal · Joe RothwellBlackburn Rovers · 3-1
  • 64'Goal · Sam BaldockReading · 3-2
  • 68'Goal · Y. MeïtéReading · 3-3
  • 71'Yellow card · Jacob DavenportBlackburn Rovers
  • 87'Goal · Sam GallagherBlackburn Rovers · 4-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Blackburn Rovers 4, draws 2, Reading 4.

Team news

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-4-2)

Christian Walton, Ryan Nyambe, Darragh Lenihan, Hayden Carter, Joe Rankin-Costello, Lewis Holtby, Lewis Travis, Bradley Johnson, Joe Rothwell, Ben Brereton Díaz, Adam Armstrong

Reading line-up (4-4-2)

Rafael Cabral, Chris Gunter, Michael Morrison, Tom McIntyre, Tyler Blackett, Michael Olise, John Swift, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Omar Richards, Yakou Méïté, G. Pușcaș