Blackburn Rovers 2-4 Reading: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 27 October 2020

Result

Blackburn Rovers 2-4 Reading

Championship · Tuesday 27 October 2020, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-3

Blackburn Rovers · Reading · Championship predictions

Blackburn Rovers 2-4 Reading: match report

Blackburn Rovers were beaten by Reading 2-4 in the Championship on Tuesday 27 October 2020. It was 1-3 at half-time.

Y. Meïté opened the scoring in the 1st minute. Blackburn Rovers's goals came from Adam Armstrong (3') and Adam Armstrong (66'). Reading scored through Y. Meïté (1'), M. Olise (15'), Josh Laurent (18') and Lucas João (82').

Discipline: Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards; Reading received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 10th on 10 points from 7 and Reading 1st on 19 points from 7. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 15th with 57 points, and Reading 7th with 70.

Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 4-3-3 and Reading in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Lucas João of Reading (8.5), ahead of Adam Armstrong (8.0).

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

1'Goal · Y. MeïtéReading · 0-1
3'Goal · Adam ArmstrongBlackburn Rovers · 1-1
5'Yellow card · Lewis HoltbyBlackburn Rovers
15'Goal · M. OliseReading · 1-2
18'Goal · Josh LaurentReading · 1-3
20'Yellow card · Tom TrybullBlackburn Rovers
66'Goal · Adam ArmstrongBlackburn Rovers · 2-3
76'Yellow card · Rafael CabralReading
79'Yellow card · Lucas JoãoReading
82'Goal · Lucas JoãoReading · 2-4

Head-to-head

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

Blackburn Rovers 4-3 ReadingChampionship · 18 Jul 2020
Reading 1-2 Blackburn RoversChampionship · 21 Sep 2019
Reading 2-1 Blackburn RoversChampionship · 13 Feb 2019
Blackburn Rovers 2-2 ReadingChampionship · 22 Aug 2018
Reading 3-1 Blackburn RoversChampionship · 4 Apr 2017
Blackburn Rovers 2-3 ReadingChampionship · 17 Dec 2016

Team news

Unavailable

Yuki TakahashiBlackburn Rovers · injury (Groin Injury)
Bradley JohnsonBlackburn Rovers · injury (COVID 19)
Amari'i BellBlackburn Rovers · injury (COVID 19)
Andy YiadomReading · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
John SwiftReading · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Thomas KaminskiBlackburn Rovers · injury (Groin Injury)
Ovie EjariaReading · injury (Muscle Injury)
Tom HolmesReading · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Sam BaldockReading · injury (Calf Injury)
Jarrad BranthwaiteBlackburn Rovers · injury (Ankle Injury)
Bradley DackBlackburn Rovers · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
Daniel ButterworthBlackburn Rovers · injury (Back Injury)
Joe RothwellBlackburn Rovers · injury (Back Injury)
Felipe ArarunaReading · injury (Medial Collateral Ligament Injury)
Lewis TravisBlackburn Rovers · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
Elliott BennettBlackburn Rovers · injury (Ankle Surgery)

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-3-3)

Aynsley Pears, Joe Rankin-Costello, Darragh Lenihan, Derrick Williams, B. Douglas, Lewis Holtby, Josef Dvornik, Tom Trybull, Harvey Elliott, Adam Armstrong, Ben Brereton Díaz

Reading line-up (4-3-1-2)

Rafael Cabral, Tomás Esteves, Michael Morrison, Liam Moore, Omar Richards, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Josh Laurent, Alfa Semedo, Michael Olise, Yakou Méïté, Lucas João