Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Reading: result and report
Championship · Saturday 25 February 2017
Result
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Reading
Championship · Saturday 25 February 2017, 17:30 UTC · half-time 1-0
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Reading: match report
Brighton & Hove Albion defeated Reading 3-0 in the Championship on Saturday 25 February 2017. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Sam Baldock opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion's goals came from Sam Baldock (35'), Jamie Murphy (56') and Anthony Knockaert (80'). Reading did not score.
Discipline: Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards; Reading received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Brighton & Hove Albion were 2nd on 68 points from 32 and Reading 5th on 60 points from 33. Brighton & Hove Albion went on to finish that season 2nd with 93 points, and Reading 3rd with 90.
Brighton & Hove Albion lined up in a 4-4-2 and Reading in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Jamie Murphy of Brighton & Hove Albion (8.8), ahead of Shane Duffy (8.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Brighton & Hove Albion win, 5 draws and 4 for Reading.
Key events
- 27'Yellow card · Dale Stephens
- 35'Goal · Sam Baldock
- 55'Yellow card · Steve Sidwell
- 56'Goal · Jamie Murphy
- 68'Yellow card · George Evans
- 80'Goal · Anthony Knockaert
Head-to-head
Team news
Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-4-2)
David Adam Stockdale, Bruno Saltor, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, S. Pocognoli, Anthony Knockaert, Dale Stephens, Steve Sidwell, Jamie Murphy, Glenn Murray, Sam Baldock
Reading line-up (4-3-3)
Ali Al-Habsi, Chris Gunter, Paul McShane, Liam Moore, Tyler Blackett, George Evans, Danny Williams, Jordon Mutch, Garath McCleary, Yann Kermorgant, Roy Beerens