Burton Albion 2-4 Reading: result and report
Championship · Sunday 7 May 2017
Result
Burton Albion 2-4 Reading
Championship · Sunday 7 May 2017, 11:00 UTC · half-time 0-2
Burton Albion 2-4 Reading: match report
Burton Albion were beaten by Reading 2-4 in the Championship on Sunday 7 May 2017. It was 0-2 at half-time.
Joseph Mendes opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Burton Albion's goals came from Ben Turner (69') and Cauley Woodrow (72'). Reading scored through Joseph Mendes (3'), Jordan Obita (21'), Yann Kermorgant (64') and Lewis Grabban (84').
Discipline: Burton Albion received 1 yellow card; Reading received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Burton Albion were 18th on 53 points from 45 and Reading 3rd on 82 points from 45. Burton Albion went on to finish that season 18th with 53 points, and Reading 3rd with 90.
Burton Albion lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Reading in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Yann Kermorgant of Reading (8.2), ahead of Liam Moore (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Burton Albion wins, 0 draws and 1 for Reading.
Key events
- 3'Goal · Joseph Mendes
- 21'Goal · Jordan Obita
- 64'Goal · Yann Kermorgant
- 69'Goal · Ben Turner
- 72'Goal · Cauley Woodrow
- 77'Yellow card · Jackson Irvine
- 84'Goal · Lewis Grabban
Head-to-head
Team news
Burton Albion line-up (3-4-1-2)
Stephen Bywater, John Brayford, Kyle McFadzean, Ben Turner, Marvin Sordell, John Mousinho, Luke Murphy, Michael Kightly, Jackson Irvine, Cauley Woodrow, William Miller
Reading line-up (5-3-2)
Ali Al-Habsi, Chris Gunter, Paul McShane, Liam Moore, Tiago Ilori, Jordan Obita, George Evans, Roy Beerens, Liam Kelly, Joseph Mendes, Yann Kermorgant