Reading 0-2 AFC Bournemouth: result and report

Championship · Saturday 30 October 2021

Result

Reading 0-2 AFC Bournemouth

Championship · Saturday 30 October 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Reading · AFC Bournemouth · Championship predictions

Reading 0-2 AFC Bournemouth: match report

Reading were beaten by AFC Bournemouth 0-2 in the Championship on Saturday 30 October 2021. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Dominic Solanke opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Reading did not score. AFC Bournemouth scored through Dominic Solanke (43') and Jamal Lowe (59').

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 15th on 19 points from 14 and AFC Bournemouth 1st on 34 points from 14. Reading went on to finish that season 22nd with 47 points, and AFC Bournemouth 2nd with 88.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and AFC Bournemouth in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Lloyd Kelly of AFC Bournemouth (8.0), ahead of Gary Cahill (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Reading win, 0 draws and 5 for AFC Bournemouth.

Going into the match Reading's last five read L-L-W-W-L and AFC Bournemouth's W-W-W-W-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Yellow card · Josh LaurentReading
  • 37'Yellow card · Gavin KilkennyAFC Bournemouth
  • 38'Yellow card · Jaidon AnthonyAFC Bournemouth
  • 43'Goal · Dominic SolankeAFC Bournemouth · 0-1
  • 59'Goal · Jamal LoweAFC Bournemouth · 0-2
  • 90'Yellow card · Chris MephamAFC Bournemouth

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Reading 1, draws 0, AFC Bournemouth 5.

Team news

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

Luke Southwood, Andy Yiadom, Liam Moore, Scott Dann, Abdul Rahman Baba, Danny Drinkwater, Josh Laurent, Tom Dele-Bashiru, John Swift, Ovie Ejaria, G. Pușcaș

AFC Bournemouth line-up (4-3-3)

Mark Travers, Jack Stacey, Gary Cahill, Lloyd Kelly, Jordan Zemura, Jefferson Lerma, Gavin Kilkenny, Philip Billing, Ryan Christie, Dominic Solanke, Jaidon Anthony