Reading 1-2 Blackburn Rovers: result and report
Championship · Saturday 21 September 2019
Result
Reading 1-2 Blackburn Rovers
Championship · Saturday 21 September 2019, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Reading 1-2 Blackburn Rovers: match report
Reading were beaten by Blackburn Rovers 1-2 in the Championship on Saturday 21 September 2019. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Adam Armstrong opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Reading's goal came from John Swift (57'). Blackburn Rovers scored through Adam Armstrong (8') and B. Dack (48').
Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Reading were 18th on 7 points from 7 and Blackburn Rovers 12th on 10 points from 7. Reading went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Blackburn Rovers 11th with 63.
Reading lined up in a 3-5-2 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Stewart Downing of Blackburn Rovers (7.8), ahead of John Swift (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Reading wins, 3 draws and 3 for Blackburn Rovers.
Key events
- 8'Goal · Adam Armstrong
- 32'Yellow card · A. Yiadom
- 37'Yellow card · Michael Morrison
- 48'Goal · B. Dack
- 57'Goal · John Swift
- 79'Yellow card · Greg Cunningham
- 90+3'Yellow card · Elliott Bennett
Head-to-head
Team news
Reading line-up (3-5-2)
Rafael Cabral, Liam Moore, Michael Morrison, Tom McIntyre, Andy Yiadom, John Swift, Pelé, Ovie Ejaria, Jordan Obita, G. Pușcaș, Lucas João
Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Christian Walton, Elliott Bennett, Darragh Lenihan, Derrick Williams, G. Cunningham, Lewis Travis, Josef Dvornik, Stewart Downing, Bradley Dack, Adam Armstrong, Sam Gallagher