Reading 3-0 Blackpool: result and report

Championship · Saturday 25 October 2014

Result

Reading 3-0 Blackpool

Championship · Saturday 25 October 2014, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Reading · Blackpool · Championship predictions

Reading 3-0 Blackpool: match report

Reading beat Blackpool 3-0 in the Championship on Saturday 25 October 2014. The half-time score was 1-0.

Glenn Murray opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Reading's goals came from Glenn Murray (23'), an own goal by Peter Clarke (69') and Nick Blackman (90+4', penalty). Blackpool did not score.

Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Blackpool received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 19th on 14 points from 13 and Blackpool 24th on 6 points from 13. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 49 points, and Blackpool 24th with 26.

Reading lined up in a 4-4-2 and Blackpool in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Reading wins, 1 draw and 3 for Blackpool.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Yellow card · David PerkinsBlackpool
  • 23'Goal · Glenn MurrayReading · 1-0
  • 39'Yellow card · Ishmael MillerBlackpool
  • 69'Own goal · Peter ClarkeReading · 2-0
  • 71'Yellow card · Michael HectorReading
  • 78'Yellow card · Jake TaylorReading
  • 90+4'Penalty goal · Nick BlackmanReading · 3-0

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Reading 4, draws 1, Blackpool 3.

Team news

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Reading expected line-up (4-4-2)

Alex Simon McCarthy, Chris Gunter, Sean Morrison, Stephen Kelly, Alex Pearce, Jordan Obita, Jem Karacan, Hal Robson-Kanu, Garath McCleary

Blackpool expected line-up (4-4-2)

Tony McMahon, Chris Basham, Donervon Daniels, David Perkins, Isaiah Osbourne, Neal Bishop, John Lundstram, Stephen Dobbie, Nathan Delfouneso, Ishmael Miller, Matthew Gilks