Reading 2-3 Blackpool: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 20 October 2021

Result

Reading 2-3 Blackpool

Championship · Wednesday 20 October 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Reading 2-3 Blackpool: match report

Reading were beaten by Blackpool 2-3 in the Championship on Wednesday 20 October 2021. It was 2-0 at half-time.

S. Dann opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Reading's goals came from S. Dann (11') and T. Dele-Bashiru (21'). Blackpool scored through Owen Dale (69'), Jerry Yates (73') and Jerry Yates (85', penalty).

Discipline: Reading received no yellow cards; Blackpool received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 8th on 19 points from 12 and Blackpool 19th on 15 points from 12. Reading went on to finish that season 22nd with 47 points, and Blackpool 16th with 60.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Blackpool in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Jerry Yates of Blackpool (8.6), ahead of Owen Dale (8.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Reading wins, 2 draws and 3 for Blackpool.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

11'Goal · S. DannReading · 1-0
21'Goal · T. Dele-BashiruReading · 2-0
52'Yellow card · Jerry YatesBlackpool
57'Yellow card · Demetri MitchellBlackpool
69'Goal · Owen DaleBlackpool · 2-1
73'Goal · Jerry YatesBlackpool · 2-2
85'Penalty goal · Jerry YatesBlackpool · 2-3
90+2'Yellow card · Daniel GrimshawBlackpool

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 5, draws 2, Blackpool 3.

Blackpool 1-1 ReadingChampionship · 7 Apr 2015
Reading 3-0 BlackpoolChampionship · 25 Oct 2014
Reading 5-1 BlackpoolChampionship · 28 Jan 2014
Blackpool 1-0 ReadingChampionship · 24 Aug 2013
Reading 3-1 BlackpoolChampionship · 24 Mar 2012
Blackpool 1-0 ReadingChampionship · 3 Dec 2011

Team news

Unavailable

Junior HoilettReading · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Chris MaxwellBlackpool · injury (Thigh muscle rupture)
Andrew Farai RinomhotaReading · injury (Ankle Injury)
Ethan BristowReading · injury (Unknown Injury)
Alen HalilovicReading · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Dejan TetekReading · injury (Ankle Injury)
Michael MorrisonReading · injury (Knee Injury)
Yakou MéïtéReading · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Marc McNultyReading · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Lucas JoãoReading · injury (Hip Injury)
Shayne LaveryBlackpool · injury (Knock)
Felipe ArarunaReading · injury (Medial Collateral Ligament Injury)
Grant WardBlackpool · injury (Achilles tendon problems)
Tom McIntyreReading · injury (Fractured Foot)

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

Blackpool line-up (4-4-2)

Daniel Grimshaw, Jordan Gabriel, Marvin Ekpiteta, Richard Keogh, James Husband, Demetri Mitchell, Ryan Wintle, Kenny Dougall, Keshi Anderson, Sonny Carey, Jerry Yates