Reading 3-0 Cardiff City: result and report
Championship · Sunday 18 August 2019
Result
Reading 3-0 Cardiff City
Championship · Sunday 18 August 2019, 11:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Reading 3-0 Cardiff City: match report
Reading beat Cardiff City 3-0 in the Championship on Sunday 18 August 2019. The half-time score was 2-0.
George Puscas opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Reading's goals came from George Puscas (25'), George Puscas (40') and John Swift (83'). Cardiff City did not score.
Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Reading were 24th on 0 points from 2 and Cardiff City 17th on 3 points from 2. Reading went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Cardiff City 5th with 76.
Reading lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Cardiff City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Rafael Cabral of Reading (8.7), ahead of John Swift (8.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Reading wins, 4 draws and 4 for Cardiff City.
Key events
- 8'Yellow card · L. Bacuna
- 25'Goal · George Puscas
- 40'Goal · George Puscas
- 42'Yellow card · Liam Moore
- 45'Yellow card · J. Ralls
- 83'Goal · John Swift
- 90+1'Missed penalty · Y. Meïté
Head-to-head
Team news
Reading line-up (3-1-4-2)
Rafael Cabral, Michael Morrison, Matt Miazga, Liam Moore, John Swift, Ovie Ejaria, Andy Yiadom, Omar Richards, Pelé, Lucas João, G. Pușcaș
Cardiff City line-up (4-2-3-1)
Alex Smithies, Joe Bennett, Sean Morrison, Aden Flint, Leandro Bacuna, Will Vaulks, Joe Ralls, Marlon Pack, Nathaniel Méndez-Laing, Junior Hoilett, Robert Glatzel