Reading 3-3 Derby County: result and report

Championship · Saturday 24 February 2018

Result

Reading 3-3 Derby County

Championship · Saturday 24 February 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-2

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Reading 3-3 Derby County: match report

Reading drew with Derby County 3-3 in the Championship on Saturday 24 February 2018. The half-time score was 2-2.

Kasey Palmer opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Reading's goals came from Liam Kelly (16'), Modou Barrow (32') and Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (80'). Derby County scored through Kasey Palmer (6'), Richard Keogh (35') and Tom Lawrence (46').

Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Derby County received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 18th on 33 points from 32 and Derby County 4th on 59 points from 33. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 44 points, and Derby County 5th with 78.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Derby County in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to J. Böðvarsson of Reading (7.8), level with Tom Lawrence (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Reading wins, 3 draws and 3 for Derby County.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · Kasey PalmerDerby County · 0-1
  • 16'Goal · Liam KellyReading · 1-1
  • 20'Yellow card · Marcus OlssonDerby County
  • 32'Goal · Modou BarrowReading · 2-1
  • 35'Goal · Richard KeoghDerby County · 2-2
  • 46'Goal · Tom LawrenceDerby County · 2-3
  • 49'Yellow card · Omar RichardsReading
  • 50'Yellow card · Kasey PalmerDerby County
  • 80'Goal · Jón Dadi BödvarssonReading · 3-3
  • 83'Yellow card · Richard KeoghDerby County
  • 83'Yellow card · Liam MooreReading
  • 83'Yellow card · Andreas WeimannDerby County
  • 86'Yellow card · Scott CarsonDerby County

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 4, draws 3, Derby County 3.

Team news

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

Vito Mannone, Chris Gunter, Liam Moore, Tiago Ilori, Omar Richards, Sone Aluko, Modou Barrow, Leandro Bacuna, Pelle Clement, Liam Kelly, J. Böðvarsson

Derby County line-up (4-2-3-1)

Scott Carson, Richard Keogh, Chris Baird, Marcus Olsson, Curtis Davies, Kasey Palmer, Tom Lawrence, Andreas Weimann, Joe Ledley, Tom Huddlestone, Cameron Jerome