Reading 1-0 Fulham: result and report
Championship · Tuesday 16 May 2017
Result
Reading 1-0 Fulham
Championship · Tuesday 16 May 2017, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0
Reading 1-0 Fulham: match report
Reading defeated Fulham 1-0 in the Championship on Tuesday 16 May 2017. The half-time score was 0-0.
The only goal came from Yann Kermorgant of Reading in the 49th minute, from the penalty spot.
Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Fulham received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Reading were 3rd on 86 points from 47 and Fulham 5th on 78 points from 47. Reading went on to finish that season 3rd with 90 points, and Fulham 6th with 78.
Reading lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Fulham in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Ali Al-Habsi of Reading (8.2), ahead of Tiago Ilori (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Reading wins, 3 draws and 4 for Fulham.
Going into the match Reading's last five read D-W-W-L-W and Fulham's D-W-D-W-W.
Key events
- 38'Yellow card · Kevin McDonald
- 49'Penalty goal · Yann Kermorgant
- 51'Yellow card · Yann Kermorgant
- 52'Yellow card · Liam Moore
- 58'Yellow card · Stefan Johansen
- 65'Yellow card · Scott Malone
Head-to-head
Team news
Reading line-up (3-4-1-2)
Ali Al-Habsi, Tiago Ilori, Liam Moore, Joey van den Berg, Chris Gunter, George Evans, Danny Williams, Tyler Blackett, John Swift, Yann Kermorgant, Lewis Grabban
Fulham line-up (4-3-3)
Marcus Bettinelli, Kazım Nas, Tomas Kalas, Tim Ream, Scott Malone, Tom Cairney, K. McDonald, Stefan Johansen, Neeskens Kebano, Sone Aluko, Floyd Ayité