Reading 1-2 Middlesbrough: result and report
Championship · Tuesday 14 July 2020
Result
Reading 1-2 Middlesbrough
Championship · Tuesday 14 July 2020, 17:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Reading 1-2 Middlesbrough: match report
Reading lost to Middlesbrough 1-2 in the Championship on Tuesday 14 July 2020. The half-time score was 1-1.
Liam Moore opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Reading's goal came from Liam Moore (33'). Middlesbrough scored through Ashley Fletcher (45') and P. Roberts (82').
Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Reading were 13th on 56 points from 43 and Middlesbrough 19th on 47 points from 43. Reading went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Middlesbrough 18th with 53.
Reading lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Middlesbrough in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Patrick Roberts of Middlesbrough (8.7), ahead of Liam Moore (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Reading wins, 1 draw and 6 for Middlesbrough.
Going into the match Reading's last five read W-D-W-L-L and Middlesbrough's L-W-L-L-W.
Key events
- 19'Yellow card · George Puscas
- 33'Goal · Liam Moore
- 45'Goal · Ashley Fletcher
- 58'Yellow card · A. Rinomhota
- 82'Goal · P. Roberts
Head-to-head
Team news
Reading line-up (4-1-4-1)
Rafael Cabral, Gabriel Osho, Michael Morrison, Tom McIntyre, Tyler Blackett, Liam Moore, Yakou Méïté, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, John Swift, Michael Olise, G. Pușcaș
Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)
Aynsley Pears, Anfernee Dijksteel, Dael Fry, George Friend, Marvin Johnson, Jonathan Howson, George Saville, Djed Spence, Patrick Roberts, Marcus Tavernier, Ashley Fletcher