Reading 1-2 Norwich City: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 16 December 2020

Result

Reading 1-2 Norwich City

Championship · Wednesday 16 December 2020, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Reading 1-2 Norwich City: match report

Reading were beaten by Norwich City 1-2 in the Championship on Wednesday 16 December 2020. It was 1-1 at half-time.

E. Buendía opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Reading's goal came from M. Olise (14'). Norwich City scored through E. Buendía (11') and Teemu Pukki (55', penalty).

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Norwich City received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 5th on 33 points from 18 and Norwich City 2nd on 37 points from 18. Reading went on to finish that season 7th with 70 points, and Norwich City 1st with 97.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Norwich City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Max Aarons of Norwich City (7.8), level with Teemu Pukki (7.8).

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · E. BuendíaNorwich City · 0-1
  • 14'Goal · M. OliseReading · 1-1
  • 55'Penalty goal · Teemu PukkiNorwich City · 1-2
  • 83'Yellow card · J. OnenReading

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 3, draws 2, Norwich City 5.

Team news

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

Rafael Cabral, Tom Holmes, Michael Morrison, Liam Moore, Lewis Gibson, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Josh Laurent, Sone Aluko, Michael Olise, Ovie Ejaria, Alfa Semedo

Norwich City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Michael McGovern, Max Aarons, Christoph Zimmermann, Grant Hanley, Jacob Lungi Sørensen, Oliver Skipp, Kenny McLean, Emiliano Buendía, Marco Stiepermann, Josh Martin, Teemu Pukki