Reading 2-1 Rotherham United: result and report

Championship · Monday 17 April 2017

Result

Reading 2-1 Rotherham United

Championship · Monday 17 April 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Reading · Rotherham United · Championship predictions

Reading 2-1 Rotherham United: match report

Reading won against Rotherham United 2-1 in the Championship on Monday 17 April 2017. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Tom Adeyemi opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Reading's goals came from Lewis Grabban (66') and John Swift (79'). Rotherham United scored through Tom Adeyemi (19').

Discipline: Reading received no yellow cards; Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 3rd on 76 points from 42 and Rotherham United 24th on 18 points from 42. Reading went on to finish that season 3rd with 90 points, and Rotherham United 24th with 23.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rotherham United in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Danny Williams of Reading (8.1), ahead of Garath McCleary (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Reading wins, 1 draw and 1 for Rotherham United.

Going into the match Reading's last five read W-L-W-W-W and Rotherham United's D-L-L-L-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Yellow card · Will VaulksRotherham United
  • 19'Goal · Tom AdeyemiRotherham United · 0-1
  • 66'Goal · Lewis GrabbanReading · 1-1
  • 79'Goal · John SwiftReading · 2-1
  • 85'Yellow card · Joe MattockRotherham United

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Reading 3, draws 1, Rotherham United 1.

Team news

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

Ali Al-Habsi, Chris Gunter, Liam Moore, Tyler Blackett, Jordan Obita, John Swift, Danny Williams, Yakou Méïté, Roy Beerens, Garath McCleary, Yann Kermorgant

Rotherham United line-up (4-1-4-1)

Richard O'Donnell, Darnell Fisher, Semi Ajayi, Richard Wood, Joe Mattock, Richard Smallwood, Jon Taylor, Tom Adeyemi, Will Vaulks, Daniel Ward, Carlton Morris