Reading 3-0 Rotherham United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 24 October 2020

Result

Reading 3-0 Rotherham United

Championship · Saturday 24 October 2020, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Reading 3-0 Rotherham United: match report

Reading defeated Rotherham United 3-0 in the Championship on Saturday 24 October 2020. The half-time score was 1-0.

Y. Meïté opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Reading's goals came from Y. Meïté (41'), Y. Meïté (79') and Lucas João (90+3', penalty). Rotherham United did not score.

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

Going into the game Reading were 1st on 16 points from 6 and Rotherham United 18th on 6 points from 6. Reading went on to finish that season 7th with 70 points, and Rotherham United 24th with 42.

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 Yakou Méïté of Reading (8.2), ahead of Liam Moore (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Reading wins, 3 draws and 1 for Rotherham United.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 41'Goal · Y. MeïtéReading · 1-0
  • 79'Goal · Y. MeïtéReading · 2-0
  • 90'Yellow card · Richard WoodRotherham United
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Michael IhiekweRotherham United
  • 90+3'Penalty goal · Lucas JoãoReading · 3-0

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Reading 4, draws 3, Rotherham United 1.

Team news

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

Rafael Cabral, Tomás Esteves, Michael Morrison, Liam Moore, Omar Richards, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Josh Laurent, Yakou Méïté, Alfa Semedo, Ovie Ejaria, G. Pușcaș

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

Pavel Kucera, Wes Harding, Michael Ihiekwe, Richard Wood, Joe Mattock, Shaun MacDonald, Florian Jozefzoon, Jamie Lindsay, Dan Barlaser, Ben Wiles, Michael Smith