Reading 0-2 Sheffield United: result and report
Championship · Saturday 8 December 2018
Result
Reading 0-2 Sheffield United
Championship · Saturday 8 December 2018, 17:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Reading 0-2 Sheffield United: match report
Reading lost to Sheffield United 0-2 in the Championship on Saturday 8 December 2018. The half-time score was 0-0.
Billy Sharp opened the scoring in the 83rd minute. Reading did not score. Sheffield United scored through Billy Sharp (83') and an own goal by Sam Baldock (86').
Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Sheffield United received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Reading were 22nd on 18 points from 20 and Sheffield United 7th on 34 points from 20. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 47 points, and Sheffield United 2nd with 89.
Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sheffield United in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Oliver Norwood of Sheffield United (8.2), ahead of John Egan (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Reading wins, 1 draw and 6 for Sheffield United.
Key events
- 23'Yellow card · John Fleck
- 80'Yellow card · Danny Namaso
- 83'Goal · Billy Sharp
- 86'Own goal · Sam Baldock
Head-to-head
Team news
Reading line-up (4-2-3-1)
Anssi Jaakkola, Andy Yiadom, Tiago Ilori, Tyler Blackett, Chris Gunter, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Leandro Bacuna, Josh Sims, Danny Namaso, Garath McCleary, Marc McNulty
Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)
Dean Henderson, Chris Basham, John Egan, Jack O'Connell, George Baldock, John Lundstram, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Enda Stevens, Conor Washington, David McGoldrick