Reading 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday: result and report

Championship · Saturday 10 December 2016

Result

Reading 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Saturday 10 December 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Reading 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday: match report

Reading won against Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 10 December 2016. The half-time score was 0-0.

Roy Beerens opened the scoring in the 57th minute. Reading's goals came from Roy Beerens (57') and Roy Beerens (76'). Sheffield Wednesday scored through Steven Fletcher (90+2').

Discipline: Reading received 3 yellow cards; Sheffield Wednesday received 6 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 3rd on 34 points from 19 and Sheffield Wednesday 6th on 31 points from 19. Reading went on to finish that season 3rd with 90 points, and Sheffield Wednesday 4th with 83.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sheffield Wednesday in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Roy Beerens of Reading (8.0), ahead of Liam Moore (7.8).

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

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Yellow card · Atdhe NuhiuSheffield Wednesday
  • 44'Yellow card · George EvansReading
  • 48'Yellow card · Joey van den BergReading
  • 57'Goal · Roy BeerensReading · 1-0
  • 72'Yellow card · Kieran LeeSheffield Wednesday
  • 73'Yellow card · Sam HutchinsonSheffield Wednesday
  • 76'Goal · Roy BeerensReading · 2-0
  • 79'Yellow card · Ross WallaceSheffield Wednesday
  • 80'Yellow card · Vincent SassoSheffield Wednesday
  • 80'Yellow card · Glenn LoovensSheffield Wednesday
  • 80'Yellow card · P. McShaneReading
  • 90+2'Goal · Steven FletcherSheffield Wednesday · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 5, draws 2, Sheffield Wednesday 3.

Team news

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

Ali Al-Habsi, Chris Gunter, Paul McShane, Liam Moore, Tyler Blackett, Joey van den Berg, George Evans, Roy Beerens, Garath McCleary, Jordan Obita, Dominic Samuel

Sheffield Wednesday line-up (4-4-2)

Keiren Westwood, Jack Hunt, Tom Lees, Glenn Loovens, Adam Reach, Ross Wallace, Kieran Lee, Sam Hutchinson, Barry Bannan, Lucas João, Atdhe Nuhiu