Reading 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday: result and report

Championship · Saturday 1 September 2018

Result

Reading 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Saturday 1 September 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Reading 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday: match report

Reading lost to Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 in the Championship on Saturday 1 September 2018. The half-time score was 0-1.

Adam Reach opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Reading's goal came from Liam Moore (64'). Sheffield Wednesday scored through Adam Reach (12') and Lucas João (46').

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Reading were 23rd on 2 points from 5 and Sheffield Wednesday 14th on 7 points from 5. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 47 points, and Sheffield Wednesday 12th with 64.

Reading lined up in a 4-4-2 and Sheffield Wednesday in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Adam Reach of Sheffield Wednesday (8.1), ahead of Lucas João (8.0).

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

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Adam ReachSheffield Wednesday · 0-1
  • 19'Yellow card · Matt PenneySheffield Wednesday
  • 46'Goal · Lucas JoãoSheffield Wednesday · 0-2
  • 64'Goal · Liam MooreReading · 1-2
  • 87'Yellow card · Josh SimsReading

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 3, draws 3, Sheffield Wednesday 4.

Team news

Reading line-up (4-4-2)

Vito Mannone, Chris Gunter, Tiago Ilori, Liam Moore, Andy Yiadom, Sone Aluko, David Meyler, Leandro Bacuna, Modou Barrow, Yakou Méïté, Sam Baldock

Sheffield Wednesday line-up (4-2-3-1)

Cameron Dawson, Liam Palmer, Tom Lees, Jordan Thorniley, Matt Penney, Joey Pelupessy, Barry Bannan, Marco Matias, Adam Reach, Lucas João, Atdhe Nuhiu