Reading 2-1 Stoke City: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 5 April 2022

Result

Reading 2-1 Stoke City

Championship · Tuesday 5 April 2022, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Reading 2-1 Stoke City: match report

Reading won against Stoke City 2-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 5 April 2022. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Michael Morrison opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Reading's goals came from Michael Morrison (13') and an own goal by T. Harwood-Bellis (63'). Stoke City scored through R. Sawyers (44').

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Stoke City received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 22nd on 40 points from 39 and Stoke City 15th on 52 points from 39. Reading went on to finish that season 22nd with 47 points, and Stoke City 14th with 62.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Stoke City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Michael Morrison of Reading (7.5), level with John Swift (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Reading win, 6 draws and 3 for Stoke City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · Michael MorrisonReading · 1-0
  • 30'Yellow card · Ovie EjariaReading
  • 44'Goal · R. SawyersStoke City · 1-1
  • 62'Yellow card · J. TymonStoke City
  • 63'Own goal · T. Harwood-BellisReading · 2-1
  • 71'Yellow card · T. Harwood-BellisStoke City
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Ben WilmotStoke City

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 1, draws 6, Stoke City 3.

Team news

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

Ørjan Nyland, Andy Yiadom, Michael Morrison, Tom Holmes, Tom McIntyre, Josh Laurent, Danny Drinkwater, Junior Hoilett, John Swift, Ovie Ejaria, Lucas João

Stoke City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jack Bonham, Ben Wilmot, Phil Jagielka, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Josh Tymon, Joe Allen, Jordan Thompson, Jacob Brown, Lewis Baker, D'Margio Cameron Wright-Phillips, Josh Maja