Reading 1-4 Swansea City: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 22 July 2020

Result

Reading 1-4 Swansea City

Championship · Wednesday 22 July 2020, 18:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Reading 1-4 Swansea City: match report

Reading lost to Swansea City 1-4 in the Championship on Wednesday 22 July 2020. The half-time score was 1-1.

R. Brewster opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Reading's goal came from George Puscas (43', penalty). Swansea City scored through R. Brewster (17'), Wayne Routledge (66'), Liam Cullen (84') and Wayne Routledge (90+1').

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Swansea City received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 15th on 56 points from 45 and Swansea City 7th on 67 points from 45. Reading went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Swansea City 6th with 73.

Reading lined up in a 3-5-2 and Swansea City in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Matt Grimes of Swansea City (8.6), ahead of Wayne Routledge (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Reading wins, 5 draws and 5 for Swansea City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Goal · R. BrewsterSwansea City · 0-1
  • 40'Red card · Y. MeïtéReading
  • 43'Penalty goal · George PuscasReading · 1-1
  • 66'Goal · Wayne RoutledgeSwansea City · 1-2
  • 82'Yellow card · George PuscasReading
  • 84'Goal · Liam CullenSwansea City · 1-3
  • 90+1'Goal · Wayne RoutledgeSwansea City · 1-4

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 0, draws 5, Swansea City 5.

Team news

Reading line-up (3-5-2)

Rafael Cabral, Michael Morrison, Matt Miazga, Liam Moore, Chris Gunter, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, John Swift, Michael Olise, Omar Richards, Yakou Méïté, G. Pușcaș

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

Erwin Mulder, Ben Cabango, Mike van der Hoorn, Marc Guéhi, Connor Roberts, Jay Fulton, Matt Grimes, Jake Bidwell, Conor Gallagher, André Ayew, Rhian Brewster