Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Reading: result and report

Championship · Saturday 21 April 2018

Result

Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Reading

Championship · Saturday 21 April 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Reading: match report

Sheffield Wednesday won against Reading 3-0 in the Championship on Saturday 21 April 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.

F. Forestieri opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Sheffield Wednesday's goals came from F. Forestieri (34'), George Boyd (52') and F. Forestieri (73'). Reading did not score.

Discipline: Sheffield Wednesday received no yellow cards; Reading received no yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Sheffield Wednesday were 16th on 50 points from 43 and Reading 19th on 43 points from 43. Sheffield Wednesday went on to finish that season 15th with 57 points, and Reading 20th with 44.

Sheffield Wednesday lined up in a 3-5-2 and Reading in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Fernando Forestieri of Sheffield Wednesday (9.5), ahead of Daniel Pudil (7.8).

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 34'Goal · F. ForestieriSheffield Wednesday · 1-0
  • 52'Goal · George BoydSheffield Wednesday · 2-0
  • 73'Goal · F. ForestieriSheffield Wednesday · 3-0
  • 76'Red card · Tyler BlackettReading

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Sheffield Wednesday line-up (3-5-2)

Cameron Dawson, Tom Lees, Daniel Pudil, Frederico Venâncio, Jack Hunt, Barry Bannan, Adam Reach, George Boyd, Joey Pelupessy, J. Rhodes, Fernando Forestieri

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

Vito Mannone, Chris Gunter, Liam Moore, Tiago Ilori, Tyler Blackett, Joey van den Berg, John Swift, Sone Aluko, Modou Barrow, Liam Kelly, J. Böðvarsson