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Reading 2-1 Cardiff City · Championship

Reading beat Cardiff City 2-1 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Reading and Cardiff City met in the Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading on Saturday, 6 August 2022.

Goalscorers

Reading: S. Long 27'; T. Ince 63'. Cardiff City: C. O'Dowda 4'.

How the match went

The referee showed 6 yellow cards (3 for Reading, 3 for Cardiff City).

Line-ups

Reading started in a 5-4-1: Joe Lumley, Junior Hoilett, Andy Yiadom, Thomas Holmes, Tom McIntyre, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Tom Ince, Tyrese Fornah, Jeff Hendrick, Ovie Ejaria, Shane Long.

Cardiff City started in a 4-2-3-1: Ryan Allsop, Mahlon Romeo, Curtis Nelson, Cédric Kipré, Jamilu Collins, Ryan Wintle, Andy Rinomhota, Sheyi Ojo, Romaine Sawyers, Callum O'Dowda, Max Watters.

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Minute by minute

  1. 4'Goal! Reading 0-1 Cardiff City. C. O'Dowda (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by R. Wintle.
  2. 27'Goal! Reading 1-1 Cardiff City. S. Long (Reading) converts the penalty.
  3. 45'Half-time. Reading 1-1 Cardiff City.
  4. 63'Goal! Reading 2-1 Cardiff City. T. Ince (Reading) scores, assisted by O. Ejaria.
  5. 90'Full-time. Reading 2-1 Cardiff City.
Full commentary (23 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Reading vs Cardiff City.
  2. 4'Goal! Reading 0-1 Cardiff City. C. O'Dowda (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by R. Wintle.
  3. 20'Yellow card for J. Hoilett (Reading) for foul.
  4. 25'Yellow card for C. Nelson (Cardiff City) for foul.
  5. 27'Goal! Reading 1-1 Cardiff City. S. Long (Reading) converts the penalty.
  6. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  7. 45'Half-time. Reading 1-1 Cardiff City.
  8. 46'The second half is under way.
  9. 46'Substitution, Cardiff City: J. Ralls comes on for A. Rinomhota.
  10. 52'Substitution, Cardiff City: M. Harris comes on for M. Watters.
  11. 63'Goal! Reading 2-1 Cardiff City. T. Ince (Reading) scores, assisted by O. Ejaria.
  12. 65'Yellow card for J. Collins (Cardiff City) for foul.
  13. 66'Substitution, Reading: K. Abrefa comes on for O. Ejaria.
  14. 73'Substitution, Cardiff City: J. Philogene-Bidace comes on for M. Romeo.
  15. 73'Substitution, Cardiff City: T. Sang comes on for R. Sawyers.
  16. 73'Substitution, Cardiff City: K. Etete comes on for S. Ojo.
  17. 81'Substitution, Reading: K. Ehibhatiomhan comes on for S. Long.
  18. 86'Yellow card for K. Abrefa (Reading) for foul.
  19. 90'Yellow card for M. Harris (Cardiff City) for argument.
  20. 90'Yellow card for A. Yiadom (Reading) for argument.
  21. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  22. 90+5'Substitution, Reading: J. Clarke comes on for J. Hoilett.
  23. 90'Full-time. Reading 2-1 Cardiff City.
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