Reading FC U21

Match report

Reading U21 and Everton U21 played out a 0:0 draw in the Premier League 2 Division One regular season on Saturday. The match at Reading's home ground produced few clear-cut opportunities despite both sides showing willingness to attack. To be fair, neither team created anything worth calling a big chance throughout the ninety minutes.

The first half saw Reading's J. Patterson yellow-carded in the fifteenth minute, while Everton collected two cautions in quick succession when O. Benjamin and J. Welland went offside at the thirty-fourth minute. The game settled into a pattern where Reading pressed higher but Everton held their shape well enough to avoid trouble.

And here's the thing about the second half — Reading started bringing on fresh legs first, with J. Ryan going on at fifty-two minutes. Everton responded quickly, replacing O. Benjamin and F. Gomez together at fifty-three. The match remained cagey until Reading's H. Foster picked up a second yellow in the seventy-fourth minute, then received a red card at the eighty-eighth minute. By then the game had lost something.

Reading dominated the numbers without the prize. They registered six shots on target and eight corners compared to Everton's two and two respectively. Possession split 48 to 52 in Everton's favour, though Reading's six shots on target against Everton's two goalkeeper saves told a different story. The visitors finished with ten men but managed to keep a clean sheet, which counts for something in this division.

The point keeps Reading in tenth place with seven points from four games, while Everton remain fourteenth on five. Reading's recent form shows they can score — they beat Blackburn 3:2 last time out — but conversion remains an issue. Everton's draw ends a mixed run that includes a 2:0 win over Brentford but also defeats at Southampton and to Milan II. Neither side moves much in the table, and that is how these matches often unfold.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 48 – 52

Shots on target 6 – 2

Shots off target 3 – 4

Attacks 80 – 81

🟨 15' J. Patterson — Yellow card 🟨 34' O. Benjamin — Yellow card 🟨 34' J. Welland — Yellow card ⇄ 52' J. Ryan — Substitution ⇄ 53' O. Benjamin — Substitution ⇄ 53' F. Gomez — Substitution 🟨 63' L. Gardner — Yellow card ⇄ 66' R. Lambert — Substitution ⇄ 66' J. Dodds — Substitution ⇄ 68' A. Kanu — Substitution 🟨 73' P. Duah — Yellow card ⇄ 73' L. Howard — Substitution ⇄ 73' M. Dashi — Substitution 🟨 74' H. Foster — Yellow card 🟨 88' H. Foster — Yellow card 🟥 88' H. Foster — Red card 🟨 90+3' T. Ntege — Yellow card 🟨 90+8' S. Lonmeni — Yellow card

Match events

15' 0:0 Everton U21 Yellow card J. Patterson
34' 0:0 Everton U21 Yellow card O. Benjamin
34' 0:0 Reading FC U21 Yellow card J. Welland
52' 0:0 Reading FC U21 Substitution J. Ryan off: C. Cliff
53' 0:0 Everton U21 Substitution O. Benjamin off: C. Loney
53' 0:0 Everton U21 Substitution F. Gomez off: M. Olayiwola
63' 0:0 Everton U21 Yellow card L. Gardner
66' 0:0 Everton U21 Substitution R. Lambert off: J. Clarke
66' 0:0 Everton U21 Substitution J. Dodds off: L. Davis
68' 0:0 Reading FC U21 Substitution A. Kanu off: P. Duah
73' 0:0 Reading FC U21 Yellow card P. Duah
73' 0:0 Reading FC U21 Substitution L. Howard off: C. Bowdery
73' 0:0 Reading FC U21 Substitution M. Dashi off: K. Smith
74' 0:0 Everton U21 Yellow card H. Foster
88' 0:0 Everton U21 Yellow card H. Foster
88' 0:0 Everton U21 Red card H. Foster
90+3' 0:0 Reading FC U21 Yellow card T. Ntege
90+8' 0:0 Reading FC U21 Yellow card S. Lonmeni

Statistics

48 Possession, % 52

6 Shots on target 2

3 Shots off target 4

0 Big chances 0

80 Attacks 81

8 Corners 2

20 Fouls 14

1 Free kicks 1

0 Offsides 0

5 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 1

0 Goal kicks 0

1 Throw-ins 2

All statistics

1 Blocked shots 0

2 Goalkeeper saves 4

0.60 Shot accuracy 0.33

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