The City Ground

READING 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Oct 29, 2016 (League Tier 2)

Date:: Sat Oct 29, 2016 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Reading
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Madejski Stadium
Game Type:: League Tier 2
Score:: 0-2 (Lost)
: Half-time: 0-1

Season:: 2016-17
Referee:: Andy Davies
Sponsor:: 888Sport
Attendance:: 17,093
Pos Before/After:: 19 20
Opp Before/After:: 9 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Queens Park Rangers (League Tier 2)
Reading:: Apr 22, 2017

GAME COUNT:
League:: 4667 (of 5007)
League Tier 2:: 2250 (of 2511)
Competitive:: 5346 (of 5721)
Total:: 7080 (of 7500)

Sources:: 11v11 (Link)
: WorldFootball.net (Link)

Review
It sounded like we tried a bit harder today, but another two conceded goals (both from ex-Forest players) and no score from Forest meant another easy loss and still no away win this season

FOREST
Manager: Phillipe Montanier
Prior form: LDLWLL (Old to recent)

Goals

READING
Manager: Jaap Stam
Prior form: WLDDLW (Old to recent)

Goals
Garath McCleary (10)
Chris Gunter (62)

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player	Notes
38	GK	Vladimir Stojkovic
2	D	Eric Lichaj
5	D	Matt Mills
42	D	Joe Worrall	Debut
27	D	Damien Perquis
6	D	Armand Traore 35 off for Danny Fox (59)
8	M	Chris Cohen (c) off for Nicolao Dumitru (83)
10	M	Henri Lansbury 50
11	D	Ben Osborn
22	M	Pajtim Kasami
39	F	Apostolos Vellios off for Britt Assombalonga (57)
Subs
30	GK	Stephen Henderson
9	F	Britt Assombalonga on for Apostolos Vellios (57)
12	F	Nicolao Dumitru on for Chris Cohen (83)
13	M	Danny Fox on for Armand Traore (59)
20	F	Lica
37	F	Jorge Grant
49	M	Toby Edser

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
26	GK	Ali Al Habsi
2	D	Chris Gunter
5	D	Paul McShane
16	D	Liam Moore 26
24	D	Tyler Blackett
4	M	Joey van den Berg 52 (55)
8	M	John Swift
23	M	Daniel Williams 83
7	M	Roy Beerens (75)
12	F	Garath McCleary (90)
18	F	Yann Kermorgant
Subs
11		Jordan Obita (90)
6		George Evans (55)
15		Callum Harriott (75)
40		Stuart Moore
30		Tennai Watson
38		Liam Kelly
14		Dominic Samuel

All the games in Division 2 on this day (Sat Oct 29, 2016)

Home	Score	Away
Barnsley	2-2	Bristol City
Blackburn Rovers	1-1	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brighton and Hove Albion	5-0	Norwich City
Cardiff City	0-1	Wigan Athletic
Derby County	2-0	Sheffield Wednesday
Fulham	5-0	Huddersfield Town
Ipswich Town	2-2	Rotherham United
Leeds United	2-0	Burton Albion
Preston North End	1-2	Newcastle United
Reading	2-0	Nottingham Forest

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

CHAMPIONSHIP								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form
1	Newcastle United	14	10	1	3	30	11	5	0	2	17	9	5	1	1	13	2	19	31	DWWWWW
2	Brighton and Hove Albion	14	8	4	2	18	9	5	1	1	12	4	3	3	1	6	5	9	28	WDWDWW
3	Huddersfield Town	14	9	1	4	16	12	6	0	1	10	5	3	1	3	6	7	4	28	LWWLLW
4	Norwich City	14	8	3	3	26	19	5	1	1	12	6	3	2	2	14	13	7	27	WLWWDL
5	Sheffield Wednesday	14	7	3	4	16	15	5	0	2	10	8	2	3	2	6	7	1	24	WWLWDW
6	Bristol City	14	7	2	5	21	15	5	1	1	10	5	2	1	4	11	10	6	23	WWWLLW
7	Birmingham City	14	6	5	3	19	16	4	2	1	13	8	2	3	2	6	8	3	23	DDWLWL
8	Brentford	15	6	4	5	21	14	4	2	1	13	4	2	2	4	8	10	7	22	WDLDLW
9	Reading	14	6	4	4	15	18	3	3	1	8	6	3	1	3	7	12	-3	22	WLDDLW
10	Preston North End	14	6	2	6	18	17	4	0	3	11	6	2	2	3	7	11	1	20	WDWDWW
11	Leeds United	14	6	2	6	14	15	3	2	2	8	7	3	0	4	6	8	-1	20	WLWLDW
12	Barnsley	14	6	1	7	25	22	3	1	3	13	11	3	0	4	12	11	3	19	LDLLLW
13	Queens Park Rangers	15	5	4	6	16	21	2	3	3	7	13	3	1	3	9	8	-5	19	DWDWLL
14	Fulham	14	4	6	4	16	18	1	3	3	7	12	3	3	1	9	6	-2	18	LDLWDL
15	Burton Albion	14	4	5	5	18	18	4	1	2	10	5	0	4	3	8	13	0	17	LDWDLW
16	Aston Villa	14	3	8	3	14	14	2	5	0	10	6	1	3	3	4	8	0	17	DDLDWW
17	Ipswich Town	14	4	5	5	10	12	3	3	1	8	4	1	2	4	2	8	-2	17	LDLDWL
18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	4	4	6	16	17	2	2	3	7	9	2	2	3	9	8	-1	16	WLLDLL
19	Nottingham Forest	14	4	3	7	24	27	4	1	2	17	13	0	2	5	7	14	-3	15	LDLWLL
20	Cardiff City	14	4	3	7	13	22	2	1	4	5	10	2	2	3	8	12	-9	15	WLLWDW
21	Derby County	14	3	5	6	7	11	1	3	3	2	5	2	2	3	5	6	-4	14	LWDWDL
22	Blackburn Rovers	14	3	3	8	14	22	2	2	3	9	11	1	1	5	5	11	-8	12	WLLDWL
23	Wigan Athletic	14	2	5	7	13	16	2	3	2	6	4	0	2	5	7	12	-3	11	LWDDDL
24	Rotherham United	14	1	3	10	14	33	1	3	3	8	10	0	0	7	6	23	-19	6	LLLLLL

Table after:

	CHAMPIONSHIP								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Result(s)
	1	Newcastle United	15	11	1	3	32	12	5	0	2	17	9	6	1	1	15	3	20	34	WWWWWW	2-1
	2	Brighton and Hove Albion	15	9	4	2	23	9	6	1	1	17	4	3	3	1	6	5	14	31	DWDWWW	5-0
	3	Huddersfield Town	15	9	1	5	16	17	6	0	1	10	5	3	1	4	6	12	-1	28	WWLLWL	0-5
	4	Norwich City	15	8	3	4	26	24	5	1	1	12	6	3	2	3	14	18	2	27	LWWDLL	0-5
4	5	Reading	15	7	4	4	17	18	4	3	1	10	6	3	1	3	7	12	-1	25	LDDLWW	2-0
	6	Bristol City	15	7	3	5	23	17	5	1	1	10	5	2	2	4	13	12	6	24	WWLLWD	2-2
2	7	Sheffield Wednesday	15	7	3	5	16	17	5	0	2	10	8	2	3	3	6	9	-1	24	WLWDWL	0-2
1	8	Birmingham City	14	6	5	3	19	16	4	2	1	13	8	2	3	2	6	8	3	23	DDWLWL
2	9	Leeds United	15	7	2	6	16	15	4	2	2	10	7	3	0	4	6	8	1	23	LWLDWW	2-0
2	10	Brentford	15	6	4	5	21	14	4	2	1	13	4	2	2	4	8	10	7	22	WDLDLW
3	11	Fulham	15	5	6	4	21	18	2	3	3	12	12	3	3	1	9	6	3	21	DLWDLW	5-0
	12	Barnsley	15	6	2	7	27	24	3	2	3	15	13	3	0	4	12	11	3	20	DLLLWD	2-2
3	13	Preston North End	15	6	2	7	19	19	4	0	4	12	8	2	2	3	7	11	0	20	DWDWWL	1-2
1	14	Queens Park Rangers	15	5	4	6	16	21	2	3	3	7	13	3	1	3	9	8	-5	19	DWDWLL
2	15	Ipswich Town	15	4	6	5	12	14	3	4	1	10	6	1	2	4	2	8	-2	18	DLDWLD	2-2
	16	Aston Villa	14	3	8	3	14	14	2	5	0	10	6	1	3	3	4	8	0	17	DDLDWW
1	17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	4	5	6	17	18	2	2	3	7	9	2	3	3	10	9	-1	17	LLDLLD	1-1
3	18	Burton Albion	15	4	5	6	18	20	4	1	2	10	5	0	4	4	8	15	-2	17	DWDLWL	0-2
2	19	Derby County	15	4	5	6	9	11	2	3	3	4	5	2	2	3	5	6	-2	17	WDWDLW	2-0
1	20	Nottingham Forest	15	4	3	8	24	29	4	1	2	17	13	0	2	6	7	16	-5	15	DLWLLL	0-2
1	21	Cardiff City	15	4	3	8	13	23	2	1	5	5	11	2	2	3	8	12	-10	15	LLWDWL	0-1
1	22	Wigan Athletic	15	3	5	7	14	16	2	3	2	6	4	1	2	5	8	12	-2	14	WDDDLW	1-0
1	23	Blackburn Rovers	15	3	4	8	15	23	2	3	3	10	12	1	1	5	5	11	-8	13	LLDWLD	1-1
	24	Rotherham United	15	1	4	10	16	35	1	3	3	8	10	0	1	7	8	25	-19	7	LLLLLD	2-2