Brentford FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Brentford FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Brentford Community Stadium.
- Brentford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee David Rock
- Referee Ian Cooper
- Referee Jonathan Hunt
- Referee Keith Stroud
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Dec Reading FC H 3–1 W 15 Dec Watford FC A 1–1 D 12 Dec Nottingham Forest FC A 3–1 W 09 Dec Derby County FC H 0–0 D 05 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–2 D 01 Dec Rotherham United FC A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 19 Dec Brentford FC A 1–3 L 16 Dec Norwich City FC H 1–2 L 12 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–0 W 09 Dec Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L 05 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 2–0 W 02 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)83% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Brentford FC and Reading FC is underway.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alfa Semedo made 455 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 11' Mathias Jensen puts Brentford FC on the lead.
- 16' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
- 21' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joshua Laurent suffering a number of foals already.
- 23' Goal! Bryan Mbeumo scores his 62 goal in 443 matches.
- 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 29' Goal! Bryan Mbeumo scores his 62 goal in 443 matches.
- 34' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 44' Rico Henry needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 45' Mathias Jensen is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Dominic Thompson. He replaces Rico Henry on 46 minute.
- 51' It’s high time Thomas Frank made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 53' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 53.
- 58' Andy Rinomhota has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 61' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Alfa Semedo is replaced by Sone Aluko on 61 minute.
- 64' What a strike from Sone Aluko! The score is 3-1.
- 64' The supporters are chanting for Saman Ghoddoos. He replaces Bryan Mbeumo on 64 minute.
- 65' Brentford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emiliano Hansen is hanging Josh Dasilva on the field on 65 minute.
- 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Brentford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
- 78' Time for substitution for Brentford FC. Sergi Canos is replaced by Marcus Forss.
- 83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 378 games and scored 430 goals.
- 88' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Vitaly Janelt.
- With this win, Brentford FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Brentford FC
Starting XI-
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Rico Henry ↓ Dominic Thompson 46'
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Sergi Canos ↓ Marcus Forss 78'
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Josh Dasilva ↓ Emiliano Hansen 65'
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Bryan Mbeumo ↓ Saman Ghoddoos 64'
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Bench- 28
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Emiliano Hansen ↑ 65'
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Marcus Forss ↑ 78'
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Saman Ghoddoos ↑ 64'
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Dominic Thompson ↑ 46'
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Coach Thomas FrankReading FC
Starting XI- 6
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Alfa Semedo ↓ Sone Aluko 61'
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Bench- 43
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Sone Aluko ↑ 61'
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Coach Veljko Paunovic -
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