Reading FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Reading FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
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 20 Nov Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D 06 Nov Birmingham City FC A 2–1 W 02 Nov Millwall FC A 0–1 L 30 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 0–2 L 23 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–2 L 20 Oct Blackpool FC H 2–3 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 20 Nov Reading FC A 1–1 D 06 Nov Preston North End FC H 3–0 W 02 Nov Sheffield United FC H 1–1 D 29 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–1 D 24 Oct Fulham FC H 0–4 L 19 Oct Bristol City FC A 2–1 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)13% Over 2.5 Goals
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Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Select Car Leasing Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Reading FC and Nottingham Forest FC.
- 4' GOAL! Philip Zinckernagel scores on 4.
- 9' 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 Joe Worrall suffering a number of foals already.
- 14' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Lolley, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 19' 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.
- 24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 29' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 31' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Max Lowe departs to be replaced by Gaetan Bong.
- 32' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 37' It’s a booking for Nottingham Forest FC player. Ryan Yates gets a Yellow card.
- 42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 47' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 47.
- 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
- 57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Danny Drinkwater.
- 61' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Liam Moore departs to be replaced by Andy Carroll.
- 64' GOAL! Scott Dann scores on 64.
- 67' The whistle greets Joe Lolley as he departs to be replaced by Tobias Figueiredo.
- 72' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Danny Drinkwater is replaced by Tom Dele-Bashiru on 72 minute.
- 74' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 74 minute. Philip Zinckernagel leaves to be changed by James Garner.
- 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 84' Reading FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 87' The referee calls foul for Abdul Rahman Baba. He receives a Yellow card.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Reading FC
Starting XI-
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Liam Moore ↓ Andy Carroll 61'
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Bench-
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Andy Carroll ↑ 61'
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Tom Dele-Bashiru ↑ 72'
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Coach Veljko PaunovicNottingham Forest FC
Starting XI- 7
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Joe Lolley ↓ Tobias Figueiredo 67'
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Max Lowe ↓ Gaetan Bong 31'
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Bench- 1
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Gaetan Bong ↑ 31'
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Tobias Figueiredo ↑ 67'
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James Garner ↑ 74'
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Coach Steve Cooper -
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Head to Head
Reading FC Form
Nottingham Forest FC Form
2021-11-20 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-11-06 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-11-02 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2021-10-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-10-24 Nottingham Forest FC 0–4 Fulham FC L 2021-10-19 Bristol City FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W