Reading FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Reading FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 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 04 Sep Stoke City FC H 2–1 W 30 Aug Sheffield United FC A 0–4 L 27 Aug Millwall FC A 1–0 W 20 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W 17 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–0 W 13 Aug Rotherham United FC A 0–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Sep Reading FC A 1–2 L 31 Aug Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D 27 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W 20 Aug Sunderland AFC H 0–1 L 17 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 2–2 D 13 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–3 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Reading FC and Stoke City FC has kicked off!
- 2' Goal! Lucas Joao scores his 62 goal in 370 matches.
- 6' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 11' 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.
- 16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 21' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Jack Bonham has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 26' 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 Sam Clucas suffering a number of foals already.
- 31' Stoke City FC is showing some good football. However, Stoke City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 36' 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.
- 40' Goal! Ben Wilmot scores his 9 goal in 349 matches.
- 41' Sensational shot from Ben Wilmot. Stoke City FC is back in the lead.
- 46' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' GOAL! Lucas Joao scores on 56.
- 57' Goal! Lucas Joao scores his 62 goal in 370 matches.
- 59' The whistle greets Tariqe Fosu as he departs to be replaced by Nick Powell.
- 64' It looks like no one’s ball. Stoke City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 69' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Junior Hoilett departs to be replaced by Abdul Rahman Baba.
- 71' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Shane Long is replaced by Kelvin Ehibhaimha.
- 73' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Sam Clucas is replaced by Connor Taylor.
- 78' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 83' Jeff Hendrick has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 36 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 85' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. William Smallbone is replaced by D'Margio Wright-Phillips.
- 90' Joe Lumley was booked on 90.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Reading FC
Starting XI- 3
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Shane Long ↓ Kelvin Ehibhaimha 71'
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Bench- 21
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Abdul Rahman Baba ↑ 69'
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Kelvin Ehibhaimha ↑ 71'
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Coach Paul InceStoke City FC
Starting XI- 16
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Sam Clucas ↓ Connor Taylor 73'
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Tariqe Fosu ↓ Nick Powell 59'
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Liam Delap ↓ Jordan Thompson 73'
Bench- 6
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Jordan Thompson ↑ 73'
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Nick Powell ↑ 59'
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Connor Taylor ↑ 73'
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D'Margio Wright-Phillips ↑ 85'
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Coach Alex Neil -
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