West Bromwich Albion FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
West Bromwich Albion FC vs Reading FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.
- West Bromwich Albion FC 46 games · 51 pts (2025/26)
- Reading 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 02 Jan Reading FC H 1–0 W 29 Dec Preston North End FC H 2–0 W 26 Dec Bristol City FC A 2–0 W 21 Dec Coventry City FC A 0–1 L 17 Dec Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W 12 Dec Sunderland AFC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L 30 Dec Norwich City FC A 1–1 D 27 Dec Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W 16 Dec Birmingham City FC A 2–3 L 10 Dec Coventry City FC H 1–0 W 12 Nov Hull City AFC A 2–1 W Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history30% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. West Bromwich Albion FC is hosting Reading FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 10' 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.
- 15' West Bromwich Albion FC is showing some good football. However, West Bromwich Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' 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.
- 25' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Daryl Dike has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom McIntyre, as he is very good at scoring at The Hawthorns with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' 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 Nesta Guinness-Walker suffering a number of foals already.
- 45' Yakou Meite has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 47' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Junior Hoilett on 51.
- 56' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 57' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Matt Phillips by Grady Diangana on 57 minute.
- 58' Amadou Salif Mbengue has so much to prove this time. He replaces Junior Hoilett on 58 minute.
- 60' What a strike from Daryl Dike! The score is 1-0.
- 65' 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.
- 66' Brandon Thomas-Asante has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daryl Dike on 66 minute.
- 71' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
- 72' Abdul Rahman Baba is replacing Nesta Guinness-Walker for the Reading FC side.
- 75' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Amadou Salif Mbengue.
- 76' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Tom Rogic gets a Yellow card.
- 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andy Carroll made 328 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 82' Femi Azeez is replacing Jeff Hendrick for the Reading FC side.
- 87' It’s high time Paul Ince made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 88' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Erik Pieters is replaced by Semi Ajayi on 88 minute.
- 89' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 89 minute. Jed Wallace leaves to be changed by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
- Another three points for West Bromwich Albion FC.
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West Bromwich Albion FC
Starting XI-
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John Swift ↓ Tom Rogic 66'
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10
Matt Phillips ↓ Grady Diangana 57'
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15
Erik Pieters ↓ Semi Ajayi 88'
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Bench-
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Brandon Thomas-Asante ↑ 66'
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11
Grady Diangana ↑ 57'
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Semi Ajayi ↑ 88'
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Tom Rogic ↑ 66'
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Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↑ 89'
Coach Carlos CorberánReading FC
Starting XI-
11
Yakou Meite ↓ Shane Long 72'
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Jeff Hendrick ↓ Femi Azeez 82'
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Andy Carroll ↓ Lucas Joao 72'
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Bench-
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Shane Long ↑ 72'
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Lucas Joao ↑ 72'
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Abdul Rahman Baba ↑ 72'
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Femi Azeez ↑ 82'
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27
Amadou Salif Mbengue ↑ 58'
Coach Paul Ince -
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Head to Head
West Bromwich Albion FC Form
2023-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Reading FC W 2022-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2022-12-26 Bristol City FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-12-21 Coventry City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-12-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2022-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W