Reading vs Nottingham Forest

Championship - Regular Season 5 Dec 2020, 12:30
Reading
Reading
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
🏟 Madejski Stadium, Reading 👤 Gavin Ward, England Round 16

Match report

Reading beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the Championship - Regular Season on 5 December 2020.

Reading dominated possession with 65% of the ball and had 24 shots to Nottingham Forest's 2.

Ryan Yates was sent off in the 15th minute.

The match was played at Madejski Stadium, Reading, with Gavin Ward, England in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 65% - 35% Shots 24 - 2 On target 9 - 1 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 14 - 16 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Michael Morrison
Reading · 1 goal
8 Omar Richards captained the side
8 Josh Laurent 97 passes (96% accurate)
8 Michael Olise 1 assist
8 Brice Samba 7 saves
Match statistics
24 Shots Total 2
9 Shots On Goal 1
8 Shots Off Goal 0
7 Shots Blocked 1
15 Shots Inside Box 2
9 Shots Outside Box 0
14 Fouls 16
7 Corners 3
1 Offsides 0
65% Ball Possession 35%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 7
582 Passes Total 304
524 Passes Accurate 235
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Reading · 4-2-3-1
33 Rafael
29 T. Holmes 4 M. Morrison 6 L. Moore 3 O. Richards
8 A. Rinomhota 28 J. Laurent
11 Y. Meite 7 M. Olise 14 O. Ejaria
18 L. João
Nottingham Forest · 4-3-3
30 B. Samba
2 C. Christie 4 J. Worrall 26 S. Mckenna 5 Y. Ribeiro
18 Cafú 22 R. Yates 31 H. Arter
23 J. Lolley 33 L. Taylor 28 A. Knockaert
Reading
Coach
V. Paunovic
Substitutes
  • 22 Luke Southwood
  • 2 Tomás Esteves
  • 15 Lewis Gibson
  • 5 Tom McIntyre
  • 46 Jayden Onen
  • 30 Alfa Semedo
  • 43 Dejan Tetek
  • 24 Sone Aluko
  • 9 Sam Baldock
Nottingham Forest
Coach
C. Hughton
Substitutes
  • 12 Jordan Smith
  • 20 Michael Dawson
  • 3 Tobias Figueiredo
  • 44 Nicholas Ioannou
  • 16 Carl Jenkinson
  • 11 Sammy Ameobi
  • 21 Samba Sow
  • 48 Will Swan
  • 19 Miguel Ángel Guerrero
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Tobias Figueiredo ↓ Scott Mckenna Nottingham Forest
  • 60' ↑ Sammy Ameobi ↓ Anthony Knockaert Nottingham Forest
  • 60' ↑ Samba Sow ↓ Harry Arter Nottingham Forest
  • 71' ↑ Will Swan ↓ Lyle Taylor Nottingham Forest
  • 74' ↑ Alfa Semedo ↓ Yakou Meite Reading
  • 81' ↑ Tomás Esteves ↓ Ovie Ejaria Reading
  • 81' ↑ Sone Aluko ↓ Michael Olise Reading
  • 86' ↑ Sam Baldock ↓ Lucas João Reading
  • 86' ↑ Lewis Gibson ↓ Omar Richards Reading
Cards
  • 15' Ryan Yates Nottingham Forest
  • 83' Omar Richards Reading
  • 90+2' Cafú Nottingham Forest
Head-to-head
Reading 1 4 draws 1 Nottingham Forest
2022-03-12 Nottingham Forest vs Reading 4 - 0
2021-11-20 Reading vs Nottingham Forest 1 - 1
2021-03-13 Nottingham Forest vs Reading 1 - 1
2020-12-05 Reading vs Nottingham Forest 2 - 0
2020-01-22 Nottingham Forest vs Reading 1 - 1
2020-01-11 Reading vs Nottingham Forest 1 - 1
Recent form
Reading D D L W D
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Reading vs Nottingham Forest?
Reading won 2-0 against Nottingham Forest on 5 December 2020.
Who won Reading vs Nottingham Forest?
Reading won the match 2-0.
Where was Reading vs Nottingham Forest played?
The match was played at Madejski Stadium, Reading.
Who had more possession in Reading vs Nottingham Forest?
Reading had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.