Reading vs Watford

Championship - Regular Season 3 Oct 2020, 14:00
Reading
Reading
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Madejski Stadium, Reading 👤 Gavin Ward, England Round 4

Match report

Reading edged past Watford 1-0 in the Championship - Regular Season on 3 October 2020.

Watford had 11 shots to Reading's 9.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 9 - 11 On target 4 - 2 Corners 1 - 5 Fouls 13 - 19 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
George Pușcaș
Reading · 1 goal
8 Rafael captained the side
8 Thomas Holmes 1 assist
8 Michael Morrison captained the side
8 Sone Aluko captained the side
Match statistics
9 Shots Total 11
4 Shots On Goal 2
4 Shots Off Goal 5
1 Shots Blocked 4
5 Shots Inside Box 5
4 Shots Outside Box 6
13 Fouls 19
1 Corners 5
1 Offsides 1
44% Ball Possession 56%
3 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 3
396 Passes Total 484
320 Passes Accurate 401
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-5-2
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 24 S. Aluko 7 M. Olise
47 G. Pușcaș
Watford · 3-5-2
1 B. Foster
15 C. Cathcart 27 C. Kabasele 6 B. Wilmot
3 J. Ngakia 16 J. Garner 14 N. Chalobah 24 A. Dele-Bashiru 21 K. Femenia
23 I. Sarr 10 J. Pedro
Reading
Coach
V. Paunovic
Substitutes
  • 22 Luke Southwood
  • 5 Tom McIntyre
  • 43 Tennai Watson
  • 15 Lewis Gibson
  • 34 Dejan Tetek
  • 45 Femi Azeez
  • 18 Lucas João
Watford
Coach
V. Ivić
Substitutes
  • 26 Daniel Bachmann
  • 5 William Troost-Ekong
  • 20 Domingos Quina
  • 12 Ken Sema
  • 8 Tom Cleverley
  • 33 Ignacio Pussetto
  • 17 Glenn Murray
Substitutions
  • 37' ↑ Ken Sema ↓ Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru Watford
  • 61' ↑ Tom McIntyre ↓ Michael Olise Reading
  • 69' ↑ Tom Cleverley ↓ Kiko Femenia Watford
  • 82' ↑ Glenn Murray ↓ Ismaila Sarr Watford
  • 84' ↑ Dejan Tetek ↓ Sone Aluko Reading
Cards
  • 39' Josh Laurent Reading
  • 40' Ben Wilmot Watford
  • 62' Omar Richards Reading
  • 87' Dejan Tetek Reading
  • 87' João Pedro Watford
  • 90+4' Nathaniel Chalobah Watford
Head-to-head
Reading 2 0 draws 1 Watford
2024-07-06 Watford vs Reading 0 - 2
2021-04-09 Watford vs Reading 2 - 0
2020-10-03 Reading vs Watford 1 - 0
Recent form
Reading D D L W D
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Reading vs Watford?
Reading won 1-0 against Watford on 3 October 2020.
Who won Reading vs Watford?
Reading won the match 1-0.
Where was Reading vs Watford played?
The match was played at Madejski Stadium, Reading.
Who had more possession in Reading vs Watford?
Watford had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.