Reading vs Blackpool

Championship - Regular Season 20 Oct 2021, 19:00
Reading
Reading
2–3
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Blackpool
Blackpool
🏟 Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire) 👤 J. Simpson Round 13

Match report

Blackpool edged past Reading 3-2 in the Championship - Regular Season on 20 October 2021. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Blackpool had 19 shots to Reading's 6.

The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire), with J. Simpson in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 6 - 19 On target 3 - 10 Corners 0 - 7 Fouls 13 - 13 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Jerry Yates
Blackpool · 2 goals
8 Owen Dale 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Sonny Carey captained the side
7 Scott Dann 1 goal
7 Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru 1 goal
First half vs second half
Blackpool came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 8 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–8 3–11
Shots On Goal 2–3 1–7
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 0–3 0–4
Attacks 33–63 34–73
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
2 Substitution 3
67 Attacks 136
23 Dangerous Attacks 70
4 On Target 10
2 Off Target 9
6 Shots Total 19
3 Shots On Goal 10
0 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 4
5 Shots Inside Box 10
1 Shots Outside Box 9
13 Fouls 13
0 Corners 7
3 Offsides 0
44% Ball Possession 56%
0 Yellow Cards 3
7 Saves 1
443 Passes Total 547
359 Passes Accurate 487
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Reading · 4-2-3-1
22 L. Southwood
17 A. Yiadom 6 L. Moore 24 S. Dann 21 A. Rahman
15 D. Drinkwater 28 J. Laurent
19 A. Dele-Bashiru 10 J. Swift 14 O. Ejaria
47 G. Pu?ca?
Blackpool · 4-4-2
32 D. Grimshaw
4 J. Lawrence-Gabriel 21 M. Ekpiteta 26 R. Keogh 3 J. Husband
15 D. Mitchell 8 R. Wintle 12 K. Dougall 10 K. Anderson
16 S. Carey 9 J. Yates
Reading
Coach
V. Paunovic
Substitutes
  • 33 Rafael
  • 48 Tyrell Ashcroft
  • 3 Thomas Holmes
  • 30 Femi Azeez
  • 35 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
  • 32 Mamadi Camara
  • 39 Jahmari Clarke
Blackpool
Coach
N. Critchley
Substitutes
  • 13 Stuart Moore
  • 2 Callum Connolly
  • 29 Luke Garbutt
  • 11 Josh Bowler
  • 28 Tyreece John-Jules
  • 7 Owen Dale
  • 14 Gary Madine
Substitutions
  • 64' ↑ O. Dale ↓ K. Anderson Blackpool
  • 67' ↑ F. Azeez ↓ G. Puşcaş Reading
  • 68' ↑ J. Bowler ↓ D. Mitchell Blackpool
  • 83' ↑ J. Clarke ↓ T. Dele-Bashiru Reading
  • 90+2' ↑ G. Madine ↓ J. Yates Blackpool
Cards
  • 52' J. Yates Blackpool
  • 57' D. Mitchell Blackpool
  • 90+1' D. Grimshaw Blackpool
Head-to-head
Reading 3 2 draws 6 Blackpool
2026-05-02 Reading vs Blackpool 0 - 0
2025-11-29 Blackpool vs Reading 0 - 3
2025-04-01 Blackpool vs Reading 3 - 0
2024-12-14 Reading vs Blackpool 0 - 3
2024-04-27 Reading vs Blackpool 3 - 2
2023-09-23 Blackpool vs Reading 4 - 1
Recent form
Reading D D L W D
Blackpool D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Reading vs Blackpool?
Reading lost 2-3 against Blackpool on 20 October 2021.
Who won Reading vs Blackpool?
Blackpool won the match 3-2.
Where was Reading vs Blackpool played?
The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire).
Who had more possession in Reading vs Blackpool?
Blackpool had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.