Stoke City vs Reading

Championship - Regular Season 7 Aug 2021, 14:00
Stoke City
Stoke City
3–2
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) 👤 M. Donohue Round 1

Match report

Stoke City edged past Reading 3-2 in the Championship - Regular Season on 7 August 2021.

Stoke City had 18 shots to Reading's 11.

The match was played at bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire), with M. Donohue in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 18 - 11 On target 6 - 5 Corners 6 - 9 Fouls 16 - 7 Yellow cards 2
9
Player of the match
John Swift
Reading · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Nick Powell 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Sam Surridge 1 goal
8 Tommy Smith 2 assists
8 Mario Vrancic captained the side
First half vs second half
Stoke City stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 7 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–6 11–5
Shots On Goal 3–2 3–3
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 3–5 3–4
Attacks 55–49 51–47
Match statistics
4 Substitution 3
106 Attacks 96
46 Dangerous Attacks 40
6 On Target 5
12 Off Target 8
18 Shots Total 11
6 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 4
6 Shots Blocked 2
15 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 4
16 Fouls 7
6 Corners 9
2 Offsides 1
47% Ball Possession 53%
0 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 3
332 Passes Total 387
238 Passes Accurate 271
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Stoke City · 5-3-2
12 J. Bursik
2 T. Smith 16 B. Wilmot 6 D. Batth 3 M. Fox 14 J. Tymon
8 M. Vrancic 4 J. Allen 25 N. Powell
18 J. Brown 9 S. Fletcher
Reading · 4-2-3-1
33 Rafael
17 A. Yiadom 4 M. Morrison 6 L. Moore 5 T. McIntyre
8 A. Rinomhota 28 J. Laurent
30 F. Azeez 10 J. Swift 41 E. Bristow
18 L. João
Stoke City
Coach
M. O'Neill
Substitutes
  • 1 Adam Davies
  • 36 Harry Souttar
  • 15 Jordan Thompson
  • 23 Thomas Ince
  • 11 Alfie Doughty
  • 7 Sam Clucas
  • 22 Sam Surridge
Reading
Coach
V. Paunovic
Substitutes
  • 22 Luke Southwood
  • 3 Thomas Holmes
  • 32 Mamadi Camara
  • 16 Dejan Tetek
  • 47 George Pu?ca?
Substitutions
  • 73' ↑ S. Surridge ↓ S. Fletcher Stoke City
  • 73' ↑ S. Clucas ↓ N. Powell Stoke City
  • 77' ↑ D. Tetek ↓ J. Swift Reading
  • 77' ↑ G. Puşcaş ↓ Lucas João Reading
  • 78' ↑ A. Doughty ↓ J. Tymon Stoke City
  • 88' ↑ J. Thompson ↓ M. Vrančić Stoke City
  • 88' ↑ T. Holmes ↓ F. Azeez Reading
Cards
  • 24' L. Moore Reading
  • 90' J. Laurent Reading
Head-to-head
Stoke City 2 2 draws 1 Reading
2022-04-05 Reading vs Stoke City 2 - 1
2021-08-07 Stoke City vs Reading 3 - 2
2021-02-06 Stoke City vs Reading 0 - 0
2020-11-07 Reading vs Stoke City 0 - 3
2020-06-20 Reading vs Stoke City 1 - 1
Recent form
Stoke City D D D W W
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Stoke City vs Reading?
Stoke City won 3-2 against Reading on 7 August 2021.
Who won Stoke City vs Reading?
Stoke City won the match 3-2.
Where was Stoke City vs Reading played?
The match was played at bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire).
Who had more possession in Stoke City vs Reading?
Reading had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.