Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Reading: result and report
Championship · Wednesday 22 August 2018
Result
Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Reading
Championship · Wednesday 22 August 2018, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-2
Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Reading: match report
Blackburn Rovers drew with Reading 2-2 in the Championship on Wednesday 22 August 2018. The half-time score was 0-2.
Jón Dadi Bödvarsson opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Blackburn Rovers's goals came from Charlie Mulgrew (51', penalty) and Charlie Mulgrew (76', penalty). Reading scored through Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (12') and Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (25').
Discipline: Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card; Reading received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 13th on 5 points from 3 and Reading 23rd on 0 points from 3. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 16th with 60 points, and Reading 20th with 47.
Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Reading in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Charlie Mulgrew of Blackburn Rovers (8.9), ahead of J. Böðvarsson (8.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Blackburn Rovers wins, 3 draws and 3 for Reading.
Key events
- 12'Goal · Jón Dadi Bödvarsson
- 25'Goal · Jón Dadi Bödvarsson
- 51'Penalty goal · Charlie Mulgrew
- 76'Penalty goal · Charlie Mulgrew
- 86'Yellow card · Corry Evans
Head-to-head
Team news
Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)
David Raya, Ryan Nyambe, Darragh Lenihan, Charlie Mulgrew, Amari'i Bell, Richard Smallwood, Josef Dvornik, Elliott Bennett, Adam Armstrong, Joe Rothwell, Danny Graham
Reading line-up (4-4-2)
Vito Mannone, Andy Yiadom, Paul McShane, Liam Moore, Tyler Blackett, Sone Aluko, Leandro Bacuna, Liam Kelly, Yakou Méïté, Sam Baldock, J. Böðvarsson