Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading: result and report

Championship · Saturday 15 January 2022

Result

Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading

Championship · Saturday 15 January 2022, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Middlesbrough 2-1 Reading: match report

Middlesbrough defeated Reading 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 15 January 2022. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Andy Carroll opened the scoring in the 68th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Matt Crooks (84') and Matt Crooks (90+5'). Reading scored through Andy Carroll (68').

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 1 yellow card; Reading received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 7th on 39 points from 25 and Reading 18th on 28 points from 24. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 7th with 70 points, and Reading 22nd with 47.

Middlesbrough lined up in a 3-5-2 and Reading in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Matt Crooks of Middlesbrough (9.3), ahead of Isaiah Jones (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Middlesbrough wins, 1 draw and 1 for Reading.

Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read W-W-W-D-W and Reading's L-D-L-D-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Yellow card · Ethan BristowReading
  • 36'Yellow card · Junior HoilettReading
  • 65'Yellow card · Danny DrinkwaterReading
  • 68'Goal · Andy CarrollReading · 0-1
  • 74'Yellow card · Marcus TavernierMiddlesbrough
  • 84'Goal · Matt CrooksMiddlesbrough · 1-1
  • 90+5'Goal · Matt CrooksMiddlesbrough · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Middlesbrough 8, draws 1, Reading 1.

Team news

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Middlesbrough line-up (3-5-2)

Joe Lumley, Anfernee Dijksteel, Dael Fry, Paddy McNair, Isaiah Jones, Matt Crooks, Jonathan Howson, Marcus Tavernier, Neil Taylor, Andraz Sporar, Aaron Connolly

Reading line-up (4-2-3-1)

Luke Southwood, Dejan Tetek, Tom Holmes, Josh Laurent, Ethan Bristow, Danny Drinkwater, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Junior Hoilett, John Swift, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Andy Carroll