Reading 5-1 Blackpool: result and report

Reading 5-1 Blackpool

Championship · Tuesday 28 January 2014, 20:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Reading defeated Blackpool 5-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 28 January 2014. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Adam Le Fondre opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Reading's goals came from Adam Le Fondre (7'), Adam Le Fondre (17'), Pavel Pogrebnyak (52'), Adam Le Fondre (67') and H. Robson-Kanu (82'). Blackpool scored through Steven Davies (65').

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Blackpool received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 6th on 41 points from 27 and Blackpool 14th on 33 points from 27. Reading went on to finish that season 7th with 71 points, and Blackpool 20th with 46.

Reading lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Blackpool in a 4-5-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Reading wins, 1 draw and 3 for Blackpool.

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