Reading 3-0 Blackpool: result and report
Championship · Saturday 25 October 2014
Result
Reading 3-0 Blackpool
Championship · Saturday 25 October 2014, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Reading 3-0 Blackpool: match report
Reading beat Blackpool 3-0 in the Championship on Saturday 25 October 2014. The half-time score was 1-0.
Glenn Murray opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Reading's goals came from Glenn Murray (23'), an own goal by Peter Clarke (69') and Nick Blackman (90+4', penalty). Blackpool did not score.
Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Blackpool received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Reading were 19th on 14 points from 13 and Blackpool 24th on 6 points from 13. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 49 points, and Blackpool 24th with 26.
Reading lined up in a 4-4-2 and Blackpool in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Reading wins, 1 draw and 3 for Blackpool.
Going into the match Reading's last five read L-L-L-D-L and Blackpool's L-L-W-D-L.
Key events
- 14'Yellow card · David Perkins
- 23'Goal · Glenn Murray
- 39'Yellow card · Ishmael Miller
- 69'Own goal · Peter Clarke
- 71'Yellow card · Michael Hector
- 78'Yellow card · Jake Taylor
- 90+4'Penalty goal · Nick Blackman
Head-to-head
Team news
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Reading expected line-up (4-4-2)
Alex Simon McCarthy, Chris Gunter, Sean Morrison, Stephen Kelly, Alex Pearce, Jordan Obita, Jem Karacan, Hal Robson-Kanu, Garath McCleary
Blackpool expected line-up (4-4-2)
Tony McMahon, Chris Basham, Donervon Daniels, David Perkins, Isaiah Osbourne, Neal Bishop, John Lundstram, Stephen Dobbie, Nathan Delfouneso, Ishmael Miller, Matthew Gilks