Reading 0-1 Bristol City: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 28 January 2020

Result

Reading 0-1 Bristol City

Championship · Tuesday 28 January 2020, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Reading 0-1 Bristol City: match report

Reading lost to Bristol City 0-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 28 January 2020. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Jamie Paterson of Bristol City in the 62nd minute.

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Bristol City received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 15th on 37 points from 28 and Bristol City 9th on 44 points from 28. Reading went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Bristol City 12th with 63.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bristol City in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Niclas Eliasson of Bristol City (8.6), ahead of Daniel Bentley (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Reading wins, 1 draw and 3 for Bristol City.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 33'Yellow card · Famara DiédhiouBristol City
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Chris GunterReading
  • 62'Goal · Jamie PatersonBristol City · 0-1
  • 66'Yellow card · Korey SmithBristol City
  • 74'Yellow card · Josh BrownhillBristol City

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 6, draws 1, Bristol City 3.

Team news

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

Rafael Cabral, Chris Gunter, Michael Morrison, Liam Moore, Tyler Blackett, Pelé, John Swift, Michael Olise, Ovie Ejaria, Jordan Obita, G. Pușcaș

Bristol City line-up (4-1-4-1)

Daniel Bentley, Jack Hunt, Ashley Williams, Nathan Baker, Jay Dasilva, Korey Smith, Niclas Eliasson, Josh Brownhill, Sander Krabbendam, Andreas Weimann, Famara Diédhiou