Reading 2-2 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Monday 11 December 2017

Result

Reading 2-2 Cardiff City

Championship · Monday 11 December 2017, 20:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Reading 2-2 Cardiff City: match report

Reading drew with Cardiff City 2-2 in the Championship on Monday 11 December 2017. The half-time score was 2-0.

Reading's goals came from an own goal by Callum Paterson (16') and Modou Barrow (41'). Cardiff City scored through Joe Bennett (83') and Lee Tomlin (90+1').

Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Cardiff City received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Reading were 16th on 26 points from 20 and Cardiff City 2nd on 43 points from 20. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 44 points, and Cardiff City 4th with 90.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cardiff City in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Lee Tomlin of Cardiff City (8.2), ahead of Sol Bamba (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Reading wins, 3 draws and 4 for Cardiff City.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Own goal · Callum PatersonReading · 1-0
  • 33'Yellow card · O. BogleCardiff City
  • 41'Goal · Modou BarrowReading · 2-0
  • 51'Yellow card · Liam KellyReading
  • 83'Goal · Joe BennettCardiff City · 2-1
  • 87'Yellow card · L. BacunaReading
  • 90+1'Goal · Lee TomlinCardiff City · 2-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 3, draws 3, Cardiff City 4.

Team news

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

Vito Mannone, Chris Gunter, Paul McShane, Liam Moore, Leandro Bacuna, Joey van den Berg, Sone Aluko, Dave Edwards, Modou Barrow, Liam Kelly, Yann Kermorgant

Cardiff City line-up (3-4-2-1)

Neil Etheridge, Sean Morrison, Bruno Ecuele Manga, Sol Bamba, Joe Bennett, Joe Ralls, Callum Paterson, Loïc Damour, Nathaniel Méndez-Laing, Omar Bogle, Junior Hoilett