Reading 0-1 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Saturday 22 December 2018

Result

Reading 0-1 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 22 December 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Reading 0-1 Middlesbrough: match report

Reading were beaten by Middlesbrough 0-1 in the Championship on Saturday 22 December 2018. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from George Friend of Middlesbrough in the 77th minute.

Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 21st on 19 points from 22 and Middlesbrough 6th on 36 points from 22. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 47 points, and Middlesbrough 7th with 73.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Middlesbrough in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Darren Randolph of Middlesbrough (8.0), ahead of Dael Fry (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Reading wins, 2 draws and 4 for Middlesbrough.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 41'Yellow card · Muhamed BesicMiddlesbrough
  • 73'Yellow card · A. RinomhotaReading
  • 77'Goal · George FriendMiddlesbrough · 0-1
  • 79'Yellow card · George SavilleMiddlesbrough
  • 90'Yellow card · Tyler BlackettReading

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 4, draws 2, Middlesbrough 4.

Team news

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

Anssi Jaakkola, Andy Yiadom, Gabriel Osho, Tyler Blackett, Omar Richards, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Leandro Bacuna, Josh Sims, Danny Namaso, Modou Barrow, Sam Baldock

Middlesbrough line-up (5-4-1)

Darren Randolph, Ryan Shotton, Yuki Takahashi, Aden Flint, Dael Fry, George Friend, Jonathan Howson, M. Bešić, Adam Clayton, George Saville, Britt Assombalonga