Sheffield United 1-2 Reading: result and report

Championship · Friday 15 April 2022

Result

Sheffield United 1-2 Reading

Championship · Friday 15 April 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Sheffield United 1-2 Reading: match report

Sheffield United were beaten by Reading 1-2 in the Championship on Friday 15 April 2022. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Lucas João opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Sheffield United's goal came from Iliman Ndiaye (90'). Reading scored through Lucas João (17') and T. Mcintyre (90+2').

Discipline: Sheffield United received 4 yellow cards; Reading received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 6th on 65 points from 41 and Reading 22nd on 43 points from 41. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 5th with 78 points, and Reading 22nd with 47.

Sheffield United lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Reading in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Oliver Norwood of Sheffield United (8.5), ahead of Tom McIntyre (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 9 Sheffield United wins, 1 draw and 0 for Reading.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Yellow card · M. Gibbs-WhiteSheffield United
  • 17'Goal · Lucas JoãoReading · 0-1
  • 18'Yellow card · Josh LaurentReading
  • 49'Yellow card · A. YiadomReading
  • 57'Yellow card · George BaldockSheffield United
  • 81'Yellow card · D. JebbisonSheffield United
  • 87'Yellow card · Iliman NdiayeSheffield United
  • 90'Goal · Iliman NdiayeSheffield United · 1-1
  • 90+2'Goal · T. McintyreReading · 1-2
  • 90+2'Yellow card · T. McintyreReading
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Michael MorrisonReading

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sheffield United 9, draws 1, Reading 0.

Team news

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Sheffield United line-up (3-4-2-1)

Wes Foderingham, Filip Uremovic, John Egan, Ben Davies, George Baldock, Oliver Norwood, C. Hourihane, Enda Stevens, Morgan Gibbs-White, Ben Osborn, Oli McBurnie

Reading line-up (4-4-2)

Ørjan Nyland, Andy Yiadom, Michael Morrison, Tom Holmes, Abdul Rahman Baba, Tom Ince, Danny Drinkwater, Tom McIntyre, Ovie Ejaria, Josh Laurent, Lucas João