Sheffield United 4-0 Reading: result and report
Championship · Tuesday 30 August 2022
Result
Sheffield United 4-0 Reading
Championship · Tuesday 30 August 2022, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Sheffield United 4-0 Reading: match report
Sheffield United defeated Reading 4-0 in the Championship on Tuesday 30 August 2022. The half-time score was 1-0.
Oliver McBurnie opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Oliver McBurnie (11'), Anel Ahmedhodzic (46'), Iliman Ndiaye (62') and Anel Ahmedhodzic (81'). Reading did not score.
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Sheffield United were 2nd on 11 points from 6 and Reading 1st on 12 points from 6. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 2nd with 91 points, and Reading 20th with 50.
Sheffield United lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Reading in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Anel Ahmedhodzic of Sheffield United (9.5), ahead of Oliver Norwood (8.9).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Sheffield United wins, 1 draw and 1 for Reading.
Going into the match Sheffield United's last five read D-W-W-D-W and Reading's W-W-W-L-W.
Key events
- 11'Goal · Oliver McBurnie
- 46'Goal · Anel Ahmedhodzic
- 62'Goal · Iliman Ndiaye
- 81'Goal · Anel Ahmedhodzic
Head-to-head
Team news
Unavailable
Sheffield United line-up (3-4-1-2)
Wes Foderingham, Anel Ahmedhodzic, John Egan, Rhys Norrington-Davies, George Baldock, Sander Berge, Oliver Norwood, Tommy Doyle, Max Lowe, Oli McBurnie, Iliman Ndiaye
Reading line-up (3-5-2)
Joe Lumley, Tom Holmes, Sam Hutchinson, Naby Sarr, Mamadou Loum, Andy Yiadom, Jeff Hendrick, Tom McIntyre, Junior Hoilett, Tom Ince, Lucas João