Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Reading: result and report

Championship · Saturday 13 August 2016

Result

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Reading

Championship · Saturday 13 August 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Reading: match report

Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated Reading 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 13 August 2016. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Matt Doherty opened the scoring in the 42nd minute. Wolverhampton Wanderers's goals came from Matt Doherty (42') and Joe Mason (47'). Reading did not score.

Discipline: Wolverhampton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards; Reading received 2 yellow cards.

Wolverhampton Wanderers went on to finish that season 14th with 58 points, and Reading 3rd with 90.

Wolverhampton Wanderers lined up in a 4-3-3 and Reading in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Matt Doherty of Wolverhampton Wanderers (8.2), ahead of João Teixeira (7.8).

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Yellow card · D. BatthWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 42'Goal · Matt DohertyWolverhampton Wanderers · 1-0
  • 47'Goal · Joe MasonWolverhampton Wanderers · 2-0
  • 79'Yellow card · Lee EvansWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 88'Yellow card · Jordan ObitaReading
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Yann KermorgantReading

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, draws 2, Reading 4.

Team news

Wolverhampton Wanderers line-up (4-3-3)

Carl Ikeme, Conor Coady, Dominic Iorfa, Danny Batth, Matt Doherty, Dave Edwards, Lee Evans, George Saville, Joe Mason, J. Böðvarsson, João Teixeira

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

Ali Al-Habsi, Chris Gunter, Paul McShane, Joey van den Berg, Jordan Obita, George Evans, Danny Williams, Garath McCleary, John Swift, Roy Beerens, Yann Kermorgant