James Perch
Booked
44'
Tactical shift
James Perch
Booked
44'
Michael Williamson
Booked
52'
James Tavernier
On for Steven Taylor
56'
Jimmy Kebe
Assist · Jobi McAnuff
57'
1–0
Demba Ba
Assist · Cheick Tioté
58'
1–1
Noel Hunt
Assist · Jobi McAnuff
62'
2–1
Shola Ameobi
On for Papiss Cissé
70'
Garath McCleary
On for Jimmy Kebe
70'
Jonás Gutiérrez
Booked
73'
Jason Roberts
On for Pavel Pogrebnyak
78'
Demba Ba
Assist · Shane Ferguson
83'
2–2
Adam Le Fondre
On for Noel Hunt
86'
Match DNA
Transition Warfare
The match swung on turnovers. Moments of transition were the only moments that mattered.
accuracy · 31%
kill rate · 13%
accuracy · 22%
kill rate · 22%
Newcastle United turned 22% of shots into goals to Reading's 13%.
Shots on Target
Attack
Head to Head
Last 2 meetings1
Home
3.5 goals / game
0
Away
1
Draw
Key context
Venue
Select Car Leasing Stadium
Kick-off
29 Sept · 14:00 UTC