Match Report
| Reading | Reading |  |  | Luton Town | Luton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Lofthouse | S. Lofthouse |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Ledley Cutler | L. Cutler | |||||||||
| Edouard Avenet | E. Avenet |  | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 49 | | Ashley Weir | A. Weir | |||||||||
| Fredrik Rowett | F. Rowett | | 56 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 48 |  | Richard Mason | R. Mason | ||||||||
| Nunzio Firicano | N. Firicano |  | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Warren Scowcroft | W. Scowcroft | |||||||||
| Matt Thirlwell | M. Thirlwell | | 66 | M | | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Alan Cadamarteri | A. Cadamarteri | ||||||||
| Eddie Potts | E. Potts | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 | | Ronnie Stuart | R. Stuart | |||||||||
| Scott Harley | S. Harley | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 | | Graeme Ehiogu | G. Ehiogu | |||||||||
| Carlton Swift | C. Swift | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Adam Shields | A. Shields | |||||||||
| Alberto Young | A. Young | | 56 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 |  | Simon Seibert | S. Seibert | |||||||||
| George Boateng | G. Boateng | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Francis Neville | F. Neville | |||||||||
| David Kirkland | D. Kirkland | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Dean Dryden | D. Dryden | |||||||||
| Bill Murray | B. Murray | | 50 | G | | 12 | | D | 47 | | Sylvain Bastin | S. Bastin | |||||||||
| David Montague | D. Montague | | 49 | G | | 13 | | G | 47 | | Dion Wright-Phillips | D. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Warren Hendrie | W. Hendrie | | 48 | D | | 14 | | A | 45 | | Craig Formon | C. Formon | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Madejski Stadium where Reading play host to Luton Town. A crowd of 3,688 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Reading and Luton Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tony Jobson.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Reading and Luton Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tony Jobson.
0.00
0-0Reading start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.22
0-0Scott Harley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of George Boateng. George Boateng knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.06
Graeme Ehiogu flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Seibert. Simon Seibert knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Lofthouse who gathers it comfortably.
14.50
0-1Warren Scowcroft flicks a high ball forward to Graeme Ehiogu who takes it down. Graeme Ehiogu makes a beautiful solo run. Graeme Ehiogu plays a scrappy one-two with Dean Dryden and stumbles forward towards the goal... Graeme Ehiogu muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Simon Lofthouse with no chance!! Goal for Luton Town!
20.17
0-1Ronnie Stuart flicks a high pass forward. Dean Dryden controls it well on his chest. Dean Dryden rushes past Nunzio Firicano! Dean Dryden shoots from just inside the box but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
21.54
Richard Mason threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Stuart. With some swift thinking, Ronnie Stuart plays the ball forward to Dean Dryden. Dean Dryden whips in a cross ball towards Simon Seibert. With a superhuman jump, Simon Seibert connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.02
0-1Adam Shields makes a probing pass to Simon Seibert. Simon Seibert makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dean Dryden but he's offside!
30.08
Carlton Swift knocks the ball forward to George Boateng. George Boateng knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Warren Scowcroft.
36.33
Nunzio Firicano flicks a high pass forward. Carlton Swift controls it well on his chest. Carlton Swift knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Young. Alberto Young shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.03
0-1Scott Harley chips the ball to his team mate, George Boateng. George Boateng lofts in a cross ball towards David Kirkland. David Kirkland makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Ledley Cutler!
44.11
Scott Harley hits a low pass to Alberto Young. Alberto Young makes a simple pass, allowing David Kirkland to run into the box. David Kirkland shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
45.00
Carlton Swift passes the ball forward to David Kirkland. David Kirkland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ledley Cutler who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Reading appear unchanged since the first half. Luton Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Reading players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Luton Town kicking off!
49.48
Matt Thirlwell decides to run forward with the ball. Matt Thirlwell shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Ledley Cutler easily smothers it!
51.46
Ronnie Stuart flicks a high pass forward. Francis Neville controls it well on his chest. Francis Neville whips in a cross ball towards Dean Dryden. Dean Dryden whips the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.56
Eddie Potts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Kirkland. David Kirkland makes a great pass forward. Alberto Young runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
59.56
Scott Harley flicks a high pass forward. David Kirkland holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Kirkland lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Young. Alberto Young gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.15
0-1Luton Town have made 3 substitutions with Sylvain Bastin replacing Ashley Weir, Dion Wright-Phillips replacing Graeme Ehiogu and Craig Formon replacing Francis Neville .
61.22
Ronnie Stuart flicks a high pass forward. Dean Dryden holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dean Dryden knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Edouard Avenet.
66.10
Carlton Swift deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Young. Alberto Young sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Ledley Cutler.
67.16
Ronnie Stuart flicks a high ball forward to Dean Dryden who gracefully takes it down. Dean Dryden knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Lofthouse who gathers it comfortably.
71.08
Ronnie Stuart hits a low pass to Simon Seibert. Simon Seibert shoots from 20 yards. Simon Lofthouse gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
75.26
Eddie Potts chips the ball to his team mate, George Boateng. George Boateng knocks in a cross ball towards David Kirkland. David Kirkland beats his man to it with a header. Ledley Cutler manages to gather it effortlessly.
78.12
Warren Scowcroft hits a low pass to Dion Wright-Phillips. Dion Wright-Phillips hits a low pass to Simon Seibert. Simon Seibert controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
87.42
Fredrik Rowett makes a strong solo run forward. Fredrik Rowett makes a probing pass to David Kirkland. David Kirkland whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Young. Alberto Young is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Ledley Cutler is on top of it.
89.42
0-1Scott Harley flicks a high pass forward. David Kirkland holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Kirkland skips past Warren Scowcroft! David Kirkland tries a spectacular strike. The ball bounces but comes off Warren Scowcroft and goes wide.
90.00
0-1Corner kick to Reading. Scott Harley plays it to the near post. Alberto Young comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Simon Lofthouse (GK)
6
2. Edouard Avenet (DEF)
6
3. Fredrik Rowett (DEF)
7
4. Nunzio Firicano (DEF)
7
5. Matt Thirlwell (MID)
7
6. Eddie Potts (MID)
7
7. Scott Harley (MID)
7
8. Carlton Swift (MID)
7
9. Alberto Young (ATT)
7
10. George Boateng (ATT)
6
11. David Kirkland (ATT)
7
12. Bill Murray (GK)
0
13. David Montague (GK)
0
14. Warren Hendrie (DEF)
0
1. Ledley Cutler (GK)
9
2. Ashley Weir (DEF)
6
3. Richard Mason (DEF)
6
4. Warren Scowcroft (DEF)
7
5. Alan Cadamarteri (MID)
6
6. Ronnie Stuart (MID)
7
7. Graeme Ehiogu (MID)
9
8. Adam Shields (MID)
6
9. Simon Seibert (ATT)
6
10. Francis Neville (ATT)
6
11. Dean Dryden (ATT)
7
12. Sylvain Bastin (DEF)
6
13. Dion Wright-Phillips (GK)
6
14. Craig Formon (ATT)
6