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Watford vs Reading
8 Nov 2022, 20:00 · Championship · 2022/2023
Referee
James LiningtonChampionship 2022/2023 · 27 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
WatfordMin
Reading- ⚽
João Pedro 1-0
Penalty
Penalty
15′ - 32′⇄
Dean Bouzanis
Substitution
Off: Joe Lumley
Yaser Asprilla
Yellowcard
Foul
34′- 38′
Ovie Ejaria
Yellowcard
Foul
Ken Sema
Yellowcard
Handball
49′- 63′⇄
Mamadou Loum
Substitution
Off: Sam Hutchinson
- ⇄
Samuel Kalu
Substitution
Off: Yaser Asprilla
66′ - 73′
Abdul-Rahman Baba
Yellowcard
Foul
- 78′
Mamadou Loum
Yellowcard
Foul
- 80′⇄
Y. Meïté
Substitution
Off: Ovie Ejaria
- 81′⇄
Andy Carroll
Substitution
Off: Lucas João
- ⚽
João Pedro 2-0
Goal
Shot
87′ - ⇄
Vakoun Issouf Bayo
Substitution
Off: Keinan Davis
90+1′ - ⇄
Mario Gaspar
Substitution
Off: Ismaïla Sarr
90+1′ - ⇄
T. Dele-Bashiru
Substitution
Off: João Pedro
90+3′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
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| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7.45 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.43 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.34 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7.34 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 7.65 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 7.45 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7.04 | |
| 66 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.43 | |
| 90 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 6 | — | 9.38 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.45 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.73 | |
| 24 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7.34 | |
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Before this match
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Watford
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Reading
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Match stats
1 Nov 2022, 19:45 · Away vs Luton Town · 2022/2023
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Watford’s ground: 6 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Watford’s home games with Reading’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2022/2023. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Watford
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Reading
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Previous meetings
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