Reading 1-2 Brentford, EFL Cup
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Select Car Leasing Stadium
- Referee
- Tom Nield
- Attendance
- 13,489
Reading 1-2 Brentford. xG 1.5-3.2. Brentford deserved it.
Ratings out of 10
Line-ups and ratings
Reading
4-2-3-1 · Leam Richardson
Avg rating 6.65
Brentford
4-2-3-1 · Keith Andrews
Avg rating 7.35
6.2Roberts
#5 · Left-back · Reading
63′ played
Off 63′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
- 7.2
Balcombe
#31 · Goalkeeper · Brentford
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
6.7Sangaré
#18 · Defensive midfielder · Brentford
45′ played
Off 46′
Passing
- xA
- 0.03
Attack
- xG
- 0.06
- 7.7
Carvalho
#14 · Attacking midfielder · Brentford
77′ played
1 goalOff 77′
Passing
- xA
- 0.06
Attack
- xG
- 0.54
8.7Ouattara
#11 · Right winger · Brentford
77′ played
2 assistsOff 77′Player of the match
- xG
- 0.54
Passing
- xA
- 0.43
Bench
- 6.2
Dorsett
#3 · Substitute · Reading
11′ played
On 79′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
5.9Lisbie
#19 · Substitute · Reading
11′ played
On 79′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
Earthy
#17 · Substitute · Reading
2′ played
On 88′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
Bench
Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Timmy96 / CC0 · Aldershot Town F.C. / CC BY 4.0 · Egghead06 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Werner100359 / CC BY 4.0 · AFC Bournemouth / CC BY 3.0
Side by side
The numbers
- 29%Possession71%REA 29%, BRE 71%.
- 1.49Expected goals (xG)3.21REA 1.49, BRE 3.21.
- 1.48Non-penalty xG3.17REA 1.48, BRE 3.17.
- 1.30xG on target3.64REA 1.30, BRE 3.64.
- 17Shots24REA 17, BRE 24.
- 3On target8REA 3, BRE 8.
- 3Big chances7REA 3, BRE 7.
- 258Passes649REA 258, BRE 649.
- 73%Pass accuracy91%REA 73%, BRE 91%.
- 5Corners7REA 5, BRE 7.
- 14Tackles10REA 14, BRE 10.
- 10Interceptions7REA 10, BRE 7.
- 8.8PPDA (lower = more pressing)2.8REA 8.8, BRE 2.8.
- 8Fouls11REA 8, BRE 11.
- 0Yellow cards0REA 0, BRE 0.
- 0Red cards0REA 0, BRE 0.
Minute by minute
Every moment
Reading
Brentford- 3′
- 45+1′
- 46′
- 61′
- Substitution, Brown (Off Roberts / Reid)63′
- Substitution, Lane (Off Roberts / Reid)63′
- 72′
- 77′Substitution, Hickey (Off Ouattara / Wilson / Carvalho)
- 77′Substitution, Igor Thiago (Off Ouattara / Wilson / Carvalho)
- 77′Substitution, Anthony (Off Ouattara / Wilson / Carvalho)
- Substitution, Dorsett (Off Kyerewaa / O'Connor)79′
- Substitution, Lisbie (Off Kyerewaa / O'Connor)79′
- 88′
Photos: Timmy96 / CC0 · Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · AFC Bournemouth / CC BY 3.0 · Egghead06 / CC BY-SA 4.0
41 shots
Every shot
← BRE attack
REA attack →
- Goal
- Saved
- Missed or woodwork
- Blocked
- Bigger = higher xG
Expected goals, minute by minute
How the game flowed
Reading1.49xG
Brentford3.21xG
Full time1–2
Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.
Five minutes at a time
Who was on top
Reading on top15%
Brentford on top85%
Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.
Average positions and passing links
Pass networks
Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.
Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.
Both sides spread the ball about as evenly (centralisation 0.07 and 0.07).
Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.