Saturday , 14 November 2026

Reading FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Reading FC
0 – 2
Full Time
West Bromwich Albion FC
Sat 15 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Tom Ince 16' Y
Loum Ndiaye 34' Y
Tom McIntyre 49' Y
Y 60' Matt Phillips

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

2
6
Reading FC 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals West Bromwich Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-15 Reading FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-04-30 Reading FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2021-12-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Reading FC 2020-02-12 Reading FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-08-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L
07 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
04 Oct Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
01 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–1 W
17 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 1–0 W
14 Sep Sunderland AFC H 0–3 L
West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct Reading FC A 2–0 W
08 Oct Luton Town FC H 0–0 D
05 Oct Preston North End FC A 0–1 L
01 Oct Swansea City AFC H 2–3 L
17 Sep Norwich City FC A 1–1 D
14 Sep Birmingham City FC H 2–3 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
5/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/3
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
Isaac Price 6 G 3 A
Jimmy Morgan 4 G 4 A
Aune Heggebo 4 G 1 A
Callum Styles 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Reading FC get us underway at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Reading FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 16' Tom Ince catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 16.
  • 21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 25' Magnificent from Matt Phillips! That is 29 goals in 389 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Ince might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 34' Loum Ndiaye picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 44' A quiet spell here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Reading FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 49' Tom McIntyre picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 54' Tom McIntyre needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 59' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Reading FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' West Bromwich Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 60.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Andy Carroll is replaced by Yakou Meite.
  • 66' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Brandon Thomas-Asante is replaced by Karlan Ahearne-Grant.
  • 71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dean Bouzanis is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Reading FC.
  • 72' Taylor Gardner-Hickman is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 73' What a moment for Taylor Gardner-Hickman! That strike on 73 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 78' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 80' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Jake Livermore by Jayson Molumby on 80 minute.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Jed Wallace, a England forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Callum Robinson 2
Dwight Gayle 2
Kyle Bartley 2
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 2
Dwight Gayle 2
Kyle Bartley 1
Harvey Barnes 1
Ovie Ejaria 1

Head to Head

2022-10-15 Reading FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-04-30 Reading FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2021-12-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Reading FC 2020-02-12 Reading FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-08-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Reading FC

Reading FC Form

2022-10-15 Reading FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-10-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2022-10-04 Reading FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2022-10-01 Reading FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-09-17 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Reading FC W 2022-09-14 Reading FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC L

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2022-10-15 Reading FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-10-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2022-10-05 Preston North End FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-10-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC L 2022-09-17 Norwich City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2022-09-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.97 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC29% Draw31% West Bromwich Albion FC40%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
59%
Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC
71%
Reading FC or West Bromwich Albion FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC20% Draw52% West Bromwich Albion FC28%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
13.1%
0 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
9.2%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.4%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 22% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.