Reading FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Reading FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- West Bromwich Albion FC 46 games · 51 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 history30% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
West Bromwich Albion FC0-151/–16-301/–31-452/246-60–/161-751/176+2/–■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
West Bromwich Albion FCAune Heggebo 9 G 4 A Isaac Price 8 G 2 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Reading FC and West Bromwich Albion FC is underway.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 16' The referee calls foul for Tom Ince. He receives a Yellow card.
- 21' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Conor Townsend suffering a number of foals already.
- 25' What a strike from Matt Phillips! The score is 0-1.
- 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
- 34' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 34.
- 39' 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.
- 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 49' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 54' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
- 59' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Matt Phillips.
- 65' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Andy Carroll is replaced by Yakou Meite.
- 66' Karlan Ahearne-Grant has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante on 66 minute.
- 71' Okay Yokuslu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 52 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 72' Goal! Taylor Gardner-Hickman scores his 7 goal in 377 matches.
- 73' Goal! Taylor Gardner-Hickman scores his 7 goal in 377 matches.
- 78' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 80' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jayson Molumby is hanging Jake Livermore on the field on 80 minute.
- 85' Jayson Molumby needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jed Wallace, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- Another three points for West Bromwich Albion FC.
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Lineups
Reading FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Andy Carroll ↓ Yakou Meite 65'
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Bench
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Yakou Meite ↑ 65'
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Coach Paul InceWest Bromwich Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Jake Livermore ↓ Jayson Molumby 80'
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- 15
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Grady Diangana ↓ Reyes Cleary 66'
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Jed Wallace ↓ Okay Yokuslu 80'
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Bench
- 19
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- 2
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Karlan Ahearne-Grant ↑ 66'
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35
Okay Yokuslu ↑ 80'
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Jayson Molumby ↑ 80'
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28
Reyes Cleary ↑ 66'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Callum Robinson 2 Dwight Gayle 2 Kyle Bartley 2 Taylor Gardner-Hickman 2 Dwight Gayle 2 Leandro Bacuna 1 Matheus Pereira 1 Leandro Bacuna 1 Head to Head
Reading FC Form
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 accuracy3 / 40.97 Reading FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.26 West Bromwich Albion FC xGI would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 62%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: West Bromwich Albion FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.23Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.1%0 – 0 13.1%0 – 1 12.4%1 – 0 9.2%0 – 2 Actual1 – 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.