West Bromwich Albion FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
West Bromwich Albion FC vs Reading FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.
- West Bromwich Albion FC 46 games · 51 pts (2025/26)
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 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 02 Jan Reading FC H 1–0 W 29 Dec Preston North End FC H 2–0 W 26 Dec Bristol City FC A 2–0 W 21 Dec Coventry City FC A 0–1 L 17 Dec Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W 12 Dec Sunderland AFC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L 30 Dec Norwich City FC A 1–1 D 27 Dec Swansea City AFC H 2–1 W 16 Dec Birmingham City FC A 2–3 L 10 Dec Coventry City FC H 1–0 W 12 Nov Hull City AFC A 2–1 W 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. West Bromwich Albion FC is hosting Reading FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joe Lumley made 378 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Ince, as he is very good at scoring at The Hawthorns with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
- 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
- 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 40' Conor Townsend has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 45' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 47' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Junior Hoilett on 51.
- 56' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 56.
- 57' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Matt Phillips departs to be replaced by Grady Diangana.
- 58' Another change for Reading FC made on 58 minute. Junior Hoilett leaves to be changed by Amadou Salif Mbengue.
- 60' GOAL! Daryl Dike scores on 60.
- 65' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 66' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Daryl Dike is replaced by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
- 71' It’s high time Paul Ince made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 72' Abdul Rahman Baba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nesta Guinness-Walker on 72 minute.
- 75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Amadou Salif Mbengue.
- 76' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a Yellow card on 76.
- 81' It looks like no one’s ball. West Bromwich Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 82' Another change for Reading FC made on 82 minute. Jeff Hendrick leaves to be changed by Femi Azeez.
- 87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 379 games and scored 433 goals.
- 88' Semi Ajayi is replacing Erik Pieters for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
- 89' Taylor Gardner-Hickman is replacing Jed Wallace for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
- With this win, West Bromwich Albion FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
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John Swift ↓ Tom Rogic 66'
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Matt Phillips ↓ Grady Diangana 57'
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Erik Pieters ↓ Semi Ajayi 88'
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Bench
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Brandon Thomas-Asante ↑ 66'
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Grady Diangana ↑ 57'
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Semi Ajayi ↑ 88'
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Tom Rogic ↑ 66'
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Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↑ 89'
Coach Carlos CorberánReading FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Yakou Meite ↓ Shane Long 72'
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Jeff Hendrick ↓ Femi Azeez 82'
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Andy Carroll ↓ Lucas Joao 72'
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Bench
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Shane Long ↑ 72'
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Lucas Joao ↑ 72'
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Abdul Rahman Baba ↑ 72'
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Femi Azeez ↑ 82'
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Amadou Salif Mbengue ↑ 58'
Coach Paul Ince -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Dwight Gayle 2 Callum Robinson 2 Dwight Gayle 2 Kyle Bartley 2 Taylor Gardner-Hickman 2 Daryl Dike 1 Kyle Bartley 1 Harvey Barnes 1 Head to Head
West Bromwich Albion FC Form
2023-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Reading FC W 2022-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2022-12-26 Bristol City FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-12-21 Coventry City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-12-17 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2022-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.45 West Bromwich Albion FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.73 Reading FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: West Bromwich Albion FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.18Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 64% 36% ± 2.5 37% 63% ± 3.5 18% 82% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 83%Draw or Reading FC 43%West Bromwich Albion FC or Reading FC 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 Actual0 – 0 13.5%1 – 1 12.8%2 – 0 11.4%2 – 1 8.4%0 – 1 7.1%3 – 0 5.4%1 – 2 4.2%3 – 1 4.2%2 – 2 3.2%0 – 2 2.9%4 – 0 2%Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC
Handicap West Bromwich Albion FC covers Push Reading FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 16% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 26% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 83% — 17% +1 83% 12% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet 48% ✗Reading FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.