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

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Championship · 2022-23

West Bromwich Albion FC

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Reading FC

Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 15:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 47' Tom McIntyre

Y 51' Junior Hoilett

Y 56' Joe Lumley

Y 75' Amadou Salif Mbengue

Tom Rogic 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

West Bromwich Albion FC vs Reading FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals Reading FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Reading FC 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

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

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

Reading FC

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 history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' West Bromwich Albion FC have kicked off against Reading FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' 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 Nesta Guinness-Walker suffering a number of foals already.
10' Yakou Meite, a Ivory Coast , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Scott Dann is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Bromwich Albion FC tonight.
20' West Bromwich Albion FC have won 494 goals from 385 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
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' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
47' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. Tom McIntyre gets a Yellow card.
51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Junior Hoilett.
56' That is a Yellow card for Reading FC. Joe Lumley will be fuming at that decision.
57' The West Bromwich Albion FC bench stirs into life. Matt Phillips is withdrawn and Grady Diangana gets his opportunity.
58' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Junior Hoilett exits the field as Amadou Salif Mbengue enters on 58.
60' What a moment for Daryl Dike! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
65' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
66' A tactical swap from West Bromwich Albion FC — Brandon Thomas-Asante on, Daryl Dike off on 66 minutes.
71' West Bromwich Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
72' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Nesta Guinness-Walker exits the field as Abdul Rahman Baba enters on 72.
75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Amadou Salif Mbengue.
76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Tom Rogic.
81' Alex Palmer needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
82' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Jeff Hendrick exits the field as Femi Azeez enters on 82.
87' West Bromwich Albion FC is showing some good football. However, West Bromwich Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
88' Fresh legs for West Bromwich Albion FC! Semi Ajayi comes on to replace Erik Pieters.
89' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Taylor Gardner-Hickman is hanging Jed Wallace on the field on 89 minute.
1-0 the final result. Reading FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

19
John Swift ↓ Tom Rogic 66'
4
Dara O'Shea
3
Conor Townsend
10
Matt Phillips ↓ Grady Diangana 57'
15
Erik Pieters ↓ Semi Ajayi 88'
17
Jed Wallace ↓ Taylor Gardner-Hickman 89'
2
Darnell Furlong
35
Okay Yokuslu
24
Alex Palmer
14
Jayson Molumby
12
Daryl Dike ↓ Brandon Thomas-Asante 66'

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Yakou Meite ↓ Shane Long 72'
17
Andy Yiadom
6
Scott Dann
8
Jeff Hendrick ↓ Femi Azeez 82'
10
Tom Ince
2
Andy Carroll ↓ Lucas Joao 72'
23
Junior Hoilett ↓ Amadou Salif Mbengue 58'
1
Joe Lumley
22
Loum Ndiaye
18
Nesta Guinness-Walker ↓ Abdul Rahman Baba 72'
5
Tom McIntyre

Bench

7
Shane Long ↑ 72'
9
Lucas Joao ↑ 72'
24
Naby Sarr
21
Dean Bouzanis
12
Abdul Rahman Baba ↑ 72'
15
Femi Azeez ↑ 82'
27
Amadou Salif Mbengue ↑ 58'

Coach Paul Ince

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dwight Gayle	2
Kyle Bartley	2
Taylor Gardner-Hickman	2
Dwight Gayle	2
Callum Robinson	2
Karlan Ahearne-Grant	1
Matt Phillips	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

Reading FC Form

2023-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2022-12-30 Norwich City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2022-12-27 Reading FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2022-12-16 Birmingham City FC 3–2 Reading FC L 2022-12-10 Reading FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2022-11-12 Hull City AFC 1–2 Reading FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.45 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.73 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC57% Draw27% Reading FC16%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC35% Draw51% Reading FC14%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 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

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.