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EFL Championship · Sat 7 Aug 2021 · bet365 Stadium

Stoke City
3–2 Full time
Reading
  • Nick Powell 25'
  • Jacob Brown 28'
  • Sam Surridge 85'
  • John Swift 26'
  • Liam Moore 61'

The story

Stoke City beat Reading 3-2 at bet365 Stadium in EFL Championship, matchday 1.

Stoke City's goals came from Nick Powell (25'), Jacob Brown (28') and Sam Surridge (85'); John Swift (26') and Liam Moore (61') replied for Reading.

It was 2-1 at half-time.

Reading had 53% of the ball and 11 shots to Stoke City's 18.

Written from the match data (Statorium).

Match stats

Stoke City Reading

47%Possession53%
18Shots11
6On target5
6Corners9
16Fouls7
2Offsides1
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Statorium.

Key moments

  1. 25' Nick Powell Goal · Stoke City 1-0 Assist: Tommy Smith
  2. 26' John Swift Goal · Reading 1-1
  3. 28' Jacob Brown Goal · Stoke City 2-1 Assist: Nick Powell
  4. 61' Liam Moore Goal · Reading 2-2 Assist: John Swift
  5. 85' Sam Surridge Goal · Stoke City 3-2 Assist: Tommy Smith

Line-ups

Stoke City

  1. Josef BursikGoalkeeper
  2. Tommy SmithDefender
  3. Ben WilmotDefender
  4. Morgan FoxDefender
  5. Danny BatthDefender
  6. Josh Tymonoff 78'Defender
  7. Mario Vrancicoff 88'Midfielder
  8. Joe AllenMidfielder
  9. Nick Powelloff 73'Midfielder
  10. Jacob BrownForward
  11. Steven Fletcheroff 73'Forward

Subs used: Sam Surridge (73'), Sam Clucas (73'), Alfie Doughty (78'), Jordan Thompson (88')

Reading

  1. Rafael CabralGoalkeeper
  2. Tom McIntyreDefender
  3. Ethan BristowDefender
  4. Andy YiadomDefender
  5. Michael MorrisonDefender
  6. Liam MooreDefender
  7. Josh LaurentMidfielder
  8. Andy RinomhotaMidfielder
  9. Femi Azeezoff 88'Midfielder
  10. John Swiftoff 77'Midfielder
  11. Lucas Joãooff 77'Forward

Subs used: George Pușcaș (77'), Dejan Tetek (77'), Tom Holmes (88')

Full timeline

Every goal and card (7)
  1. 24' 🟨 Liam Moore
  2. 25' ⚽ Nick Powellassist Tommy Smith
  3. 26' ⚽ John Swift
  4. 28' ⚽ Jacob Brownassist Nick Powell
  5. 61' ⚽ Liam Mooreassist John Swift
  6. 85' ⚽ Sam Surridgeassist Tommy Smith
  7. 90' 🟨 Josh Laurent

Head to head

2Stoke City wins2Draws2Reading wins

Last 6 meetings

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