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FA Cup · Sat 7 Jan 2023 · Select Car Leasing Stadium (The Mad Stad)

Reading
2–0 Full time
Watford
  • Kelvin Abrefa 45+3'
  • Shane Long 90+3'

    The story

    Reading beat Watford 2-0 at Select Car Leasing Stadium (The Mad Stad) in FA Cup, matchday 3.

    The goals came from Kelvin Abrefa (45+3') and Shane Long (90+3').

    It was 1-0 at half-time.

    Reading had 61% of the ball and 8 shots to Watford's 6.

    Written from the match data (Statorium).

    Match stats

    Reading Watford

    61%Possession39%
    8Shots6
    3On target3
    4Corners4
    11Fouls16
    2Offsides1
    2Yellow cards2
    0Red cards0

    Statorium.

    Key moments

    1. 45+3' Kelvin Abrefa Goal · Reading 1-0
    2. 90+3' Shane Long Goal · Reading 2-0 Assist: Tom McIntyre

    Line-ups

    Reading

    1. Dean BouzanisGoalkeeper
    2. Scott DannDefender
    3. Abdul Rahman Babaoff 86'Defender
    4. Tom McIntyreDefender
    5. Kelvin AbrefaDefender
    6. Naby SarrDefender
    7. Amadou MbengueMidfielder
    8. Femi Azeezoff 70'Midfielder
    9. Sam Hutchinsonoff 46'Midfielder
    10. Shane LongForward
    11. Lucas Joãooff 79'Forward

    Subs used: Mamadou Loum (46'), Andy Carroll (70'), Michael Craig (79'), Nesta Guinness-Walker (86')

    Watford

    1. Maduka OkoyeGoalkeeper
    2. William Troost-EkongDefender
    3. Francisco SierraltaDefender
    4. James MorrisDefender
    5. Mario Gasparoff 46'Defender
    6. Mattie PollockDefender
    7. Yaser AsprillaMidfielder
    8. Ismaël KonéMidfielder
    9. Joseph HungboMidfielder
    10. Adrian Blakeoff 46'Forward
    11. Michael Adu-PokuForward

    Subs used: Leandro Bacuna (46'), Ryan Andrews (46'), Jack Grieves (54')

    Full timeline

    Every goal and card (6)
    1. 13' 🟨 Sam Hutchinson
    2. 45+3' ⚽ Kelvin Abrefa
    3. 59' 🟨 James Morris
    4. 69' 🟨 Amadou Mbengue
    5. 86' 🟨 Michael Adu-Poku
    6. 90+3' ⚽ Shane Longassist Tom McIntyre

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