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Championship · 2016/2017
Blackburn 2-3 Reading
Away

Match Report

Reading
D Samuel (32) L Moore (60) G Evans (90)
Blackburn
D Graham (44) W Brown (73)

League Position — 2016/2017

Post-Match Fans' Opinion

  • PI PieEater 17 Dec 2016 · 6:56pm

    It's always good to get a last minute winner but really this game could have gone either way. First half we started well and created some good opportunities and it looked like Blackburn were there for the taking. One great save from a McCleary shot, then some how we scored. A ball over the top to Samuel who took it wide and it looked to me like he'd hit the side netting and the adverts. Everyone else though the same as pretty well nobody celerbrated. The Blackburn video screen (pathetically) decided not to show the goal so I really dont know if it was a great shot or keeper error. Then Blackburn came back into to it, Emnes hit the…

  • IR Ian Royal 17 Dec 2016 · 7:02pm

    Watching the highlights, it looked like a clever finish from Samuel that caught the keeper by surprise. Rather than firing across him at the inside of the far post as you'd expect, he seemed to shape that way, but actually went for the near post with a little bend round the keeper. At least that's the impression I got on a first view anyway. Somewhat lucky he fooled the keeper... I think it was quite saveable if he'd been wise to it.

  • LW Lower West 17 Dec 2016 · 9:03pm

    Ewood was a decent ground, but oddly there's no clock. Was behind you. :lol:

  • AR arthurfondrelli 17 Dec 2016 · 10:07pm

    Good fun today. Agree it could have gone either way but I guess it's very promising that it's gone our way again. Al-Habsi - 6 - not too much to report here Gunter - 6 - again, pretty steady from Gunter. Good throw-in for the third goal Moore - 8 - oozes class. Good effort for his goal McShane - 6 - steady once again Blackett - 5 - looked a little shaky at times but still learning Evans - 8 - certainly an unsung hero of this team Van den Berg - 6 - put himself about but not too much effect Kelly - 8 - fantastic second half McCleary - 8 - our main outlet and looked dangerous Beerens - 6 - got a lot of the ball first half. Could have…

  • LW Lower West 18 Dec 2016 · 12:00am

    Goal was very strange with no one celebrating as it really didn't look like it went in The whole ground went dead quiet. Appeared if the ball had hit the side netting and rolled back from where I was watching. Even some of the Reading players looked surprised. Really enjoyable to see a team come together. Under a manager who wants to play a different style of football. Every so often there's glimpses of what's to come.

  • MH Mike Hunt 18 Dec 2016 · 8:11am

    from the replay for Samuel's goal, the pass from G-Mac was sublime. It was a reverse pass, not over the top. Listening to Dellor and Gooding, Blackburn sounded like a one trick pony, and their only main outlet seemed to be from set pieces. Not sure if the same was saw at the ground?

  • LW Lower West 18 Dec 2016 · 9:33am

    Listening to Dellor and Gooding, Blackburn sounded like a one trick pony, and their only main outlet seemed to be from set pieces. Not sure if the same was saw at the ground? As was the case at Rotherham. Aerial assault is a weakness.

  • LW Lower West 18 Dec 2016 · 9:33am

    Listening to Dellor and Gooding, Blackburn sounded like a one trick pony, and their only main outlet seemed to be from set pieces. Not sure if the same was saw at the ground? As was the case at Rotherham. Aerial assault is a noticeable weakness.

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This Championship game took place 3487 days ago in the 2016/2017 season.