Reading v Middlesbrough Live Commentary & Result, 20/02/2021, Championship

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	NOR Norwich City	41	27	9	5	65	28	+37	90	W W D D W
2	WAT Watford	41	24	10	7	59	27	+32	82	W D W W W
3	SWA Swansea City	41	22	9	10	50	31	+19	75	W W L L L
4	BRE Brentford	40	20	13	7	71	40	+31	73	W D D D D
5	BOR AFC Bournemouth	41	20	11	10	66	40	+26	71	W W W W W
6	BAR Barnsley	41	21	8	12	54	44	+10	71	W W D L W
7	REA Reading	42	19	10	13	57	46	+11	67	D L W D D
8	CAR Cardiff City	42	16	12	14	58	46	+12	60	D D L L W
9	MIL Millwall	41	14	16	11	41	40	+1	58	L W W W L
10	MID Middlesbrough	41	16	9	16	48	45	+3	57	L D L L W
11	QPR Queens Park Rangers	41	15	11	15	48	50	-2	56	L W L W D
12	STO Stoke City	41	14	13	14	45	46	-1	55	L L W W D
13	LUT Luton Town	40	15	8	17	35	46	-11	53	W L L W W
14	BBR Blackburn Rovers	42	13	11	18	54	48	+6	50	W D L L D
15	BRC Bristol City	41	15	5	21	40	55	-15	50	D L L L D
16	NOT Nottingham Forest	41	12	13	16	34	39	-5	49	D W W D L
17	PNE Preston North End	41	14	6	21	41	55	-14	48	L W D L L
18	COV Coventry City	41	11	12	18	37	56	-19	45	W L W L D
19	BIR Birmingham City	41	11	12	18	31	50	-19	45	W D W L W
20	HUD Huddersfield Town	41	11	11	19	43	62	-19	44	L D L D D
21	DER Derby County	42	11	10	21	31	48	-17	43	L L L W L
22	ROT Rotherham United	39	11	6	22	41	53	-12	39	L W D L L
23	SHW Sheffield Wednesday	41	11	8	22	34	54	-20	35	L L W L W
24	WYW Wycombe Wanderers	41	8	9	24	30	64	-34	33	L W W D L

Match ends, Reading 0, Middlesbrough 2.

90' + 6' Second Half ends, Reading 0, Middlesbrough 2.

90' + 5' Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Michael Morrison.

90' + 1' Attempt saved. Tom McIntyre (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Cabral.

A. Fletcher

Yellow Card

90' + 1' Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card.

90' Michael Morrison (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90' Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).

89' Attempt missed. Michael Morrison (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sone Aluko with a cross following a set piece situation.

89' Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.

89' Foul by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Middlesbrough).

88' Attempt missed. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.

87' Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Michael Morrison.

S. Aluko

M. Olise

86' Substitution, Reading. Sone Aluko replaces Michael Olise.

84' Attempt saved. Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Bola.

83' Foul by Tom McIntyre (Reading).

83' Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

83' Attempt saved. Michael Morrison (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota.

80' Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Rafael Cabral.

80' Attempt saved. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marvin Johnson.

79' Lewis Gibson (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

79' Foul by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Middlesbrough).

G. Puşcaş

O. Ejaria

78' Substitution, Reading. George Puscas replaces Ovie Ejaria.

G. Saville

N. Kebano

78' Substitution, Middlesbrough. George Saville replaces Neeskens Kebano.

N. Mendez-Laing

D. Fisher

78' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing replaces Darnell Fisher.

75' Lewis Gibson (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

75' Foul by Darnell Fisher (Middlesbrough).

74' Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).

74' Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

73' Attempt blocked. Josh Laurent (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise.

J. Howson

Yellow Card

71' Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

71' Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.

71' Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).

69' Foul by Tomás Esteves (Reading).

69' Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

67' Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

67' Foul by Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough).

66' Offside, Reading. Ovie Ejaria tries a through ball, but Michael Olise is caught offside.

M. Johnson

D. Watmore

65' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson replaces Duncan Watmore.

62' Attempt missed. Andy Yiadom (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Esteves.

60' Michael Morrison (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

60' Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).

A. Rinomhota

Yellow Card

59' Andy Rinomhota (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

59' Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Reading).

59' Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

57' Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

57' Foul by Darnell Fisher (Middlesbrough).

54' Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

54' Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).

51' Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

51' Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).

50' Corner, Reading. Conceded by Patrick McNair.

50' Attempt blocked. Lucas João (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.

49' Tomás Esteves (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.

49' Foul by Marc Bola (Middlesbrough).

48' Attempt missed. Tomás Esteves (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

48' Corner, Reading. Conceded by Dael Fry.

47' Hand ball by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).

46' Michael Olise (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

46' Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).

Tomás Esteves

Alfa Semedo

45' Substitution, Reading. Tomás Esteves replaces Alfa Semedo.

L. Gibson

O. Richards

45' Substitution, Reading. Lewis Gibson replaces Omar Richards.

Second Half begins Reading 0, Middlesbrough 2.

45' + 4' First Half ends, Reading 0, Middlesbrough 2.

45' + 1' Attempt saved. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonny Howson.

O. Richards

Yellow Card

43' Omar Richards (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

42' Foul by Omar Richards (Reading).

42' Darnell Fisher (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.

41' Foul by Alfa Semedo (Reading).

41' Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.

37' Corner, Reading. Conceded by Marc Bola.

36' Offside, Middlesbrough. Dael Fry tries a through ball, but Marc Bola is caught offside.

34' Attempt missed. Tom McIntyre (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.

33' Corner, Reading. Conceded by Marc Bola.

M. Bola

Sam Morsy

29' Goal! Reading 0, Middlesbrough 2. Marc Bola (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sam Morsy.

27' Attempt missed. Ovie Ejaria (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Laurent.

26' Attempt blocked. Neeskens Kebano (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

24' Attempt blocked. Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

23' Omar Richards (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.

23' Foul by Darnell Fisher (Middlesbrough).

A. Fletcher

D. Fry

22' Goal! Reading 0, Middlesbrough 1. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dael Fry with a headed pass following a set piece situation.

21' Foul by Josh Laurent (Reading).

21' Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

20' Attempt missed. Lucas João (Reading) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.

19' Corner, Reading. Conceded by Patrick McNair.

19' Andy Rinomhota (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

19' Foul by Neeskens Kebano (Middlesbrough).

19' Attempt saved. Andy Yiadom (Reading) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross.

18' Josh Laurent (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.

18' Foul by Sam Morsy (Middlesbrough).

17' Attempt blocked. Michael Olise (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ovie Ejaria.

15' Offside, Middlesbrough. Duncan Watmore tries a through ball, but Neeskens Kebano is caught offside.

14' Offside, Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher tries a through ball, but Duncan Watmore is caught offside.

13' Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.

11' Attempt missed. Andy Rinomhota (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Olise.

10' Offside, Middlesbrough. Patrick McNair tries a through ball, but Dael Fry is caught offside.

7' Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Reading).

7' Duncan Watmore (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

3' Ovie Ejaria (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

3' Foul by Anfernee Dijksteel (Middlesbrough).

2' Offside, Reading. Omar Richards tries a through ball, but Ovie Ejaria is caught offside.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Reading v Middlesbrough Live Commentary, 20/02/2021

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