CompetitionChampionship
Venue
- Venue
- St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Match
- Referee
- Andy Madley, England
- Round
- Round 3
- Date
- 2016-08-17T18:45:00Z
Newcastle (Home)
Reading (Away)
Head to head
Match headlines
- Joao Pedro injury update from Xabi Alonso ahead of Brentford vs Chelsea
- Jakirovic on team news, expectations and international break
- Jaissle 'has a decision to make' on Botman - Anderson
- Newcastle star likely to be blocked from playing vs Hull because of FA rules
- Bruno Guimaraes stayed the night at ex-Newcastle teammate’s house after Arsenal’s win at Sunderland
- Can you name Newcastle’s Xl from their 3-2 win over Barcelona, 1997?
- 'A fantastic occasion and the win puts the icing on the cake'
- Cole Campbell on his Bundesliga breakthrough, his big-time soccer mom, and life in Germany
Reading fired more attempts (13 vs 11 shots). Newcastle was more accurate in front of goal (64% on target vs 23%). Reading held more of the ball (58% possession).