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Rotherham- T. Adeyemi
- L. Grabban
- J. Swift
ReadingFT 2–1
Venue
Select Car Leasing Stadium
Reading, Berkshire · England
- Address
- Shooters Way / Junction 11, M4
- Surface
- grass
- Capacity
- 24200
Match
Chris Kavanagh, England
Round 43
- Referee
- Chris Kavanagh, England
- Round
- 43
- Date
Competition
League · England
- Country
- England (GB-ENG)
- Season
- 2016
- Dates
- 2016-08-05 → 2017-05-29
Match statistics
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Visual snapshot of possession, chance quality, and shooting.
Possession
74%74%26%26%
Total shots
1673%627%
Shots on target
975%325%
Team form & competition
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- #3 Position
- 85 Points
- 26-7-13 W-D-L
- 68/64 Goals F/A
- Best wins
- 3-0 / 0-3
- Worst defeats
- 1-2 / 7-1
- #24 Position
- 23 Points
- 5-8-33 W-D-L
- 40/98 Goals F/A
- Best wins
- 3-2
- Worst defeats
- 1-3 / 5-0
Head to head
View all3Readingwins
1Drawsmatches
1Rotherhamwins
Recorded meetings: 5 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
- Highest scoring
- Rotherham 2–1 Reading
- Reading most goals
- Reading 3–0 Rotherham
- Rotherham most goals
- Rotherham 2–1 Reading
Match headlines
James McClean's dream return to hometown club turns into a nightmare: Derry City attempt to rip up poppy-protest footballer's contract - with defiant star, 37, set for training ground showdown
James McClean's homecoming story looks to have taken a sour turn after his club informed the 37-year-old that they intended to rip up his contract.
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Reading fired more attempts (16 vs 6 shots). Reading held more of the ball (74% possession).