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Reading vs Sheffield United — Championship
1-3
Sheffield United
Going into the match, Reading had won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 0.7 goals a game; Sheffield United had won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 in 10, scoring 0.9.
Match report
Home form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 5, lost 3 (D L D L W). 0.7 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 60% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at Swansea · 18 Aug 2009
- L 3-0 at Newcastle · 15 Aug 2009
- D 0-0 vs Nott'm Forest · 8 Aug 2009
- L 1-2 vs Birmingham · 3 May 2009
- W 0-2 at Norwich · 27 Apr 2009
- W 0-2 at Derby · 21 Apr 2009
Away form going in: Sheffield United
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 4, lost 1 (D W D D W). 0.9 scored per game, 0.3 conceded, 10% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 70% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs Leicester · 18 Aug 2009
- W 2-0 vs Watford · 15 Aug 2009
- D 0-0 at Middlesbrough · 7 Aug 2009
- D 0-0 at Crystal Palace · 3 May 2009
- W 1-0 vs Swansea · 25 Apr 2009
- L 1-0 at Burnley · 20 Apr 2009
Match statistics
| Reading | Metric | Sheffield United |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Total shots | 11 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 6 | QPR | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Charlton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Lincoln | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Birmingham | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 12 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Derby | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 23 | Preston | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 3 |