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12/10/2032, Madejski Stadium, Reading, England
EFL Cup, Round 4

Reading Vs Forest

Reading play in a 3-4-3 Att formation, and line up with: D Mattox (GK) , S Lemmond (CB) , K Flanagan (CB) , P Yarwood (CB) , I Carrick (CM) , M Pugh (CM) , M McClellan (CM) , N Farrell (CAM) , J Dykes (RW) , S Sloss (LW) , R Garmon (ST) And the subs are: G Harrison (CB) , I Cary (CB) , J McNiel (CM) , C Flanagan (CM) , M Shine (ST)

Forest play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: M Nixon (GK) , J Rivero (CB) , D Moreman (CB) , J Murray (CB) , F Gallagher (RB) , D Parry (LB) , M McGill (CDM) , P Brody (CAM) , D Gartley (RM) , J McDermott (LM) , A McGowan (ST) And the subs are: R Shadden (CB) , S McCardell (CB) , A Belches (CM) , D Gwenn (CM) , D Wenzell (ST)

Welcome to Madejski Stadium in Reading, England where Reading will face Nottingham Forest.  This is round 4 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 24000.

1' - Reading kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Kieran Flanagan passes to Matt Pugh.  Matt Pugh plays the ball to Kieran Flanagan.  Kieran Flanagan finds Inigo Carrick with a short pass.  Inigo Carrick attempts to use his skills to beat Frank Gallagher and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

5' - Inigo Carrick sees a run from Nathan Farrell.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Nathan Farrell has strayed offside!  

7' - Dave Gartley passes a long ball to Juan Rivero.  Juan Rivero spots a run from Paul Brody.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Paul Brody takes the ball.  Paul Brody looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Dominic Mattox!  

10' - Nathan Farrell spots a run from John Dykes.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

16' - Kieran Flanagan slides the ball to Nathan Farrell.  Nathan Farrell strikes the ball from distance...but Mark Nixon manages to stop the shot!  

23' - Mark Nixon plays a short pass to Denton Parry.  Sam Lemmond dispossesses Denton Parry and the ball goes loose.  Paul Yarwood finds Sam Lemmond with a long ball.  Dave Gartley dispossesses Sam Lemmond and takes the ball.  Dave Gartley spots a run from John McDermott.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and John McDermott takes the ball.  John McDermott attempts a shot...and its in! It's a nice goal from John McDermott for Forest!  The keeper had no chance!

24' - Reading kick the ball off for the restart.  

27' - Matt Pugh plays a short pass to Nathan Farrell.  Nathan Farrell plays the ball to Sam Lemmond.  Sam Lemmond passes a long ball to Kieran Flanagan.  Kieran Flanagan spots a run from Inigo Carrick.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Inigo Carrick is able to control the ball.  Inigo Carrick attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

28' - Mark Nixon spots a run from Paul Brody.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

30' - John Dykes finds Matt Pugh with a long pass.  Matt Pugh spots a run from Max McClellan.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

32' - Dave Gartley plays a long pass to Paul Brody.  Paul Brody attempts to use his skills to beat Inigo Carrick and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

33' - Paul Brody spots a run from Andy McGowan.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Andy McGowan has strayed offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Forest kick the ball off for the restart.  

47' - Denton Parry passes to Jamie Murray.  Jamie Murray passes the ball to Frank Gallagher.  Frank Gallagher sees a run from Paul Brody.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

52' - John Dykes finds Paul Yarwood with a long pass.  Paul Yarwood sees Matt Pugh making a run.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Paul Yarwood is going to be taken off.  Gavin Harrison joins the game from the bench.  

57' - Paul Brody tackles Gavin Harrison and takes possession.  Paul Brody passes the ball to Mike McGill.  Mike McGill crosses the ball, finding John McDermott.  John McDermott looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...and its in! It's a nice goal from John McDermott for Forest!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

58' - Reading kick the ball off for the restart.  

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Inigo Carrick will come off.  Charles Flanagan joins the game from the bench.  

65' - Mike McGill finds Jamie Murray with a long pass.  Jamie Murray spots a run from Paul Brody.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Paul Brody is able to control the ball.  Paul Brody takes a shot...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  The linesman signals its a corner for Forest.  Frank Gallagher places the ball to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box and finds Andy McGowan.  Andy McGowan jumps up and gets his head to the ball towards the top corner...but the keeper manages to tip the shot over the crossbar!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Forest.  John McDermott will take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Nathan Farrell.  

67' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sam Sloss will come off.  Mark Shine is brought on from the bench.  

69' - Juan Rivero plays a long pass to Dave Gartley.  Dave Gartley whips in a cross and finds Mike McGill.  Mike McGill gets above the defence and directs a header towards goal...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

71' - Dominic Mattox spots a run from John Dykes.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and John Dykes is able to control the ball.  John Dykes tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Mark Nixon!  

76' - Sam Lemmond passes to Matt Pugh.  Matt Pugh sees Nathan Farrell making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

78' - Dave Gartley finds Jamie Murray with a long pass.  Jamie Murray sees a run from Mike McGill.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Mike McGill has strayed offside!  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Dave Moreman is going to be taken off.  Steven McCardell joins the game from the bench.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Andy McGowan is going to be taken off.  Davin Wenzell is going to be brought on.  

82' - Max McClellan sees Mark Shine making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Mark Shine is able to take the ball.  Mark Shine hits a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but Mark Nixon manages to stop the shot!  

85' - Mark Nixon finds John McDermott with a short pass.  John McDermott whips in a cross, but Gavin Harrison intercepts and takes possession.  

85' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jamie Murray will come off.  Roger Shadden joins the game from the bench.  

88' - Dave Gartley finds Davin Wenzell with a long pass.  Davin Wenzell attempts to beat Nathan Farrell using his skills, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

91' - Davin Wenzell plays the ball to Paul Brody.  Paul Brody attempts to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...and Paul Brody scores!  That's a good goal from the Forest player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Reading 0 - 3 Nottingham Forest.