Reading v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Reading 3–1 Nottingham Forest

Championship · Tue, 31 Oct 2017 20:00 GMT

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Reading 3–1 Nottingham Forest — Reading won this Championship match.

Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Reading 3–1 Nottingham Forest · Championship
Referee: Paul Tierney, England
Recent form: Reading 1W 0D 4L · Nottingham Forest 3W 0D 2L

Reading 3–1 Nottingham Forest (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.5 / 2.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3 / 3.8

Corners

against 2.67 / 5.8 · 0 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

2 / 5.2

Shots on target

against 4 / 4.4 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2.33 / 1.6

Cards

against 1.67 / 1.6 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

2.88 yellows

Referee · Paul Tierney, England

1.38 home / 1.5 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 October 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 October 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Reading for / against	Line	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3 for · 2.67 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	3.8 for · 5.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	7.67 for · 11 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	14.6 for · 13.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	2 for · 4 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	5.2 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	15 for · 11.67 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	8.2 for · 11.4 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.33 for · 1.67 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1.6 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: Paul Tierney, England — 2.88 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 23.25 fouls over 8 matches (1.38 to the home side, 1.5 to the away side).

Home 1.38Away 1.5

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Obita n 3	40.3	5.2 3/3	1.5 2/0	—
Joey Van den Berg n 8	87.3	2.4 8/5	1.8 7/6	—
G. Evans n 6	57.2	1.8 4/3	0.3 1/0	—
L. Bacuna n 8	78.8	1.7 7/3	1.9 8/3	—
P. Clement n 8	41.8	1.6 5/1	1.1 4/0	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Böðvarsson n 8	45.5	2.7 6/4	0.5 2/0
M. Barrow n 8	58	2.5 6/4	0.8 3/1
L. Kelly n 8	64.6	2.1 4/3	0.7 3/1
J. Swift n 7	65	2 5/3	0.6 3/0
A. Popa n 5	66.2	1.6 3/1	0.8 1/1

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Böðvarsson n 8	45.5	0.2 1/0	0.5 1/1
M. Barrow n 8	58	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
S. Aluko n 8	82	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
G. Evans n 6	57.2	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
L. Kelly n 8	64.6	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Moore n 8	90	0 0/0
C. Gunter n 8	88.3	0 0/0
Joey Van den Berg n 8	87.3	0 0/0
P. McShane n 8	83.1	0 0/0
S. Aluko n 8	82	0 0/0

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Mannone n 8	90	2.1 4/3

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Bridcutt n 8	90	2.3 7/7	1.6 7/4	—
D. Vaughan n 6	72	2.3 6/4	0.6 3/0	—
T. Walker n 3	13.3	2.3 1/0	4.5 1/1	—
M. Carayol n 5	19.8	1.8 2/0	0.9 1/0	—
M. Mills n 8	90	1.6 7/3	0.6 4/1	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Walker n 3	13.3	4.5 2/0	2.3 1/0
J. Cummings n 8	57	4.3 6/5	1 3/2
K. Dowell n 8	67.3	3.7 7/6	1.7 5/3
M. Carayol n 5	19.8	2.7 2/1	0.9 1/0
D. Murphy n 8	82.1	2.6 8/5	1.2 6/2

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Carayol n 5	19.8	0.9 1/0	0 0/0
B. McKay n 8	71.3	0.2 1/0	0.6 4/0
K. Dowell n 8	67.3	0.7 2/1	0 0/0
D. Murphy n 8	82.1	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
A. Traoré n 8	81.6	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Bridcutt n 8	90	0 0/0
T. Darikwa n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Mills n 8	90	0 0/0
J. Worrall n 8	87.1	0 0/0
D. Murphy n 8	82.1	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Smith n 8	90	2.8 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Rating
V. Mannone	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
L. Bacuna	90	0	1	1	1	2	7.5
P. McShane	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
C. Gunter	90	0	0	2	2	0	6.6
D. Edwards	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
S. Aluko	90	1	0	1	1	1	7.5
J. Swift	90	2	0	4	3	1	8.5
M. Barrow	83	0	1	1	0	3	7.1
S. Smith	60	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
Joey Van den Berg	45	0	0	0	0	1	7.1
P. Clement sub	45	0	1	0	0	2	6.7
Y. Kermorgant sub	30	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
R. Beerens sub	7	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
J. Smith	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
T. Darikwa	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.4
J. Worrall	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Mancienne	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
E. Lichaj	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	5.8
L. Bridcutt	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	6.7
K. Dowell	90	0	1	1	1	5	0	6.7
B. Osborn	90	1	0	3	2	1	0	8.1
D. Vaughan	74	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.3
J. Cummings	68	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.6
B. McKay	63	0	0	3	0	0	0	6.8
M. Carayol	27	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
T. Walker	22	0	0	2	2	0	0	6.8
A. Bouchalakis	16	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Reading v Nottingham Forest — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ReadingLLWLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestLWLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Reading#18 pos32 pts31 pl-7 GD

Nottingham Forest#17 pos35 pts31 pl-15 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored1.1

Nottingham Forest scored1.13

Reading conceded1.32

Nottingham Forest conceded1.61

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