Reading v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Reading 0–2 Sheffield Utd

Championship · Sat, 08 Dec 2018 17:30 GMT

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Reading 0–2 Sheffield Utd — Sheffield Utd won this Championship match.

Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Reading 0–2 Sheffield Utd · Championship
Referee: James Linington, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Reading 0 · draws 0 · Sheffield Utd 2 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Reading 1W 3D 1L · Sheffield Utd 1W 2D 2L

Reading 0–2 Sheffield Utd (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 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 9.67

Corners

against 7 / 4.17 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.63 / 3.5

Shots on target

against 6.63 / 4.17 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.88 / 1.33

Cards

against 2 / 1.83 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.64 yellows

Referee · James Linington, England

1.45 home / 2.18 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 December 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 December 2018. 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	Sheffield Utd for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 7 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	9.67 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	10.63 for · 18.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.67 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.63 for · 6.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.5 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.5 for · 9.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.83 for · 10.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: James Linington, England — 3.64 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 20.82 fouls over 11 matches (1.45 to the home side, 2.18 to the away side).

Home 1.45Away 2.18

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. 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. Swift n 8	62.4	1.8 5/3	1.3 4/3	—
L. Bacuna n 8	88.9	1.6 8/4	1.5 7/4	G. Baldock
Y. Meïté n 8	70.3	1.6 7/3	1 4/2	—
A. Rinomhota n 7	57.9	1.6 4/2	1.8 3/2	D. McGoldrick
A. Yiadom n 8	90	1.5 7/4	0.8 4/2	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Meïté n 8	70.3	4.5 8/6	2.2 7/4
D. Namaso n 3	61.7	2.9 3/1	0.5 1/0
J. Böðvarsson n 8	59.5	2.5 6/3	1.5 5/3
J. Swift n 8	62.4	2.2 5/3	0.4 2/0
S. Baldock n 8	69.1	2 6/5	0.7 4/0

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Y. Meïté n 8	70.3	1 4/2	0.2 1/0
J. Böðvarsson n 8	59.5	1.1 4/2	0 0/0
L. Bacuna n 8	88.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
S. Baldock n 8	69.1	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
M. Barrow n 8	53.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Sims n 8	31	2.5 4/2
L. Kelly n 8	76.6	1.9 6/4
A. Rinomhota n 7	57.9	1.8 5/3
M. Barrow n 8	53.4	1.5 4/2
T. Blackett n 8	90	1.4 7/3

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Jaakkola n 8	90	4.6 8/6
S. Walker n 8	90	3.6 6/5

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. 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
D. McGoldrick n 8	70	1.8 5/4	0.2 1/0	A. Rinomhota
P. Coutts n 8	27.1	1.7 4/0	0.8 2/0	—
B. Woodburn n 8	25.8	1.7 4/0	1.3 2/1	—
M. Johnson n 8	20	1.7 2/1	0.6 1/0	—
G. Baldock n 8	62.6	1.6 5/4	0.9 4/1	L. Bacuna

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. McGoldrick n 8	70	3.7 7/6	1.4 6/3
C. Washington n 8	25.8	3.1 5/2	0.9 2/0
B. Woodburn n 8	25.8	2.6 2/1	0.4 1/0
L. Clarke n 8	46.3	2.2 4/3	1 3/1
M. Duffy n 8	77.4	1.7 7/4	0.9 5/1

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Clarke n 8	46.3	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
M. Duffy n 8	77.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1
B. Sharp n 8	76.6	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
C. Washington n 8	25.8	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
Enda Stevens n 8	89.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Enda Stevens n 8	89.3	2.3 7/5
B. Woodburn n 8	25.8	1.7 3/1
M. Cranie n 8	27.4	1.6 2/2
O. Norwood n 8	90	1.4 7/4
G. Baldock n 8	62.6	1.1 5/1

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Henderson n 8	90	3.1 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Reading		Sheffield Utd
51%	Possession	49%
6	Shots	13
0	Shots on target	5
3	Shots off target	5
3	Blocked shots	3
1	Shots inside the box	8
4	Corners	9
3	Offsides	3
10	Fouls	17
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	0
431	Passes	396
77%	Pass accuracy	77%

Reading player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Jaakkola	90	0	0	0	0	6.4
A. Yiadom	90	0	0	2	0	6.1
Tiago Ilori	90	0	0	0	0	6.6
T. Blackett	90	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Gunter	90	1	0	1	0	6.8
A. Rinomhota	90	0	0	1	0	6.9
L. Bacuna	90	2	2	1	0	6.4
D. Namaso	90	0	2	0	Y	6.6
G. McCleary	85	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Sims	64	2	0	0	0	6.7
M. McNulty	64	1	0	0	0	6.5
M. Barrow sub	26	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Baldock sub	26	0	0	0	0	6
S. Aluko sub	5	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Henderson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
C. Basham	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.4
J. Egan	90	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.7
J. O'Connell	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.5
G. Baldock	90	0	0	0	2	1	0	7
O. Norwood	90	0	1	0	2	1	0	8
J. Fleck	90	0	2	0	3	1	Y	7.6
Enda Stevens	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.1
D. McGoldrick	90	0	3	3	1	0	0	6.3
C. Washington	60	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
J. Lundstram	45	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
M. Duffy	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.8
B. Sharp	30	1	3	1	0	1	0	7

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 Sheffield Utd — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ReadingWDDLD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdLDDWL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Reading 0 · 0 draws · Sheffield Utd 2 · 3.5 goals/game

2018-02-27 Reading 1–3 Sheffield Utd
2017-10-21 Sheffield Utd 2–1 Reading

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Reading#20 pos47 pts46 pl-17 GD

Sheffield Utd#2 pos89 pts46 pl+37 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored1.07

Sheffield Utd scored1.7

Reading conceded1.43

Sheffield Utd conceded0.89

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What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Sheffield Utd?: In their last 2 meetings, Reading won 0, Sheffield Utd won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Reading and Sheffield Utd?: Recent form — Reading 1W 3D 1L; Sheffield Utd 1W 2D 2L.

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