Sunderland v Reading result

Full-time · Sunderland 1–3 Reading

Championship · Sat, 02 Dec 2017 15:00 GMT · Stadium of Light

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

Sunderland 1–3 Reading — Reading won this Championship match.

Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sunderland 1–3 Reading · Championship
Venue: Stadium of Light · Sunderland
Referee: Keith Stroud, England
Recent form: Sunderland 1W 2D 2L · Reading 2W 2D 1L

Sunderland 1–3 Reading (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

1.63 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

8 / 5

Corners

against 5 / 5 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.33 / 3

Shots on target

against 5.5 / 3.4 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.67 / 1

Cards

against 1 / 1.8 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

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

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 November 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	Sunderland for / against	Line	Reading for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8 for · 5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	11 for · 13.5 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	10.6 for · 12.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.33 for · 5.5 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 3.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.83 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.4 for · 14.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.67 for · 1 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 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. Asoro n 5	17	5.3 3/1	2.1 2/0	—
G. Honeyman n 8	68.1	2.5 7/5	2.1 7/4	—
J. Vaughan n 8	41.1	2.2 6/1	2.5 6/2	—
P. McNair n 6	45.2	2 4/2	1 2/1	—
B. Jones n 8	69.6	1.9 6/3	0.8 4/1	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Robson n 3	6.3	4.7 1/0	0 0/0
J. Asoro n 5	17	3.2 3/0	1.1 1/0
J. Vaughan n 8	41.1	2.7 4/3	0.8 2/1
L. Grabban n 8	83.6	2.4 8/6	1.7 8/4
P. McNair n 6	45.2	2 4/2	1 2/1

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Asoro n 5	17	0 0/0	1.1 1/0
L. Grabban n 8	83.6	0.9 5/2	0 0/0
L. Gooch n 8	45.3	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/0
D. Watmore n 6	53.7	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
D. Ndong n 8	84.3	0 0/0	0.4 3/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Oviedo n 8	90	0 0/0
J. O'Shea n 8	90	0 0/0
L. Cattermole n 8	90	0 0/0
A. Matthews n 8	86.6	0 0/0
Lamine Koné n 8	84.4	0 0/0

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Jason Steele n 8	90	4.1 7/6
Robbin Ruiter n 8	90	2.6 4/4

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 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
Joey Van den Berg n 8	81.6	2.8 7/6	1.4 7/3	—
P. Clement n 8	29.6	2.3 4/1	1.5 4/0	—
S. Smith n 3	50.7	1.8 2/1	1.2 2/0	—
T. Blackett n 8	55.4	1.6 5/3	0.4 2/0	—
J. Böðvarsson n 8	37	1.5 3/1	2.1 4/2	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Smith n 3	50.7	3 3/1	0.6 1/0
S. Aluko n 8	71.4	2.5 7/6	1.1 5/2
J. Swift n 8	60.1	2.1 5/3	1.1 4/1
J. Böðvarsson n 8	37	2.1 5/1	0.6 2/0
M. Barrow n 8	80.4	2 6/4	0.7 3/2

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 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	37	0.3 1/0	0.6 1/1
J. Swift n 8	60.1	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
D. Edwards n 8	86.1	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
M. Barrow n 8	80.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
R. Beerens n 8	61.3	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 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	90	0 0/0
L. Bacuna n 8	88.4	0 0/0
D. Edwards n 8	86.1	0 0/0
P. McShane n 8	83.1	0 0/0

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Mannone n 8	90	2.5 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sunderland		Reading
36%	Possession	64%
6	Shots	13
4	Shots on target	6
1	Shots off target	3
1	Blocked shots	4
5	Shots inside the box	8
3	Corners	7
2	Offsides	4
10	Fouls	12
4	Yellow cards	2
1	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
359	Passes	628
80%	Pass accuracy	90%

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
Robbin Ruiter	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.1
A. Matthews	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
Guangtai Jiang	90	0	1	1	0	0	6.7
J. O'Shea	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Gibson	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
G. Honeyman	90	0	2	1	0	0	6.8
L. Grabban	90	1	1	1	1	0	6.8
L. Cattermole	80	0	0	0	1	Y	6.1
A. McGeady	68	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
B. Oviedo	58	0	0	0	0	Y	7.1
Callum Henry McManaman	45	0	0	0	0	RY	5.7
B. Galloway sub	32	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
J. Asoro sub	22	0	2	1	0	0	7
L. Gooch sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
V. Mannone	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
L. Bacuna	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.1
P. McShane	90	0	0	1	0	0	Y	7.2
L. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
C. Gunter	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
Joey Van den Berg	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
D. Edwards	90	1	0	2	1	1	0	7.1
M. Barrow	90	2	0	3	2	2	0	8.4
Y. Kermorgant	89	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.8
S. Aluko	81	0	0	3	1	1	Y	6.8
L. Kelly	81	0	1	3	2	3	0	7.6
P. Clement	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Beerens	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Böðvarsson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

Recent form

SunderlandDLDLW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

ReadingWLDDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sunderland#23 pos26 pts31 pl-21 GD

Reading#18 pos32 pts31 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Sunderland scored1.1

Reading scored1.1

Sunderland conceded1.77

Reading conceded1.32

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