Derby County vs Reading, 2023-24 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Derby County

53': Dwight Gayle
70': Conor Hourihane (P)

FT
2 - 1

Reading

56': Sam Smith
59': Andy Yiadom

About

Derby County are hosting Reading at Pride Park Stadium, Derby, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Attempt missed. Louie Sibley (Derby County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
6': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
6': Lewis Wing (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Attempt blocked. Ebou Adams (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ward.
9': Dwight Gayle (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Tyler Bindon (Reading).
10': Tyler Bindon (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Attempt saved. Joe Ward (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
11': Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Curtis Nelson (Derby County).
12': Delay in match because of an injury Joel Pereira (Reading).
13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
14': Femi Azeez (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Dwight Gayle (Derby County).
17': Attempt blocked. Sam Smith (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
17': Delay in match because of an injury Curtis Nelson (Derby County).
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Attempt missed. Lewis Wing (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ben Elliott.
21': Delay in match (Derby County).
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Foul by Ben Elliott (Reading).
26': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Attempt saved. Dwight Gayle (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
27': Attempt blocked. Ebou Adams (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
27': Delay in match because of an injury Clinton Mola (Reading).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Derby County).
31': Attempt saved. Tom Barkhuizen (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dwight Gayle.
31': Hand ball by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
32': Andy Yiadom (Reading) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
33': Eiran Cashin (Derby County) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a set piece situation.
35': Foul by Femi Azeez (Reading).
35': Louie Sibley (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Attempt blocked. Ebou Adams (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
36': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Lewis Wing.
36': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Amadou Salif Mbengue.
39': Offside, Derby County. Dwight Gayle is caught offside.
43': Foul by Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading).
43': Tom Barkhuizen (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Attempt blocked. Ebou Adams (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Nelson.
45': Conor Hourihane (Derby County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Foul by Lewis Wing (Reading).
45'+1': Attempt missed. Sonny Bradley (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+2': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Ben Elliott (Reading).
45'+2': Foul by Sonny Bradley (Derby County).
45'+2': Tyler Bindon (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6': First Half ends, Derby County 0, Reading 0.
45': Second Half begins Derby County 0, Reading 0.
47': Foul by Eiran Cashin (Derby County).
47': Sam Smith (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Eiran Cashin (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Foul by Clinton Mola (Reading).
49': Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Clinton Mola (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Tyler Bindon.
52': Attempt saved. Curtis Nelson (Derby County) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Louie Sibley with a cross.
52': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Joel Pereira.
53': Conor Hourihane (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Foul by Charlie Savage (Reading).
53': Goal! Derby County 1, Reading 0. Dwight Gayle (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ward with a cross following a set piece situation.
56': Goal! Derby County 1, Reading 1. Sam Smith (Reading) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
57': Femi Azeez (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Ebou Adams (Derby County).
57': Ebou Adams (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Conor Hourihane (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
59': Second yellow card to Andy Yiadom (Reading) for a bad foul.
61': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Harvey Knibbs.
62': Foul by Clinton Mola (Reading).
62': Tom Barkhuizen (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Substitution, Reading. Jeriel Dorsett replaces Femi Azeez.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Wing (Reading).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Derby County).
66': Harvey Knibbs (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Attempt blocked. Lewis Wing (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
67': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
68': Penalty Derby County. Dwight Gayle draws a foul in the penalty area.
68': Penalty conceded by Joel Pereira (Reading) after a foul in the penalty area.
69': Joel Pereira (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
70': Goal! Derby County 2, Reading 1. Conor Hourihane (Derby County) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
71': Substitution, Derby County. Kane Wilson replaces Sonny Bradley.
71': Substitution, Derby County. Korey Smith replaces Conor Hourihane.
71': Substitution, Derby County. Corey Blackett-Taylor replaces Joe Ward.
72': Substitution, Derby County. Martyn Waghorn replaces Dwight Gayle.
72': Foul by Ben Elliott (Reading).
72': Korey Smith (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Jeriel Dorsett (Reading).
74': Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Attempt missed. Eiran Cashin (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Louie Sibley following a set piece situation.
76': Foul by Eiran Cashin (Derby County).
76': Sam Smith (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martyn Waghorn with a cross.
78': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Clinton Mola.
79': Foul by Louie Sibley (Derby County).
79': Harvey Knibbs (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Louie Sibley (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Méndez-Laing (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
81': Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan replaces Sam Smith.
82': Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Abrefa replaces Clinton Mola.
82': Substitution, Reading. Jayden Wareham replaces Ben Elliott.
83': Attempt missed. Harvey Knibbs (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.
83': Substitution, Derby County. Craig Forsyth replaces Nathaniel Méndez-Laing.
86': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
87': Ebou Adams (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Tyler Bindon (Reading).
89': Substitution, Reading. Paul Mukairu replaces Harvey Knibbs.
90'+2': Foul by Korey Smith (Derby County).
90'+2': Kelvin Abrefa (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Martyn Waghorn (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
90'+4': Foul by Jayden Wareham (Reading).
90'+4': Louie Sibley (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Jayden Wareham (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Foul by Paul Mukairu (Reading).
90'+7': Kane Wilson (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+8': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Paul Mukairu.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Derby County 2, Reading 1.
0': Match ends, Derby County 2, Reading 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Pride Park Stadium
Location: Derby, England
Attendance: 24,821

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Birmingham City	23	+24	53
2	Wycombe Wanderers	25	+23	51
3	Wrexham	25	+19	51
4	Huddersfield Town	24	+18	47

Full Table

Line-Ups

Derby County (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Joe Wildsmith (GK)
5	Sonny Bradley
6	Eiran Cashin
35	Curtis Nelson
4	Conor Hourihane
32	Ebrima Adams
7	Tom Barkhuizen
17	Louie Sibley
23	Joe Ward
11	Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
25	Dwight Gayle

Derby County Substitutes:

Kane Wilson, Scott Loach, Martyn Waghorn, Liam Thompson, Corey Taylor, Craig Forsyth, Korey Smith.

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Joel Pereira (GK)
24	Tyler Bindon
27	Amadou Salif Mbengue
2	Clinton Mola
17	Andy Yiadom
7	Harvey Knibbs
8	Charlie Savage
29	Lewis Wing
10	Sam Smith
4	Benjamin Elliott
11	Femi Azeez

Reading Substitutes:

Paul Omo Mukairu, Coniah Boyce-Clarke, Jayden Wareham, Jeriel Dorsett, Tivonge Rushesha, Kelvin Abrefa, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.

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