Hull City 3 – Reading 0: The Royals ship 3 at Mkm Stadium
Reading fell to an away defeat at the hands of Hull City at Mkm Stadium on Saturday. Hull City were hoping to get something from this game, following a previous defeat to Millwall. Reading had managed to pick up a single point in their encounter with Swansea City. As things stand, Hull City and Reading currently occupy 18th and 21st spots in the league, with 50 points and 41 points respectively after 44 matches.
It was an impressive opening from Hull City, with Keane Lewis-Potter opening the rout just before half-time
Hull City started the second half with an intensified spirit, with a goal from Alfie Jones, 53 minutes in. However they weren’t finished yet and Keane Lewis-Potter made it 3-0 just before the final whistle to make it 3-0.
For Hull City, Tom Eaves, Greg Docherty and Ryan Longman, came on for Allahyar Sayyad, George Honeyman and Lewie Coyle. Reading replaced Ovie Ejaria and Yakou Meite with Tom Dele-Bashiru and Tom Ince.
There were bookings for Jacob Greaves and Nathan Baxter from Hull City. For Reading, Michael Morrison saw yellow.
Hull City will next play Bristol City away, with Reading facing West Bromwich Albion at home.
| Technical card: | |
|---|---|
| Hull City: | Regan Slater, Richard Smallwood, Brandon Fleming, Allahyar Sayyad (Tom Eaves, min.77), Sean McLoughlin, Nathan Baxter, Keane Lewis-Potter, George Honeyman (Greg Docherty, min.82), Alfie Jones, Jacob Greaves and Lewie Coyle (Ryan Longman, min.82) |
| Reading: | Rahman Baba, Michael Morrison, Andy Yiadom, Tom Dele-Bashiru (Ovie Ejaria, min.57), Orjan Nyland, Lucas Joao, Tom McIntyre, Josh Laurent, Tom Ince (Yakou Meite, min.85), Junior Hoilett and Daniel Drinkwater |
| Stadium: | Mkm Stadium |
| Goals: | Keane Lewis-Potter (1-0, min. 40), Alfie Jones (2-0, min. 53) and Keane Lewis-Potter (3-0, min. 90) |
