Highlights and goal: West Bromwich 1-0 Reading in EFL Championship 2022-23

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The match is over! West Bromwich won their first game in 2023 and completed their fifth win in the last six games.

Femi Azeez's shot went wide right.

Five more minutes will be played in the match.

Taylor Gardner-Hickman and Semi Ajayi come in for Jed Wallace and Erik Pieters.

Femi Azeez took a corner kick from the right and Scott Dann headed in front of goal, but the ball went just over the crossbar.

Femi Azeez replaces Jeff Hendrick.

Brandon Thomas-Asante had a chance with only Brandon Thomas-Asante in goal, with a header that went wide to the left following a cross from Jed Wallace, who won the ball alone and left goalkeeper Alex Palmer in his path.

The end is near. The match is still 1-0 and although Reading have had no scoring chances, the game is still wide open.

Tom Rogic was cautioned for West Bromwich.

Amadou Salif Mbengue was cautioned for Reading.

Baba Rahman, Lucas João and Shane Long come in for Nesta Guiness-Walker, Andy Carroll and Yakou Meite.

There are 20 minutes left to play. West Bromwich continue to win and there is no response from Reading.

Enter Tom Rogic and Brandon Thomas-Asante in place of John Swift and Daryl Dike.

DARYL DIKE! The striker scores with a good header to open the scoring after a good cross from Jayson Molumbi from the right.

Enter Amadou Salif Mbengue in place of Junior Hoilett.

Enter Grady Diangana in place of Matt Phillips.

Reading goalkeeper Joe Lumley was cautioned.

Darnell Furlong's shot went wide right.

Junior Hoilett was cautioned for Reading. Second of the match.

Tom McIntyre is cautioned for Reading. Dangerous free kick for West Bromwich.

The match restarts at The Hawthorns. There were no changes in the teams.

The first 45 minutes are over. Goalless draw so far between West Bromwich and Reading.

One more minute will be played in the first half.

The end of the first half is near. The score remains goalless.

There are 10 minutes left in the first half. Reading have resisted every West Bromwich onslaught and are trying to get out of their half more.

GREAT SAVE BY ALEX PALMER! After a good play by Yakou Meite on the left, in which he beat two opponents and put the pass in the middle, Junior Hoilett appeared to shoot, but the goalkeeper of the home team prevented the first goal of the match.

The score remains 0-0, unbelievably. West Bromwich keep trying.

Daryl Dike's shot went wide left.

The score remains 0-0 despite all West Bromwich's attempts to open the scoring.

First 15 minutes of the match. The score remains 0-0, with West Bromwich deserving the partial victory.

The home team came close again with a shot by Daryl Dike that Joe Lumley caught.

Daryl Dike's shot went just wide of the right post.

Conor Townsend's shot was well saved by Joe Lumley to prevent the first goal of the game.

Corner kick from the right, Daryl Dike headed first and Dara O'Shea finished, but the right post prevented him from celebrating. Still 0-0.

GREAT SAVE BY JOE LUMLEY! Good team play that ended with a pass from John Swift to leave Jayson Molumby in front of goal, but the visiting team's goalkeeper prevented the first goal of the match.

Okay Yokuşlu's shot went just wide of the right post.

The game between West Bromwich and Reading is underway.

West Bromwich and Reading players take to the field at The Hawthorns.

Referee: Tom Nield

Assistant No.1: Robert Merchant

Assistant No.2: Andrew Aylott

Fourth Official: Stephen Martin

21. Dean Bouzanis (GK), 07. Shane Long, 09. Lucas João, 12. Abdul Baba Rahman, 15. Femi Azeez, 24. Naby Sarr, 27. Amadou Salif Mbengue.

Coach: Paul Ince

01. David Button (GK), 06. Semi Ajayo, 07. Tom Rogic, 11. Grady Diangana, 18. Karlan Ahearne-Grant, 21. Brandon Thomas-Asante, 29. Taylor Gardner-Hickman.

Coach: Carlos Corberán

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This is the start time of the game West Bromwich vs Reading of January 2nd, 2023 in several countries:

Argentina: 12:00 PM
Bolivia: 11:00 AM
Brazil: 12:00 PM
Chile: 12:00 PM
Colombia: 10:00 AM
Ecuador: 10:00 AM
USA (ET): 10:00 AM
Spain: 4:00 PM
Mexico: 9:00 AM
Paraguay: 12:00 PM
Peru: 10:00 AM
United Kingdom: 3:00 PM
Uruguay: 12:00 PM
Venezuela: 11:00 AM

In Reading, the presence of Thomas Ince stands out. The 30-year-old English striker is one of the most outstanding players of the team so far this season. In the current EFL Championship he has six goals and three assists in 25 games played, where he has started 24 of them. He has a total of 2,175 minutes.

In West Bromwich, the presence of Brandon Thomas-Asante stands out. The 24-year-old English striker is one of the team's most outstanding players so far this season. In the current EFL Championship he has five goals in 17 games played, where he has started nine of them. He has 855 minutes in total.

These two teams have met 43 times. The statistics are in favor of West Bromwich, who have been victorious on 20 occasions, while Reading have won on 13 occasions, leaving a balance of 10 draws.

In the EFL Championship...

Referring to the times they have faced each other in the EFL Championship, we count 31 duels, where the numbers are in favor of West Bromwich with 18 victories, while Reading has won six, for a balance of seven draws.

If we take into account the times that West Bromwich have played Reading at home in the EFL Championship, there are 15 matches, where the Baggies have the advantage with 11 wins over the two that the Royals have won, and the two draws that have been given.

Reading have made a good start since returning to competitive action. Although they drew in their most recent game against Norwich, they have three wins in their last five games, which, in a way, makes for a decent performance. However, they will need to get a win to avoid losing ground.

West Bromwich have just won their most recent game against Preston North End and have had a good return to action after the World Cup. Of the five games they have played since the Championship restarted, they have won four, so they have been reborn in the season and are now approaching the top of the table, dreaming of fighting for the possibility of returning to the Premier League at the end of the campaign.

The West Bromwich vs Reading match will be played at The Hawthorns, located in the city of West Bromwich, England. This venue, inaugurated in 1900, has a capacity for 26,287 spectators.

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