Sky Bet Championship
- Venue: KC Stadium
- Date: Wednesday 16 December
- Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
Coverage: Listen on BSports Radio Humberside; live text commentary and scores on the BSports website
Lineup, Bookings (1) & Substitutions (1)
Hull City
- 01 McGregor
- 02 Odubajo
- 12 Maguire
- 06 Davies
- 26 Robertson
- 27 Elmohamady
- 14 Livermore Booked
- 07 Meyler
- 11 Clucas
- 09 Hernández
- 19 Akpom
Substitutes
- 08 Huddlestone
- 10 Snodgrass
- 15 Maloney
- 16 Jakupovic
- 17 Diamé
- 20 Hayden
- 25 Diomande
Reading
- 01 Bond
- 02 Gunter
- 05 McShane
- 15 Ferdinand
- 03 A Taylor (Fernández Iglesias - 52' )
- 23 Williams
- 08 Hector
- 06 Norwood
- 12 McCleary
- 07 Vydra
- 22 Blackman
Substitutes
- 09 Robson-Kanu
- 17 Piazon
- 19 Fernández Iglesias
- 21 Quinn
- 26 Al Habsi
- 34 Keown
- 35 Cooper
Match Stats
Live Text Commentary
Substitution Substitution, Reading. Álex Fernández replaces Andrew Taylor because of an injury.
50:06Attempt missed. Abel Hernández (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
49:29Attempt saved. Jake Livermore (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
47:34Foul by Harry Maguire (Hull City).
47:34Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47:16Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Andrew Taylor.
47:03Attempt saved. Moses Odubajo (Hull City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45:35Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
45:00Second Half begins Hull City 0, Reading 1.
45:00 +1:36 Half timeHalf Time First Half ends, Hull City 0, Reading 1.
45:00 +0:41 BookingBooking Jake Livermore (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45:00 +0:36Foul by Jake Livermore (Hull City).
45:00 +0:36Michael Hector (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42:38Nick Blackman (Reading) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
41:53Foul by David Meyler (Hull City).
41:53Michael Hector (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40:05Attempt missed. David Meyler (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Clucas with a cross following a corner.
39:43Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
37:47Attempt missed. Garath McCleary (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
35:37Matej Vydra (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by David Meyler (Hull City).
33:08Attempt saved. Curtis Davies (Hull City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
32:15Chuba Akpom (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32:15Foul by Oliver Norwood (Reading).
28:53 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Hull City 0, Reading 1. Nick Blackman (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
28:18Foul by Abel Hernández (Hull City).
28:18Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27:03Foul by Jake Livermore (Hull City).
27:03Danny Williams (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26:22Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nick Blackman.
24:31Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
21:08Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21:08Foul by Chuba Akpom (Hull City).
20:02Foul by Michael Hector (Reading).
20:02Chuba Akpom (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14:49Offside, Hull City. Moses Odubajo tries a through ball, but Chuba Akpom is caught offside.
10:15Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Michael Hector.
6:47Foul by Michael Hector (Reading).
6:47Abel Hernández (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5:52Attempt blocked. Paul McShane (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross.
5:04Attempt saved. Nick Blackman (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matej Vydra.
5:04Corner, Reading. Conceded by Allan McGregor.
3:14Corner, Reading. Conceded by Allan McGregor.
3:12Attempt saved. Danny Williams (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matej Vydra.
1:11Foul by Michael Hector (Reading).
1:11David Meyler (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
0:00First Half begins.
0:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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TEAM NEWS
Captain Michael Dawson is expected to miss the entire festive fixture list for Hull after suffering a knee injury in last week's 1-0 win against Bolton.
Fellow defender Alex Bruce is also out (back), meaning Harry Maguire and Curtis Davies are likely to step in.
Reading caretaker boss Martin Kuhl is set to leave out injured midfielders Stephen Quinn (knee) and Aaron Tshibola (ankle) for the trip to the KC Stadium.
Defender Paul McShane is back after a facial injury to take on his old club.
MATCH FACTS
- Hull have won only one of their last nine home league clashes with Reading (D5 L3).
- Reading have conceded once in each of their last nine league matches against Hull.
- Hull have failed to score in just two Championship games this season, a league-low figure.
- Reading have lost each of their last three Championship fixtures. They last lost four in a row towards the end of last season (April).
- Only Andre Gray (11) and Ross McCormack (10) have scored more goals in the Championship this season than Reading's Nick Blackman (9).
