Date:17 Sep 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Madejski Stadium
Attendance:15,124

Church (51) Le Fondre (58)

Goal!

Live Commentary

93mins The ball is swung over by Sam Hird, save made by Adam Federici.

92mins Jobi McAnuff decides to take a short corner.

90mins Inswinging corner taken by Milan Lalkovic, clearance by Shaun Cummings.

89mins Centre by Milan Lalkovic, blocked by Shaun Cummings.

89mins The ball is swung over by George Friend, Adam Federici makes a save.

86mins Milan Lalkovic concedes a free kick for a foul on Joseph Mills. The referee cautions Milan Lalkovic for unsporting behaviour. Adam Federici restarts play with the free kick.

85mins The ball is swung over by James Coppinger, Kaspars Gorkss manages to make a clearance.

84mins James Coppinger has a shot on goal from outside the box which misses left.

82mins Unfair challenge on Jobi McAnuff by James Hayter results in a free kick. James Hayter goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour. Direct free kick taken by Joseph Mills.

80mins Effort on goal by Brian Stock from long range goes harmlessly over the bar.

78mins Milan Lalkovic concedes a free kick for a foul on Kaspars Gorkss. Brian Stock replaces Tommy Spurr. Sam Hird is brought on as a substitute for Giles Barnes. Joseph Mills restarts play with the free kick.

75mins Inswinging corner taken by Jobi McAnuff from the left by-line.

75mins Mikele Leigertwood takes a shot. Blocked by George Friend.

74mins Giles Barnes sends in a cross, Alex Pearce manages to make a clearance.

73mins Joseph Mills produces a cross, Noel Hunt takes a shot. Save by Neil Sullivan.

72mins James Coppinger takes a shot. Alex Pearce gets a block in.

72mins Jobi McAnuff produces a cross.

70mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Shaun Cummings on James Coppinger. Free kick taken by Tommy Spurr.

69mins James Coppinger produces a right-footed shot from long distance which goes wide right of the goal.

68mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Milan Lalkovic by Alex Pearce. Direct free kick taken by John Oster.

67mins The ball is swung over by James Coppinger.

66mins James Hayter takes a shot. Blocked by Kaspars Gorkss.

65mins James Hayter concedes a free kick for a foul on Kaspars Gorkss. Adam Federici takes the free kick.

64mins Jobi McAnuff produces a cross, save made by Neil Sullivan.

63mins Shelton Martis concedes a free kick for a foul on Simon Church. Direct free kick taken by Joseph Mills.

63mins Milan Lalkovic takes a shot. Alex Pearce gets a block in.

62mins The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by James O'Connor.

61mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Milan Lalkovic. Adam Federici takes the indirect free kick.

60mins Noel Hunt produces a cross.

58mins Adam Le Fondre finds the back of the net with a headed goal from inside the box. Reading 2-0 Doncaster.Assist by Joseph Mills.

57mins A cross is delivered by James Coppinger.

57mins Simon Church takes a shot. Neil Sullivan makes a save.

56mins Effort on goal by Noel Hunt from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.

56mins Joseph Mills takes a shot. Neil Sullivan makes a save.

53mins Kyle Bennett leaves the field to be replaced by Milan Lalkovic.

52mins Corner taken by Tommy Spurr from the right by-line, clearance made by Jay Tabb.

51mins Simon Church scores a goal from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Reading 1-0 Doncaster.

49mins Jobi McAnuff takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post.

49mins Jobi McAnuff takes a shot. Giles Barnes gets a block in.

48mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Tommy Spurr on Noel Hunt. Joseph Mills takes the direct free kick.

47mins Jobi McAnuff produces a left-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.

47mins James Coppinger takes a shot. Blocked by Alex Pearce.

42mins Corner from right by-line taken by Jobi McAnuff.

42mins Simon Church takes a shot. Blocked by George Friend.

41mins Joseph Mills delivers the ball, clearance by Shelton Martis.

41mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Joseph Mills played to the near post, Tommy Spurr manages to make a clearance.

40mins Jobi McAnuff takes a shot. Neil Sullivan makes a save.

40mins Jimmy Kebe goes off and Adam Le Fondre comes on.

38mins Simon Church is caught offside. George Friend takes the indirect free kick.

36mins Mikele Leigertwood produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.

35mins The ball is delivered by James O'Connor, clearance by Shaun Cummings.

35mins Noel Hunt challenges Simon Gillett unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Shelton Martis.

32mins A cross is delivered by James Coppinger, save by Adam Federici.

30mins Simon Church takes a shot. Save by Neil Sullivan.

29mins Jay Tabb takes a shot. Giles Barnes gets a block in.

28mins James O'Connor sends in a cross, Alex Pearce makes a clearance.

27mins The ball is sent over by Simon Church, clearance made by George Friend.

27mins Simon Church is ruled offside. Shelton Martis takes the indirect free kick.

26mins Giles Barnes gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mikele Leigertwood. Adam Federici takes the free kick.

25mins Foul by Noel Hunt on George Friend, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by John Oster.

24mins Handball decision goes against Tommy Spurr. Adam Federici takes the indirect free kick.

23mins Corner taken by Tommy Spurr played to the near post, save made by Adam Federici.

23mins The ball is crossed by James Coppinger, Joseph Mills manages to make a clearance.

20mins Noel Hunt is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Neil Sullivan.

20mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Simon Church by George Friend. Jay Tabb takes the direct free kick.

17mins The ball is sent over by Kyle Bennett, Kaspars Gorkss manages to make a clearance.

17mins James O'Connor delivers the ball.

12mins Unfair challenge on Noel Hunt by Shelton Martis results in a free kick. Jimmy Kebe restarts play with the free kick.

8mins Simon Church crosses the ball, Noel Hunt takes a shot. James O'Connor gets a block in.

7mins The ball is sent over by Shaun Cummings, Shelton Martis makes a clearance.

5mins Corner taken by Jobi McAnuff, Header from close in by Noel Hunt misses to the right of the goal.

4mins The ball is crossed by Simon Church, Jimmy Kebe takes a shot. Save made by Neil Sullivan.

3mins The ball is delivered by Kyle Bennett, save made by Adam Federici.

1mins Inswinging corner taken by Joseph Mills from the right by-line, Neil Sullivan makes a save.

George Friend challenges Noel Hunt unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Joseph Mills, John Oster manages to make a clearance.

Match Preview

McDermott sweating on strikers' fitness Reading are sweating on the fitness of attacking duo Noel Hunt and Hal Robson-Kanu ahead of their clash with Doncaster on Saturday. Hunt missed last weekend's home defeat to Watford with a back problem and is fighting to be fit for the meeting with Donny, while Robson-Kanu has missed training during the week with a knee injury and is doubtful. Simon Church bagged two goals for the club's reserve side in midweek and may well feature in manager Brian McDermott's starting line-up, as Reading look to put an end to a dismal run of four consecutive Championship losses. Adam Le Fondre failed to score on his debut for the first time in his professional career last week and will be hoping to make up for that against the Hornets. Marcus Williams, meanwhile, has been sent out on loan to Sheffield United. Doncaster boss Sean O'Driscoll could call upon fit-again duo Shelton Martis and Brian Stock after both came through a friendly unscathed. Defender Martis and midfielder Stock have been hit by injury in the opening weeks of the campaign but came through 90 minutes of a practice match against Grimsby in midweek. Yet the Yorkshire outfit remain beset by injuries, with Chris Brown, James Chambers, Martin Woods, Adam Lockwood, Billy Sharp and Ryan Mason all remaining sidelined. Rovers have yet to win a league game, while Reading have lost their last five after clinching their only victory of the season at Leicester on August 13. O'Driscoll said: "Obviously confidence on both sides has not been sky high but it's important that we go into the game believing we can play well rather than just hoping that will be the case."

Formation:442Manager: Brian McDermott

Reading

Formation: 433Manager: Sean O'Driscoll

Doncaster

Adam Federici
Shaun Cummings
Kaspars Gorkss
Alex Pearce
Joseph Mills
Jimmy Kebe
Jay Tabb
Mikele Leigertwood
Jobi McAnuff
Simon Church
Noel Hunt
SUBS
Alex McCarthy
Brynjar Gunnarsson
Adam Le Fondre
Brian Howard
Mathieu Manset

Home

Away

Neil Sullivan
James O'Connor
George Friend
Shelton Martis
Tommy Spurr
John Oster
Simon Gillett
Giles Barnes
James Coppinger
James Hayter
Kyle Bennett
SUBS
Gary Woods
Sam Hird
Milan Lalkovic
Brian Stock
Mark Wilson

Match Report

Royals gain home comforts Reading cleared some of the gloom surrounding the Madejski Stadium with a convincing 2-0 npower Championship victory over Doncaster. The Royals, who went into the game on a four-match losing streak, dominated throughout and were good value for their three points. Second-half goals from Simon Church and Adam Le Fondre ensured Brian McDermott could sleep a little easier, after the Reading manager revealed earlier this week that he was being kept up until the middle of the night by his side's precarious position in the table. Reading started brightly, with Jimmy Kebe forcing Neil Sullivan in the Doncaster goal into an early save. Church centred and Kebe nodded goalwards, only for former Wimbledon stopper Sullivan to push the effort around the post after seven minutes. And Church acted as provider once more two minutes later as his cross found Noel Hunt, but the Irishman could not direct his header and the ball drifted behind for a goal-kick. After taking quarter of an hour to settle, the visitors steadily began to find their feet, but for all the early promise the game hit a lull in the middle of the first period. Church should have ended that, and put the Royals in front, on 32 minutes but failed to beat Sullivan after being put clean through on goal by Jobi McAnuff. But quickly the home side began to assert themselves over their visitors from Yorkshire. Mikele Leigertwood saw his drilled shot fizz just wide eight minutes before the break, and only a desperate clearance by Sullivan denied Church from following up McAnuff's original effort. Just before the interval, the impressive Church had a good effort blocked by George Friend as Reading ended the opening 45 minutes at a canter. The game picked up almost exactly from where it left off after half-time, with McAnuff blasting over the bar from long range, but soon the Berkshire outfit found themselves in front. Sullivan fumbled a high ball, leaving Church with the simplest of tap-ins, and the striker took the chance his performance richly deserved. Reading were soon dominant. Church went close with two attempts before Le Fondre, on as a first-half substitute for the injured Kebe, found himself in acres of space to head Joseph Mills' cross home for his first goal for his new club on his second appearance. Doncaster rallied a little late on, with James Coppinger firing against the post, but it was an isolated moment in a display of comfortable control from Reading.

Form Guide

DWLLLL Reading VS Doncaster LLLLDL

Last Meetings

Doncaster 0 - 3 Reading 15/01/2011 Reading 4 - 3 Doncaster 30/10/2010 Doncaster 1 - 2 Reading 06/02/2010 Reading 0 - 0 Doncaster 12/09/2009 Doncaster 0 - 1 Reading 17/03/2009 Reading 2 - 1 Doncaster 21/10/2008

Top Scorers

Reading M Manset 2 N Hunt 1 H Robson-Kanu 1 Doncaster J Hayter 1 B Sharp 1

Goals

Reading Total goals 13 Goals per game 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) Period 81-90 mins Doncaster Total goals 10 Goals per game 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins