League position: 23rd Paddy McNair was originally named in the starting line-up before suffering an injury in the pre-match warm-up. Darron Gibson was promoted to the starting XI with Brendan Galloway taking his place on the bench.

Comments:

League position: 14th

1 Sunderland

Goals:

Lewis Grabban

penalty

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Robbin Ruiter

Defender Tyias Browning

Defender Adam Matthews

Defender John O'Shea

Defender/Midfielder Bryan Oviedo

Midfielder Lee Cattermole

Midfielder Darron Gibson

Midfielder George Honeyman

Midfielder Aiden McGeady

Midfielder/Forward Callum McManaman

Forward Lewis Grabban

Substitutions:

Brendan Galloway for Bryan Oviedo	59
Joel Asoro for Aiden McGeady	68
Lynden Gooch for Lee Cattermole	80

Cards:

Callum McManaman	15	Y
Lee Cattermole	35	Y
Bryan Oviedo	43	Y
Callum McManaman	45	Y
Callum McManaman	45	R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jason Steele

Defender Donald Love

Defender/Midfielder Brendan Galloway

Defender/Midfielder Marc Wilson

Forward Joel Asoro

Forward Lynden Gooch

Forward Josh Maja

Comments:

3 Reading

Goals:

David Edwards		53
Modou Barrow		68
Modou Barrow		71

Starting lineup:

Vito Mannone Goalkeeper

Chris Gunter Defender

Paul McShane Defender

Liam Moore Defender

Leandro Bacuna Defender/Midfielder

David Edwards Midfielder

Liam Kelly Midfielder

Joey Van Den Berg Midfielder

Sone Aluko Midfielder/Forward

Modou Barrow Forward

Yann Kermorgant Forward

Substitutions:

Roy Beerens for Sone Aluko	81
Pelle Clement for Liam Kelly	81
Jón Dadi Bödvarsson for Yann Kermorgant	90

Cards:

Paul McShane	16	Y
Sone Aluko	43	Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Anssi Jaakkola

Defender Tyler Blackett

Defender Tiago Ilori

Midfielder Adrian Popa

Midfielder/Forward Roy Beerens

Midfielder/Forward Pelle Clement

Forward Jón Dadi Bödvarsson

Comments:

League position: 14th

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