Reading 2020/21

Reading finished 7th of 24 in the 2020/21 Championship with 70 points (won 19, drawn 13, lost 14; scored 62, conceded 54). They were top of the table after 9 matches of 46; lowest 8th, after match 20. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 8 unbeaten and 6 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Reading
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 12 Sep 2020	Derby (away)	2–0 W	Won	3	1st
2	Sat 19 Sep 2020	Barnsley (home)	2–0 W	Won	6	1st
3	Sat 26 Sep 2020	Cardiff (away)	2–1 W	Won	9	1st
4	Sat 3 Oct 2020	Watford (home)	1–0 W	Won	12	2nd
5	Sat 17 Oct 2020	Middlesbrough (away)	0–0 D	Drew	13	2nd
6	Tue 20 Oct 2020	Wycombe (home)	1–0 W	Won	16	1st
7	Sat 24 Oct 2020	Rotherham (home)	3–0 W	Won	19	1st
8	Tue 27 Oct 2020	Blackburn (away)	4–2 W	Won	22	1st
9	Fri 30 Oct 2020	Coventry (away)	2–3 L	Lost	22	1st
10	Wed 4 Nov 2020	Preston (home)	0–3 L	Lost	22	1st
11	Sat 7 Nov 2020	Stoke (home)	0–3 L	Lost	22	1st
12	Sat 21 Nov 2020	Bournemouth (away)	2–4 L	Lost	22	6th
13	Wed 25 Nov 2020	Millwall (away)	1–1 D	Drew	23	6th
14	Sat 28 Nov 2020	Bristol City (home)	3–1 W	Won	26	4th
15	Wed 2 Dec 2020	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–1 D	Drew	27	4th
16	Sat 5 Dec 2020	Nottingham Forest (home)	2–0 W	Won	30	3rd
17	Wed 9 Dec 2020	Birmingham (home)	1–2 L	Lost	30	5th
18	Sat 12 Dec 2020	QPR (away)	1–0 W	Won	33	5th
19	Wed 16 Dec 2020	Norwich (home)	1–2 L	Lost	33	5th
20	Sat 19 Dec 2020	Brentford (away)	1–3 L	Lost	33	8th
21	Sat 26 Dec 2020	Luton (home)	2–1 W	Won	36	6th
22	Wed 30 Dec 2020	Swansea (away)	0–0 D	Drew	37	6th
23	Sat 2 Jan 2021	Huddersfield (away)	2–1 W	Won	40	5th
24	Tue 19 Jan 2021	Coventry (home)	3–0 W	Won	43	4th
25	Sun 24 Jan 2021	Preston (away)	0–0 D	Drew	44	5th
26	Fri 29 Jan 2021	Bournemouth (home)	3–1 W	Won	47	4th
27	Sat 6 Feb 2021	Stoke (away)	0–0 D	Drew	48	4th
28	Wed 10 Feb 2021	Brentford (home)	1–3 L	Lost	48	5th
29	Sat 13 Feb 2021	Millwall (home)	1–2 L	Lost	48	5th
30	Tue 16 Feb 2021	Bristol City (away)	2–0 W	Won	51	5th
31	Sat 20 Feb 2021	Middlesbrough (home)	0–2 L	Lost	51	5th
32	Tue 23 Feb 2021	Wycombe (away)	0–1 L	Lost	51	5th
33	Sat 27 Feb 2021	Rotherham (away)	1–0 W	Won	54	5th
34	Tue 2 Mar 2021	Blackburn (home)	1–0 W	Won	57	5th
35	Sat 6 Mar 2021	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	3–0 W	Won	60	5th
36	Sat 13 Mar 2021	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–1 D	Drew	61	5th
37	Wed 17 Mar 2021	Birmingham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	61	6th
38	Sat 20 Mar 2021	QPR (home)	1–1 D	Drew	62	6th
39	Fri 2 Apr 2021	Barnsley (away)	1–1 D	Drew	63	6th
40	Mon 5 Apr 2021	Derby (home)	3–1 W	Won	66	6th
41	Fri 9 Apr 2021	Watford (away)	0–2 L	Lost	66	6th
42	Fri 16 Apr 2021	Cardiff (home)	1–1 D	Drew	67	7th
43	Wed 21 Apr 2021	Luton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	68	7th
44	Sun 25 Apr 2021	Swansea (home)	2–2 D	Drew	69	7th
45	Sat 1 May 2021	Norwich (away)	1–4 L	Lost	69	7th
46	Sat 8 May 2021	Huddersfield (home)	2–2 D	Drew	70	7th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.