That, unfortunately, is probably that for Reading. Conversely, Southampton have probably done enough now to be guaranteed of a Premier League place next season.
Here are the stats from the Madjeski Stadium:
– No player in the game managed a pass-accuracy of above 90%.
– Morgan Schniederlin, amongst all starting player, was the most accurate passer (85%).
– No Reading player managed a completion rate above 75%.
– Nathaniel Clyne had more touches of the ball than any other player (90).
– Jay Rodriguez had more shots on goal (5) and on-target (2) than any other player.
– Jobi McAnuff led his side in both successful tackles (5) and interceptions (5).
– Morgan Schneiderlin and Luke Shaw each also made 5 successful tackles.
– Jos Hooiveld made a game-high 12 defensive clearances.
– Nathaniel Clyne, Jay Rodriguez, and Gaston Ramirez were all dispossessed a game-high 3 times.
– Chris Gunter was the most-fouled player on the pitch (3).
– Southampton out-shot Reading 13 to 10.
– Southampton’s collective pass success was 20% higher than Reading’s (76% to 56%).
– Southampton won 58% of the aerial duels which occurred during the game.
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