Mason Mount continued to press his claim for a starting role for Chelsea this season as he scored twice in a 4-3 friendly win at Reading.
2019 Club Friendlies
3-4
Match Report
The visitors fell behind to Josh Barrett’s improvised lob but Ross Barkley and Kenedy turned the score around by the break.
New Royals signing Michael Morrison volleyed in a corner but Mount’s interventions restored the advantage, only for Sam Baldock to strike with 20 minutes left.
Mason Mount came on as a half-time substitute and scored twice for Chelsea in win at Reading
Match Events
13' GOAL! Reading 1-0 Chelsea (Barrett)
Young winger Josh Barrett produced a stunning lob to open the scoring for the hosts
22' GOAL! Reading 1-1 Chelsea (Barkley)
Ross Barkley converted a stunning free-kick from 25 yards to equalise for Chelsea
42' GOAL! Reading 1-2 Chelsea (Kenedy)
The visitors then went ahead through winger Kenedy’s low finish into the far corner
49' GOAL! Reading 2-2 Chelsea (Morrison)
New signing Michael Morrison tapped home a corner to level on 49 minutes.
57' GOAL! Reading 2-3 Chelsea (Mount)
Mount slammed in Chelsea’s third from inside the box after a break from Tammy Abraham
60' GOAL! Reading 2-4 Chelsea (Mount)
Mount tapped in after Michy Batshuayi had set him up following an error from Royals keeper Sam Walker.
71' GOAL! Reading 3-4 Chelsea (Baldock)
The lead was cut when Sam Baldock raced onto Michael Olise’s through-ball.
Line-ups
Reading XI: Virginia, Moore, Barrow, Rinomhota, Swift, Loader, McIntyre, Yiadom, Meite, Blackett, Barrett
Subs: Walker, Howe, Morrison, Miazga, Richards, Adam, East, Olise, Holsgrove, Baldock, Novakovich, Watson
Chelsea XI: Caballero, Zappacosta, Christensen, Tomori, Alonso, Drinkwater, Bakayoko, Pulisic, Barkley, Kenedy, Giroud
Subs: Kepa, Cumming, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Luiz, Emerson, Jorginho, Kovacic, Mount, Pedro, Abraham, Batshuayi