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Reading vs Brentford: match report

Reading hosted Brentford at Madejski Stadium on Tuesday 15 September 2026, in the Carabao Cup (round 3). Tom Nield is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Reading 1-2 Brentford. Goals: Callum Wilson 3' for Brentford; Fábio Carvalho 45'+1' for Brentford; Paudie O'Conner 72' for Reading. Attendance: 13,489.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 3' Goal: Callum Wilson (Brentford) 0-1
  • 45'+1' Goal: Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) 0-2
  • 72' Goal: Paudie O'Conner (Reading) 1-2
Match stats (contains the result)
29.1%Possession70.9%
17Shots24
3Shots on target8
5Corners7
8Fouls11
2Offsides3
7Saves2
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Reading 4-2-3-1

Coach: Leam Richardson

  1. 1 Joel Pereira GK
  2. 39 Ashqar Ahmed DEF
  3. 15 Paudie O'Connor DEF
  4. 23 Conor Masterson DEF
  5. 5 Haydon Roberts DEF
  6. 6 Liam Fraser MID
  7. 8 Charlie Savage MID
  8. 14 Randell Williams FWD
  9. 28 Josh Stokes MID
  10. 11 Daniel Kyerewaa FWD
  11. 9 Jamie Reid FWD

Bench

  • 18 Jacob Brown FWD
  • 32 Paddy Lane FWD
  • 3 Jeriel Dorsett DEF
  • 19 Kyreece Lisbie FWD
  • 17 George Earthy MID
  • 25 Jack Stevens GK
  • 42 Boyd Beacroft DEF
  • 2 Udoka Godwin-Malife DEF
  • 10 Lewis Wing MID

Brentford 4-2-3-1

Coach: Keith Andrews

  1. 31 Ellery Balcombe GK
  2. 33 Michael Kayode DEF
  3. 20 Kristoffer Ajer DEF
  4. 3 Rico Henry DEF
  5. 25 Malick Diouf DEF
  6. 18 Mamadou Sangaré MID
  7. 23 Keane Lewis-Potter DEF
  8. 11 Dango Ouattara FWD
  9. 24 Mikkel Damsgaard MID
  10. 14 Fábio Carvalho MID
  11. 13 Callum Wilson FWD

Bench

  • 6 Yehor Yarmoliuk MID
  • 44 Jannik Schuster DEF
  • 2 Aaron Hickey DEF
  • 9 Igor Thiago FWD
  • 19 Jaidon Anthony FWD
  • 1 Caoimhín Kelleher GK
  • 48 Benjamin Fredrick DEF
  • 27 Vitaly Janelt MID
  • 7 Kevin Schade FWD
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 10 February 2021: Reading 1-3 Brentford
  • Saturday 19 December 2020: Brentford 3-1 Reading
  • Tuesday 30 June 2020: Reading 0-3 Brentford
  • Saturday 23 November 2019: Brentford 1-0 Reading
  • Saturday 13 April 2019: Reading 2-1 Brentford