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Stevenage vs Reading

EFL Cup · 2026 · second round

EFL Cup · 2026 · second round

Stevenage

Full time

Reading

SPORTA Arena

Timeline

  1. Kick-off
  2. 9'0-1Goal. Jacob Brown (P. Lane)Normal GoalTeam: Reading
  3. 24'0-2Goal. P. LaneNormal GoalTeam: Reading
  4. 29'Yellow card. D. ButlerYellow Card · FoulTeam: Stevenage
  5. 41'Yellow card. J. DorsettYellow Card · FoulTeam: Reading
  6. 0-2Half time
  7. Second half
  8. 46'Substitution. T. Vancooten replaced by C. PiergianniSubstitution 1Team: Stevenage
  9. 59'Substitution. J. Roberts replaced by M. MellonSubstitution 2Team: Stevenage
  10. 59'Substitution. T. Taylor replaced by Joe KnightSubstitution 3Team: Stevenage
  11. 71'Substitution. P. Patterson replaced by Josh MagennisSubstitution 4Team: Stevenage
  12. 71'Substitution. O. Sanderson replaced by D. KempSubstitution 5Team: Stevenage
  13. 81'Substitution. George Earthy replaced by K. LisbieSubstitution 1Team: Reading
  14. 85'0-3Goal. R. Williams (K. Lisbie)Normal GoalTeam: Reading
  15. 90'Yellow card. C. PiergianniYellow Card · Unsportsmanlike conductTeam: Stevenage
  16. 90'Yellow card. Benn David WardYellow Card · Unsportsmanlike conductTeam: Reading
  17. 90'Substitution. P. Lane replaced by D. KyerewaaSubstitution 2Team: Reading
  18. 0-3Full time

Line-ups

Stevenage

Formation 4-1-4-1

F. Marschall5.9
D. Butler7.3
L. Freestone6.2
T. Vancooten6.2
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J. Taylor6.6
J. Houghton6.9
T. Taylor6.2
D. Phillips6.9
J. Roberts6.9
P. Patterson6.9
O. Sanderson6.5

Reading

Formation 4-2-3-1

Joel Pereira6.9
J. Dorsett6.3
Benn David Ward7.2
C. Masterson7.2
A. Ahmed6.9
L. Fraser6.6
C. Savage6.9
R. Williams7.2
George Earthy6.3
P. Lane7.7
Jacob Brown7.2

Stevenage

4-1-4-1

Substitutes

  • 5C. Piergianni
  • 9Josh Magennis
  • 10D. Kemp
  • 12D. Barden
  • 14S. Earley
  • 19J. Reid
  • 26Joe Knight
  • 28M. Mellon

Reading

4-2-3-1

Substitutes

  • 4A. Rinomhota
  • 5H. Roberts
  • 10L. Wing
  • 11D. Kyerewaa
  • 19Kyreece Lisbie
  • 25J. Stevens
  • 28J. Stokes
  • 42Boyd Beacroft
  • 49E. Osho

Coach: Leam Richardson

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Match statistics

StevenageReading
56%
Possession
44%
13
Shots
10
3
Shots on target
5
5
Shots off target
3
5
Shots blocked
2
8
Shots inside the box
8
5
Shots outside the box
2
2
Saves
4
5
Corners
5
2
Offsides
1
5
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
2
483
Passes
384
409
Accurate passes
306
85%
Pass accuracy
80%

Head to head

Up to the ten most recent meetings between these clubs in the fixtures we hold.

Stevenage
2
Drawn
3
Reading
4

The record over the 9 meetings listed below.

  • StevenageReadingFTLeague One
  • ReadingStevenageFTLeague One
  • ReadingStevenageFTLeague One
  • StevenageReadingFTLeague One
  • StevenageReadingFTLeague One
  • ReadingStevenageFTLeague One
  • ReadingStevenageFTEFL Cup
  • ReadingStevenageFTFA Cup
  • StevenageReadingFTFA Cup

Reading beat Stevenage 3-0 in the EFL Cup on Tuesday 25 August. 442ball records this match from the fixture feed and recomputes every table and total from the match record rather than copying a feed.

Times are shown in UTC.