League One · Regular Season - 35
Saturday, 28 February 2026 · 23:00 · Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading · Referee: B. Speedie
Reading2 : 1
Full-time
BradfordHalf-time: 0-0
Match Events
- 34'Derrick WilliamsYellow Card
- 46'R. Nyambe (assist: A. Yiadom)Substitution 1
- 65'A. Baldwin (assist: I. Touray)Substitution 1
- 65'E. Wheatley (assist: S. Humphrys)Substitution 2
- 68'M. PenningtonNormal Goal
- 79'D. Williams (assist: F. Burns)Substitution 2
- 79'K. Doyle (assist: S. Patton)Substitution 3
- 79'L. Fraser (assist: M. Ritchie)Substitution 4
- 86'R. Williams (assist: P. Lane)Substitution 5
- 87'Sean PattonYellow Card
- 89'B. Pointon (assist: J. Wright)Substitution 3
- 90'P. LaneNormal Goal
- 90'M. Ritchie (assist: C. Savage)Normal Goal
- 90+9'T. Wright (assist: P. Mullin)Substitution 4
- 90+10'Kelvin EhibhatiomhanYellow Card
Statistics
2Shots on Goal2
5Shots off Goal7
9Total Shots12
2Blocked Shots3
5Shots insidebox7
4Shots outsidebox5
10Fouls11
5Corner Kicks6
2Offsides1
51%Ball Possession49%
3Yellow Cards0
-Red Cards-
1Goalkeeper Saves0
442Total passes409
332Passes accurate297
75%Passes %73%
1.24expected_goals1.32
-goals_prevented-
Reading4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1J. Pereira(G)
- 24R. Nyambe(D)
- 15P. O'Connor(D)
- 33D. Williams(D)
- 16B. Ward(D)
- 10L. Wing(M)
- 6L. Fraser(M)
- 29K. Doyle(M)
- 8C. Savage(M)
- 21R. Williams(M)
- 9K. Ehibhatiomhan(F)
Substitutes
- 25J. Stevens(G)
- 17A. Yiadom(D)
- 32P. Lane(F)
- 12F. Burns(D)
- 3J. R. Dorsett A.(D)
- 57S. Patton(F)
- 30M. Ritchie(M)
Bradford3-4-2-1
Starting XI
- 1S. Walker(G)
- 28M. Pennington(D)
- 15A. Baldwin(D)
- 26C. Tilt(D)
- 7J. Neufville(M)
- 21J. Metcalfe
- 6M. Power(M)
- 17T. Wright(M)
- 10A. Sarcevic(F)
- 23B. Pointon(F)
- 27E. Wheatley(F)
Substitutes
- 25J. Hilton(G)
- 14P. Mullin(F)
- 4J. Wright(D)
- 8L. Evans(M)
- 3I. Touray(D)
- 11S. Humphrys(F)
- 33H. Ashby(D)
Head-to-Head
- Reading 2 - 1 BradfordSaturday, 28 February 2026
- Bradford 2 - 0 ReadingSaturday, 13 December 2025
- Reading 3 - 0 BradfordTuesday, 17 March 2015
- Bradford 0 - 0 ReadingSaturday, 7 March 2015
Reading — recent form
LLLDL
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Reading | 46 | 4 | 63 |
| 4 | Bradford | 46 | 7 | 77 |