English Carabao Cup

FT Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Reading LWLWD 3
–
Stevenage LLWDL 0
1st2ndT
REA213
STE000
Lamex Stadium · 2,013 att.

Team Stats

13
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
2
42.9
Possession
57.1
10
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
308
Accurate Passes
442
393
Passes
521
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
9
18
Crosses
27
0.2
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
72
25
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
2
Effective Tackles
4
6
Tackles
5
0.3
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
8
27
Effective Clearances
29
27
Clearances
29

Head to Head

REA leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

STE · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Filip MarschallG
  2. 22Jack TaylorCD
  3. 6Lewis FreestoneCD-L
  4. 15Terence VancootenCD-R
  5. 4Jordan HoughtonCM-L
  6. 7Terry TaylorCM-R
  7. 44Phoenix PattersonAM
  8. 3Dan ButlerLM
  9. 8Daniel PhillipsRM
  10. 18Oliver SandersonCF-L
  11. 11Jordan RobertsCF-R

REA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Joel PereiraG
  2. 16Benn WardCD-L
  3. 23Conor MastersonCD-R
  4. 3Jeriel DorsettLB
  5. 39Ashqar AhmedRB
  6. 17George EarthyAM
  7. 8Charlie SavageLM
  8. 6Liam FraserRM
  9. 18Jacob BrownF
  10. 32Paddy LaneAM-L
  11. 14Randell WilliamsAM-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Stevenage 0, Reading 1. Jacob Brown (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paddy Lane with a cross.
  2. 24' Goal! Stevenage 0, Reading 2. Paddy Lane (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  3. 29' Dan Butler (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 41' Jeriel Dorsett (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Stevenage. Carl Piergianni replaces Terence Vancooten.
  6. 59' Substitution, Stevenage. Michael Mellon replaces Jordan Roberts.
  7. 59' Substitution, Stevenage. Joe Knight replaces Terry Taylor.
  8. 71' Substitution, Stevenage. Josh Magennis replaces Phoenix Patterson.
  9. 71' Substitution, Stevenage. Dan Kemp replaces Oliver Sanderson.
  10. 81' Substitution, Reading. Kyreece Lisbie replaces George Earthy.
  11. 85' Goal! Stevenage 0, Reading 3. Randell Williams (Reading) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyreece Lisbie.
  12. 89' Carl Piergianni (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 89' Benn Ward (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90' Substitution, Reading. Daniel Kyerewaa replaces Paddy Lane.

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