Reading vs Fleetwood Town, 2023-24 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Reading

56': Dominic Ballard

FT
1 - 2

Fleetwood Town

2': Bosun Lawal
90'+2': Joshua Vela

About

Reading are hosting Fleetwood Town at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Goal! Reading 0, Fleetwood Town 1. Bosun Lawal (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
3': Offside, Reading. Harlee Dean tries a through ball, but Dom Ballard is caught offside.
5': Foul by Mamadi Camará (Reading).
5': Jack Marriott (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Offside, Fleetwood Town. Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu tries a through ball, but Jack Marriott is caught offside.
8': Attempt blocked. Mamadi Camará (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dom Ballard.
9': Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Nelson Abbey.
10': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Connor Teale.
11': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu.
12': Attempt missed. Danny Mayor (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Promise Omochere with a cross.
13': Offside, Fleetwood Town. Joshua Earl tries a through ball, but Jack Marriott is caught offside.
17': Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Nesta Guinness-Walker.
18': Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Nesta Guinness-Walker.
19': Promise Omochere (Fleetwood Town) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Joshua Earl with a cross.
22': Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Nelson Abbey.
23': Attempt saved. Jack Marriott (Fleetwood Town) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
23': Attempt saved. Joshua Earl (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Mayor.
25': Danny Mayor (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Lewis Wing (Reading).
25': Delay in match because of an injury Promise Omochere (Fleetwood Town).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Attempt saved. Jack Marriott (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bosun Lawal.
30': Substitution, Reading. Femi Azeez replaces Mamadi Camará.
30': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu.
31': Attempt blocked. Tyler Bindon (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
31': Attempt blocked. Harlee Dean (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
33': Attempt blocked. Sam Smith (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
35': Attempt saved. Dom Ballard (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Savage.
39': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Danny Mayor.
41': Foul by Dom Ballard (Reading).
41': Jack Marriott (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt blocked. Bosun Lawal (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Mayor.
42': Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Nelson Abbey.
45'+1': Danny Mayor (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Lewis Wing (Reading).
45'+2': Attempt saved. Femi Azeez (Reading) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Smith.
45'+4': First Half ends, Reading 0, Fleetwood Town 1.
45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Fleetwood Town 1.
46': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ben Heneghan.
46': Danny Mayor (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Lewis Wing (Reading).
48': Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Nelson Abbey.
48': Attempt blocked. Joshua Earl (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
48': Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Lewis Wing.
49': Attempt missed. Junior Quitirna (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
49': Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Femi Azeez.
49': Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
50': Attempt missed. Bosun Lawal (Fleetwood Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Mayor with a cross following a corner.
51': Attempt blocked. Sam Smith (Reading) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Dom Ballard.
51': Attempt missed. Femi Azeez (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Nesta Guinness-Walker.
54': Foul by Tyler Bindon (Reading).
54': Junior Quitirna (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Goal! Reading 1, Fleetwood Town 1. Dom Ballard (Reading) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
57': Offside, Fleetwood Town. Joshua Earl tries a through ball, but Jack Marriott is caught offside.
60': Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Ryan Broom replaces Junior Quitirna.
60': Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Shaun Rooney replaces Danny Mayor.
65': Offside, Fleetwood Town. Shaun Rooney tries a through ball, but Promise Omochere is caught offside.
67': Attempt saved. Lewis Wing (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Femi Azeez.
67': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ben Heneghan.
68': Attempt missed. Lewis Wing (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
68': Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Jayden Stockley replaces Promise Omochere.
68': Attempt saved. Jack Marriott (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jayden Stockley with a headed pass.
70': Bosun Lawal (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Harvey Knibbs (Reading).
71': Attempt blocked. Lewis Wing (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Femi Azeez.
71': Attempt blocked. Harvey Knibbs (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
71': Charlie Savage (Reading) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
71': Delay in match because of an injury Bosun Lawal (Fleetwood Town).
71': Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan replaces Dom Ballard.
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Kabongo Tshimanga replaces Bosun Lawal because of an injury.
75': Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Scott Robertson replaces Jack Marriott.
77': Attempt blocked. Lewis Wing (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Foul by Nelson Abbey (Reading).
78': Kabongo Tshimanga (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Attempt missed. Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Fleetwood Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Broom with a cross following a set piece situation.
79': Attempt blocked. Ryan Broom (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Vela.
79': Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Femi Azeez.
79': Attempt missed. Shaun Rooney (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
81': Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Nelson Abbey.
82': Attempt blocked. Jayden Stockley (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
83': Foul by Nesta Guinness-Walker (Reading).
83': Shaun Rooney (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Attempt blocked. Scott Robertson (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
84': Foul by Jayden Stockley (Fleetwood Town).
84': Harlee Dean (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Offside, Fleetwood Town. Shaun Rooney tries a through ball, but Kabongo Tshimanga is caught offside.
86': Substitution, Reading. Michael Craig replaces Charlie Savage.
87': Substitution, Reading. Matthew Carson replaces Nesta Guinness-Walker.
87': Foul by Josh Vela (Fleetwood Town).
87': Matthew Carson (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Josh Vela (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ben Heneghan.
90': Attempt saved. Tyler Bindon (Reading) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Femi Azeez with a cross.
90': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu.
90'+1': Harlee Dean (Reading) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Lewis Wing with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Goal! Reading 1, Fleetwood Town 2. Josh Vela (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jayden Stockley.
90'+4': Foul by Kabongo Tshimanga (Fleetwood Town).
90'+4': Harlee Dean (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Femi Azeez (Reading).
90'+5': Joshua Earl (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Carson.
90'+6': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ben Heneghan.
90'+7': Foul by Matthew Carson (Reading).
90'+7': Scott Robertson (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Matthew Carson (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
90'+8': Jayden Stockley (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card.
90'+8': Offside, Fleetwood Town. Jay Lynch tries a through ball, but Jayden Stockley is caught offside.
90'+10': Foul by Michael Craig (Reading).
90'+10': Jayden Stockley (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+11': Second Half ends, Reading 1, Fleetwood Town 2.
0': Match ends, Reading 1, Fleetwood Town 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 9,490

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Huddersfield Town	1	+3	3
2	Stockport County	1	+2	3
3	Bradford City	1	+2	3
4	Luton Town	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Reading (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	David Button (GK)
32	Nelson Abbey
6	Harlee Dean
18	Nesta Guinness-Walker
24	Tyler Bindon
8	Charlie Savage
29	Lewis Wing
7	Harvey Knibbs
28	Mamadi Camara
9	Dominic Ballard
10	Sam Smith

Reading Substitutes:

Femi Azeez, Michael Craig, Benjamin Elliott, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Matthew Carson, Tivonge Rushesha, Joel Pereira.

Fleetwood Town (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
13	Jay Lynch (GK)
25	Connor Teale
16	Ben Heneghan
32	Joshua Earl
5	Bosun Lawal
10	Danny Mayor
4	Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu
15	Junior Quitirna
20	Promise Omochere
14	Jack Marriott
8	Joshua Vela

Fleetwood Town Substitutes:

Scott Robertson, Ryan Broom, Kabongo Tshimanga, Stephen Mcmullan, Phoenix Patterson, Jayden Stockley, Shaun Rooney.

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