Reading vs Bradford City, 2025-26 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Reading

90': Paddy Lane
90'+7': Matt Ritchie

FT
2 - 1

Bradford City

68': Matthew Pennington

About

Reading are hosting Bradford City at Madejski Stadium, Reading, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Timeline

34': Derrick Williams (Reading) Yellow Card at 34'
45': Andy Yiadom (Reading) Substitution at 45'
65': Stephen Humphrys (Bradford City) Substitution at 65'
65': Ibou Touray (Bradford City) Substitution at 65'
68': Matthew Pennington (Bradford City) Goal at 68'
79': Matt Ritchie (Reading) Substitution at 79'
79': Finley Burns (Reading) Substitution at 79'
79': Sean Patton (Reading) Substitution at 79'
86': Paddy Lane (Reading) Substitution at 86'
87': Sean Patton (Reading) Yellow Card at 87'
89': Joe Wright (Bradford City) Substitution at 89'
90': Paddy Lane (Reading) Goal at 90'
90'+7': Matt Ritchie (Reading) Goal at 97'
90'+9': Paul Mullin (Bradford City) Substitution at 99'
90'+10': Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) Yellow Card at 100'

Statistics

BRD		REA
11	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	5
0	Saves	1
48.7	Possession	51.3
12	SHOTS	9
2	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Madejski Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 13,106

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cardiff City	34	+32	72
2	Lincoln City	34	+32	71
3	Bolton Wanderers	35	+16	61
4	Bradford City	34	+5	58

Full Table

Line-Ups

Reading (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Joel Pereira (GK)
33	Derrick Williams
15	Paudie O'Conner
16	Benn Ward
24	Ryan Nyambe
8	Charlie Savage
6	Liam Fraser
10	Lewis Wing
9	Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
21	Randell Williams
29	Kamari Doyle

Reading Substitutes:

Andy Yiadom, Finley Burns, Paddy Lane, Sean Patton, Jeriel Dorsett, Jack Stephens, Matt Ritchie.

Bradford City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Sam Walker (GK)
15	Aden Baldwin
26	Curtis Tilt
28	Matthew Pennington
6	Max Power
21	Jenson Metcalfe
17	Tyreik Wright
7	Josh Neufville
27	Ethan Wheatley
23	Bobby Pointon
10	Antoni Sarcevic

Bradford City Substitutes:

Joe Hilton, Joe Wright, Paul Mullin, Lee Evans, Harrison Ashby, Ibou Touray, Stephen Humphrys.

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