English EFL Trophy

FT Tuesday, September 30, 2025
West Ham U21 LLLLW 1
–
Reading LLWLD 3
1st2ndT
WHU101
REA033
Madejski Stadium · 1,247 att.

Head to Head

REA leads series 1-0

Lineups

REA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Jack StephensG
  2. 22Michael SticklandCD-L
  3. 46Jacob BorgnisCD-R
  4. 36John RyanLB
  5. 2Kelvin AbrefaRB
  6. 4Benjamin ElliottAM
  7. 47Shay SpencerLM
  8. 14Tivonge RusheshaRM
  9. 20Mark O’MahonyF
  10. 9Kelvin EhibhatiomhanAM-L
  11. 43Jeremiah Okine-PetersAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 44Tyler SackeySUB
  2. 26Basil TumaSUB
  3. 35Carter BowderySUB
  4. 38Phillip DuahSUB
  5. 42Boyd BeacroftSUB
  6. 57Sean PattonSUB

WHU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 54Tom WoosterG
  2. 63Ezra MayersCD
  3. 76Rayan OyebadeCD-L
  4. 58Airidas GolambeckisCD-R
  5. 28Tomás SoucekCM-L
  6. 55Mohamadou KantéCM-R
  7. 30Oliver ScarlesLM
  8. 64Ryan BattrumRM
  9. 50Callum MarshallF
  10. 69Emeka AdeileCF-L
  11. 68Preston FearonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 36Reece ByrneSUB
  2. 52Luis BrownSUB
  3. 75Jethro MedineSUB
  4. 59Tyron AkpataSUB
  5. 70Elisha SowanmiSUB
  6. 48Josh LandersSUB
  7. 71Gabriel CalisteSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Callum Marshall (West Ham U21) Goal at 9'
  2. 40' Kelvin Abrefa (Reading) Yellow Card at 40'
  3. 46' Ezra Mayers (West Ham U21) Red Card at 46'
  4. 48' Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) Penalty - Saved at 48'
  5. 59' Callum Marshall (West Ham U21) Yellow Card at 59'
  6. 59' Jacob Borgnis (Reading) Yellow Card at 59'
  7. 61' Basil Tuma (Reading) Substitution at 61'
  8. 63' Tomás Soucek (West Ham U21) Yellow Card at 63'
  9. 64' Jacob Borgnis (Reading) Goal at 64'
  10. 67' Jethro Medine (West Ham U21) Substitution at 67'
  11. 80' Phillip Duah (Reading) Substitution at 80'
  12. 80' Sean Patton (Reading) Substitution at 80'
  13. 80' Tyler Sackey (Reading) Substitution at 80'
  14. 81' Josh Landers (West Ham U21) Substitution at 81'
  15. 87' Airidas Golambeckis (West Ham U21) Yellow Card at 87'
  16. 88' Mark O’Mahony (Reading) Penalty - Scored at 88'
  17. 90'+1' Boyd Beacroft (Reading) Substitution at 91'
  18. 90'+7' Jeremiah Okine-Peters (Reading) Goal at 97'
  19. 90'+8' Emeka Adeile (West Ham U21) Yellow Card at 98'
  20. 90'+12' Gabriel Caliste (West Ham U21) Substitution at 102'

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