EFL Cup ｜ Round of 64 ｜ 2026-08-26 03:45 JST
0 – 3
9' J. Brown 24' P. Lane 85' R. Williams
Match summary The EFL Cup Round of 64 fixture between Stevenage and Reading was played on August 26. Reading cruised to a 3-0 victory over Stevenage. Reading led 2-0 at half-time. They added 1 more after the break to pull clear.
Reading's scorers: R. Williams, P. Lane and J. Brown. Assists: Reading – P. Lane and K. Lisbie.
Stevenage had more possession (57% to 43%) and more shots (13 to 10), but Reading were more efficient and took the win. Reading scored 3 from 5 shots on target. Yellow cards: Stevenage 2, Reading 2.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Pereira 3 Dors ett 16 Ward 23 Mast ers 39 Ahmed 8 Savage 6 Fraser 32 Lane 17 Earthy 14 William 18 Brown
1.09 Expected goals (xG) 1.44
View as table Stevenage Stat Reading Formation 4-2-3-1 57% Possession 43% 1.09 Expected goals (xG) 1.44 13 Shots 10 3 Shots on target 5 5 Shots off target 3 5 Blocked shots 2 8 Shots inside the box 8 5 Shots outside the box 2 5 Corner kicks 5 2 Offsides 1 6 Fouls 13 524 Passes 392 446 Accurate passes 307 2 Goalkeeper saves 4 2 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
Referee: R. Eley
Player stats Stevenage Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK F. Marschall 0 32(65%) 0 0 0 5.9 90 DF Terence Vancooten 0 1 38(86%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 45 3(3) DF Jack Taylor 1 1 0 2 58(92%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 1 7(6) DF Lewis Freestone 0 66(90%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 1 1(1) MF Daniel Phillips 0 2(100%) 1 51(91%) 0 0 0 2 7 90 1 10(7) MF Terry Taylor 0 17(74%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 59 6(3) MF Jordan Houghton 0 1(100%) 32(89%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 2 3(2) MF Dan Butler 0 1 46(81%) 0 1 0 2 1 7.5 90 3 1 10(7) FW Phoenix Patterson 3 1 0 19(79%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 71 2 4(2) FW Jordan Roberts 2 1 0 1(100%) 1 12(92%) 0 0 0 1 3 6.9 59 9(5) FW Oliver Sanderson 0 1(100%) 8(67%) 0 0 0 6.5 71 1 1 4(1) DF Carl Piergianni 1 0 1 29(97%) 0 1 0 1 6.9 45 1 2 6(3) MF Joe Knight 0 11(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 31 1 FW Michael Mellon 1 0 1(100%) 2(40%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 31 6(3) MF Daniel Kemp 0 1(100%) 12(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 19 1 2(2) FW Josh Magennis 0 9(82%) 0 0 0 6.5 19 3(1) GK Daniel Barden 0 0 0 0 MF Charlie Brown 0 0 0 0 DF Saxon Earley 0 0 0 0 FW J. Reid 0 0 0 0
Reading Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Joel Pereira 0 25(58%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 DF A. Ahmed 0 2 25(76%) 0 0 0 3 2 6.9 90 1 12(5) DF C. Masterson 0 3 27(84%) 0 0 0 7.6 90 1 4(3) DF Benn Ward 0 1 2 41(80%) 0 1 0 2 7.2 90 3 7(2) DF J. Dorsett 1 0 1 35(85%) 0 1 0 2 6.7 90 1 7(4) MF L. Fraser 0 38(75%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 90 1 1 4(2) MF C. Savage 1 1 0 49(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 6(3) MF R. Williams 1 1 1 1(33%) 12(71%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1 1 7(2) MF George Earthy 1 1 0 28(90%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 81 1 1 5(None) MF P. Lane 1 1 1 1(100%) 16(80%) 1 0 0 1 7.6 89 1 2 6(1) FW J. Brown 2 1 1 1 11(79%) 0 0 0 2 7.2 90 2 15(5) FW K. Lisbie 1 0 1(100%) 1 0 0 6.7 9 1 MF D. Kyerewaa 0 1 0 0 0 1 1(1) GK Jack Stevens 0 0 0 0 DF H. Roberts 0 0 0 0 DF Boyd Beacroft 0 0 0 0 DF Emmanuel Osho 0 0 0 0 MF L. Wing 0 0 0 0 MF Andy Rinomhota 0 0 0 0 MF J. Stokes 0 0 0 0
Lineups Stevenage Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 F. Marschall Starter DF 15 T. Vancooten Starter 22 J. Taylor Starter DF 6 L. Freestone Starter MF 8 D. Phillips Starter MF 7 T. Taylor Starter MF 4 J. Houghton Starter MF 3 D. Butler Starter FW 44 P. Patterson Starter FW 11 J. Roberts Starter FW 18 O. Sanderson Bench DF 5 C. Piergianni Bench MF 10 D. Kemp Bench MF 26 J. Knight Bench FW 9 J. Magennis Bench FW 28 M. Mellon
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 D. Barden Bench DF 14 S. Earley Bench MF 43 C. Brown Bench FW 19 J. Reid
Reading Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Joel Pereira Starter DF 39 A. Ahmed Starter DF 23 C. Masterson Starter DF 16 B. Ward Starter DF 3 J. Dorsett Starter MF 6 L. Fraser Starter MF 8 C. Savage Starter MF 14 R. Williams Starter MF 17 George Earthy Starter MF 32 P. Lane Starter FW 18 J. Brown Bench MF 11 D. Kyerewaa Bench FW 19 K. Lisbie
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 25 J. Stevens Bench DF 5 H. Roberts Bench DF 42 Boyd Beacroft Bench MF 4 A. Rinomhota Bench MF 28 J. Stokes Bench MF 10 L. Wing Bench DF 49 E. Osho
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 9' Reading ⚽ Goal J. Brown 0-1 1H 24' Reading ⚽ Goal P. Lane 0-2 1H 29' Stevenage 🟨 Yellow card Dan Butler 1H 41' Reading 🟨 Yellow card J. Dorsett 2H 1' Stevenage 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Vancooten → IN C. Piergianni 2H 14' Stevenage 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Taylor → IN J. Knight 2H 14' Stevenage 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Roberts → IN M. Mellon 2H 26' Stevenage 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Sanderson → IN D. Kemp 2H 26' Stevenage 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Patterson → IN J. Magennis 2H 36' Reading 🔄 Substitution OUT George Earthy → IN K. Lisbie 2H 40' Reading ⚽ Goal R. Williams 0-3 2H 44' Stevenage 🟨 Yellow card Carl Piergianni 2H 44' Reading 🟨 Yellow card Benn Ward 2H 45' Reading 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Lane → IN D. Kyerewaa
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