EFL Cup | Round of 32 | 2026-09-16 04:00 JST
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3' C. Wilson 45+1' Fábio Carvalho
Match summary Reading took on Brentford in the EFL Cup Round of 32 on September 16. Brentford edged a close game against Reading, 2-1. Brentford led 2-0 at half-time. Reading pulled 1 back in the second half but it was not enough.
Scorers: Reading – P. O'Connor; Brentford – C. Wilson and Fábio Carvalho. Assists: Reading – C. Savage; Brentford – D. Ouattara.
Brentford controlled the game with 55% possession and 24 shots (17 for their opponents). Brentford scored 2 from 8 shots on target.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Pereira 5 Robe rts 23 Mast ers 15 O&ap os; 39 Ahmed 8 Savage 6 Fraser 11 Kyerewa 28 Stokes 14 William 9 Reid
4-2-3-1 31 Balcomb 25 Diouf 3 Henry 20 Ajer 33 Kayode 23 Lewis-P 18 Sangaré 14 Carvalh 24 Damsgaa 11 Ouattar 13 Wilson
View as table Reading Stat Brentford 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 45% Possession 55% 17 Shots 24 3 Shots on target 8 8 Shots off target 10 6 Blocked shots 6 10 Shots inside the box 16 7 Shots outside the box 8 5 Corner kicks 7 2 Offsides 3 8 Fouls 11 258 Passes 649 188 Accurate passes 589 7 Goalkeeper saves 2 0 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: T. Nield
Player stats 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) DF Boyd Beacroft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK Joel Pereira 0 0 0 0 0 20(57%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.41 90 0 0 1(1) DF A. Ahmed 0 0 0 1(50%) 0 0 14(78%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.11 90 2 0 8(3) DF P. O'Connor 3 1 1 2 1 14(82%) 0 0 0 3 3 7.42 79 1 0 14(8) DF C. Masterson 1 0 0 1(100%) 1 0 24(83%) 0 0 0 0 3 6.08 90 0 0 6(5) DF H. Roberts 0 0 0 4 0 12(55%) 0 0 0 1 0 5.5 63 1 1 8(4) MF L. Fraser 1 0 0 3 0 20(83%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.29 90 0 4 7(4) MF C. Savage 3 0 0 0(0%) 1 1 35(83%) 1 0 0 1 0 7.84 90 4 1 3(1) MF R. Williams 1 0 0 1(50%) 0 1 12(75%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.43 90 2 0 6(3) MF J. Stokes 4 1 0 2(100%) 1 2 14(67%) 0 0 0 0 2 6.25 88 1 1 9(5) MF D. Kyerewaa 0 0 0 1(50%) 1 0 12(86%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.21 79 2 0 7(3) FW J. Reid 3 1 0 1(100%) 1 0 2(50%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.41 63 0 1 8(3) MF L. Wing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK J. Stevens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW K. Lisbie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.28 11 0 0 1(0) FW P. Lane 1 0 0 1(100%) 0 1 5(56%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.79 27 0 1 2(1) DF U. Godwin-Malife 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF George Earthy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 FW J. Brown 0 0 0 0 0 3(100%) 0 0 0 2 0 5.85 27 0 0 3(0) DF J. Dorsett 0 0 0 0 0 1(25%) 0 0 0 0 0 5.9 11 0 1
Brentford 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) FW C. Wilson 3 2 1 2(40%) 0 0 10(83%) 0 0 0 2 2 8.2 77 2 0 10(4) MF M. Sangaré 2 0 0 0(0%) 1 2 44(98%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.86 45 0 0 8(3) MF D. Ouattara 4 1 0 2(40%) 0 0 21(81%) 2 0 0 0 0 7.75 77 2 1 10(4) MF K. Lewis-Potter 2 1 0 1(100%) 0 0 35(83%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.81 90 3 0 5(2) DF M. Kayode 1 0 0 1(100%) 2 0 65(90%) 0 0 0 2 2 7.17 90 2 0 14(11) DF R. Henry 0 0 0 1(100%) 1 0 70(96%) 0 0 0 1 0 7.2 90 2 3 5(2) DF E. Diouf 3 0 0 1 1 32(86%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.94 61 0 0 6(4) MF M. Damsgaard 1 0 0 1(33%) 3 0 76(90%) 0 0 0 0 0 7.6 90 4 0 10(5) MF Fábio Carvalho 2 1 1 0 1 34(77%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.39 77 0 0 4(1) DF K. Ajer 0 0 0 1 0 94(97%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.83 90 0 2 2(2) GK E. Balcombe 0 0 0 0 0 29(85%) 0 0 0 0 1 6.37 90 0 0 1(1) MF Y. Yarmolyuk 1 0 0 1(100%) 0 0 43(98%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.96 45 1 0 3(1) FW J. Anthony 1 0 0 1 1 5(83%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.65 13 1 1 1(1) DF B. Fredrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF A. Hickey 1 0 0 0 1 5(100%) 0 0 0 1 0 6.33 13 0 0 1(0) MF V. Janelt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK C. Kelleher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF K. Schade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF Jannik Schuster 1 1 0 0 0 24(92%) 0 0 0 1 0 7.06 29 0 0 3(1) FW Thiago 2 2 0 0 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 0 0 6.54 13 1 0
Lineups Reading Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Joel Pereira Starter DF 39 A. Ahmed Starter DF 15 P. O'Connor Starter DF 23 C. Masterson Starter DF 5 H. Roberts Starter MF 6 L. Fraser Starter MF 8 C. Savage Starter MF 14 R. Williams Starter MF 28 J. Stokes Starter MF 11 D. Kyerewaa Starter FW 9 J. Reid Bench DF 3 J. Dorsett Bench FW 18 J. Brown Bench MF 17 George Earthy Bench FW 32 P. Lane Bench FW 19 K. Lisbie
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench DF 42 Boyd Beacroft Bench DF 2 U. Godwin-Malife Bench GK 25 J. Stevens Bench MF 10 L. Wing
Brentford Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 31 E. Balcombe Starter DF 33 M. Kayode Starter DF 20 K. Ajer Starter DF 3 R. Henry Starter DF 25 E. Diouf Starter MF 18 M. Sangaré Starter MF 23 K. Lewis-Potter Starter MF 11 D. Ouattara Starter MF 24 M. Damsgaard Starter MF 14 Fábio Carvalho Starter FW 13 C. Wilson Bench MF 6 Y. Yarmolyuk Bench FW 19 J. Anthony Bench DF 2 A. Hickey Bench DF 44 Jannik Schuster Bench FW 9 Thiago
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench DF 48 B. Fredrick Bench MF 27 V. Janelt Bench GK 1 C. Kelleher Bench MF 7 K. Schade
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 3' Brentford ⚽ Goal C. Wilson 0-1 1H 45+1' Brentford ⚽ Goal Fábio Carvalho 0-2 1H 45' Brentford 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Sangaré → IN Y. Yarmolyuk 2H 16' Brentford 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Diouf → IN Jannik Schuster 2H 18' Reading 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Roberts → IN P. Lane 2H 18' Reading 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Reid → IN J. Brown 2H 27' Reading ⚽ Goal P. O'Connor 1-2 2H 32' Brentford 🔄 Substitution OUT Fábio Carvalho → IN A. Hickey 2H 32' Brentford 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Wilson → IN Thiago 2H 32' Brentford 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Ouattara → IN J. Anthony 2H 34' Reading 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Kyerewaa → IN K. Lisbie 2H 34' Reading 🔄 Substitution OUT P. O'Connor → IN J. Dorsett 2H 43' Reading 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Stokes → IN George Earthy
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