Reading - Luton

Logo Reading
Reading
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League One Season 2026 - Round 1
3 - 4
Finished
Referee: L. Doughty
Logo Luton
Luton
-

Result

Ball possession

41%
59%

Timeline

6'
0-1
Jake Richards
Jack Marriott
1-1
8'
Jack Marriott
2-1
31'
Jack Marriott
3-1
38'
50'
3-2
Kasey Palmer
52'
3-3
Kasey Palmer
61'
Emilio Lawrence (out)
(in)
Josh Stokes (out)
Randell Williams (in)
65'
Jack Marriott (out)
Jacob Brown (in)
65'
70'
Nahki Wells (out)
Callum Marshall (in)
72'
Liam Walsh
Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa (out)
Patrick Lane (in)
79'
81'
Isaiah Jones (out)
Harrison Ashby (in)
81'
Kasey Palmer (out)
Gideon Kodua (in)
90'
Hakeem Odofin (out)
Mads Juel Andersen (in)
90'
3-4
Gideon Kodua
Andrew Ferai Rinomhota (out)
Liam Fraser (in)
90+4'
Paudie O'Connor
90+5'
90+7'
Gideon Kodua

Odds

1X2 10Bet 1xBet 888Sport Bet365 Betano Betfair BetVictor Dafabet Marathonbet Pinnacle SBO Unibet William Hill
1 Reading 3.10 3.28 3.10 3.20 3.15 3.30 3.20 3.20 3.28 3.37 2.94 3.25 3.20
X Draw 3.45 3.35 3.30 3.40 3.35 3.40 3.50 3.45 3.35 3.54 3.18 3.45 3.25
2 Luton 2.18 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.18 2.15 2.15 2.23 2.13 2.17 2.10 2.08 2.10

Previous confrontations (H2H)

5 Reading
3 Draw
4 Luton
42% Over 2.5 goals
33% Both teams scored
2.3 Goals per match
Logo Reading 4 | Logo Luton 6 Clean sheets
🔥 Reading won the last 2 head-to-head meetings
Biggest win: Luton 0-5 Reading (2020)
Most goals: Luton 2-3 Reading (2026)
Goals scored all matches
Logo Reading
1.42
Logo Luton
0.92
Goals in home matches
Logo Reading
1.50
Logo Luton
0.67
Goals in away matches
Logo Reading
1.33
Logo Luton
1.17
Above is calculated based on the below matches

Stats

Reading
Luton
5
Shots on goal
5
2
Shots off goal
6
17
Total shots
12
10
Blocked shots
1
11
Shots inside box
10
6
Shots outside box
2
12
Fouls
11
5
Corners
2
4
Offsides
3
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Goalkeeper saved
1
304
Total passes
455
216
Passes success
377
71%
Passes %
83%
1.77
Expected goals (xG)
1.60
-1.77
Goals prevented
-1.77

Stadion

Stadion name

Madejski Stadium

Capacity

24200

Address

Shooters Way / Junction 11, M4
Reading, Berkshire

table 2026

League One
Team Pts
Blackpool Blackpool 7
Huddersfield Huddersfield 7
Stockport County Stockport County 6
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 6
Mansfield Town Mansfield Town 6
Bradford Bradford 6
Notts County Notts County 5
Oxford United Oxford United 4
Barnsley Barnsley 4
Cambridge United Cambridge United 4
Plymouth Plymouth 4
Burton Albion Burton Albion 4
Luton Luton 4
AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon 4
Bromley Bromley 4
Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons 3
Leyton Orient Leyton Orient 3
Peterborough Peterborough 3
Stevenage Stevenage 2
Doncaster Doncaster 2
Leicester Leicester 2
Wycombe Wanderers FC Wycombe Wanderers FC 2
Reading Reading 1
Wigan Wigan 0
Complete table

Line-ups

Logo Reading Reading — Formation: 4-2-3-1
Coach: Leam Richardson
1
Joel Pereira Castro
2
Udoka Godwin-Malife
15
Paudie O'Connor
16
Benn David Ward
3
Jeriel Dorsett
10
Lewis Wing
4
Andrew Ferai Rinomhota
19
28
Josh Stokes
11
Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa
7
Jack Marriott
21
Nahki Wells
11
Emilio Lawrence
45
Kasey Palmer
7
Jake Richards
8
Liam Walsh
18
Jordan Clark
3
Kal Naismith
6
George Johnston
2
Hakeem Odofin
25
Isaiah Jones
24
Josh Keeley
Luton — Formation: 4-2-3-1 Logo Luton
Coach: Jack Wilshere

Substitutes

Substitutes Reading

Name Age Position
Jack Stevens 29 Goalkeeper
Ashqar Ahmed - Defender
Charlie Savage 23 Midfielder
Liam Fraser 28 Midfielder
Randell Williams 29 Midfielder
Patrick Lane 25 Attacker
Jacob Brown 28 Attacker

Substitutes Luton

Name Age Position
James Shea 35 Goalkeeper
Mads Juel Andersen 28 Defender
Harrison Ashby 24 Defender
Sverre Hakami Sandal 23 Midfielder
Callum Marshall 21 Attacker
Gideon Kodua 21 Attacker

Player stats

# Name FN rating Min Pos G A Sh SoT Pas KP Pas+ Tkl Blk Int Du Du+ Dri Dri+ Foul Foul+ 🟨 🟥 Off Sav GC Pen+ Pen- PenSv
7 Logo Reading Jack Marriott 10.0 65 Attacker 3 0 4 3 7 2 5 - - - 5 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 -
7 Logo Luton Jake Richards 7.9 90 Midfielder 1 1 3 1 22 3 15 - - - 7 4 1 - - 4 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
18 Logo Luton Jordan Clark 7.7 90 Midfielder - 1 1 1 30 1 24 3 3 2 11 6 - - 1 2 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
45 Logo Luton Kasey Palmer 7.5 81 Midfielder 2 0 3 2 29 - 23 - - 1 12 2 3 - 1 1 0 0 2 - 0 0 0 -
8 Logo Luton Liam Walsh 7.2 90 Midfielder - 0 - - 55 - 48 4 2 - 8 6 1 1 1 1 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
30 Logo Luton Gideon Kodua (sub) 7.0 9 Attacker 1 0 2 1 2 - 1 - - - 3 2 - - 1 2 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
10 Logo Reading Lewis Wing ©️ 6.9 90 Midfielder - 0 - - 32 - 23 2 - 2 8 3 2 - 1 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
8 Logo Reading Charlie Savage (sub) 6.7 11 Midfielder - 0 - - 10 1 8 1 - - 2 2 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
21 Logo Luton Nahki Wells 6.7 70 Attacker - 1 2 - 19 2 16 - 2 - 4 - - - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
31 Logo Luton Benedict Benagr (sub) 6.7 29 Defender - 0 - - 5 1 4 - - - 2 - - - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
5 Logo Luton Mads Juel Andersen (sub) 6.7 11 Defender - 0 - - 3 - 3 - - - 4 1 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
3 Logo Luton Kal Naismith ©️ 6.6 90 Defender - 0 - - 50 1 41 10 1 - 15 13 2 1 - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
33 Logo Luton Harrison Ashby (sub) 6.6 9 Defender - 0 - - 3 - 2 - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
4 Logo Reading Andrew Ferai Rinomhota 6.5 89 Midfielder - 0 - - 28 - 19 - - 1 8 4 1 1 3 2 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
19 Logo Reading Kyreece Joshua Lisbie 6.5 79 Midfielder - 1 - - 11 2 9 1 - - 12 1 6 - - - 0 0 2 - 0 0 0 -
28 Logo Reading Josh Stokes 6.5 65 Midfielder - 0 - - 16 2 10 - - - 5 1 2 1 - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
14 Logo Reading Randell Williams (sub) 6.5 25 Midfielder - 0 - - 5 1 4 - - 1 3 1 - - 1 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
11 Logo Luton Emilio Lawrence 6.5 61 Midfielder - 0 - - 7 - 4 1 - - 3 2 1 - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
9 Logo Luton Callum Marshall (sub) 6.5 20 Attacker - 0 - - 5 - 3 - - - 4 1 - - 1 - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
11 Logo Reading Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa 6.3 79 Midfielder - 0 2 2 13 - 11 1 - 2 6 4 1 - - 1 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 -
18 Logo Reading Jacob Brown (sub) 6.3 25 Attacker - 0 - - 4 - 2 - - - 5 2 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
32 Logo Reading Patrick Lane (sub) 6.3 11 Attacker - 0 - - 4 - 3 - - - 1 - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
6 Logo Luton George Johnston 6.3 90 Defender - 0 - - 81 1 70 - 3 2 8 3 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
2 Logo Reading Udoka Godwin-Malife 6.2 90 Defender - 0 - - 30 1 22 1 1 - 5 4 2 1 - 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
15 Logo Reading Paudie O'Connor 6.2 90 Defender - 0 - - 40 - 28 3 - - 17 9 - - 3 1 1 0 - - 0 0 0 -
2 Logo Luton Hakeem Odofin 6.2 89 Defender - 0 - - 77 - 66 1 - 4 7 4 - - 2 - 0 0 1 - 0 0 0 -
1 Logo Reading Joel Pereira Castro 6.0 90 Goalkeeper - 0 - - 27 - 16 - - - 2 2 - - - 1 0 0 - 1 4 0 0 0
16 Logo Reading Benn David Ward 6.0 90 Defender - 0 - - 46 1 36 1 - 2 7 6 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
3 Logo Reading Jeriel Dorsett 5.9 90 Defender - 0 - - 28 - 19 1 - 1 11 7 - - 2 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
25 Logo Luton Isaiah Jones 5.9 81 Defender - 0 - - 39 1 34 - - 1 10 4 3 2 2 1 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
24 Logo Luton Josh Keeley 5.5 90 Goalkeeper - 0 - - 28 - 23 - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - 1 3 0 0 0
6 Logo Reading Liam Fraser (sub) - 1 Midfielder - 0 1 - 3 - 1 - - - 1 1 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
25 Logo Reading Jack Stevens (sub) - - Goalkeeper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
39 Logo Reading Ashqar Ahmed (sub) - - Defender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
1 Logo Luton James Shea (sub) - - Goalkeeper - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -
4 Logo Luton Sverre Hakami Sandal (sub) - - Midfielder - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 -