Reading 2–1 Bradford
Reading
2–1HT 0–0
Bradford
Reading played Bradford in the League One on 28 February 2026 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 34'Derrick Williams — Yellow card
- 68'M. Pennington
- 87'Sean Patton — Yellow card
- 90'P. Lane
- 90'M. Ritchie (assist by C. Savage)
- 90+10'Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan — Yellow card
Line-ups
Reading 4-2-3-1
- J. Pereira
- R. Nyambe
- P. O'Connor
- D. Williams
- B. Ward
- L. Wing
- L. Fraser
- K. Doyle
- C. Savage
- R. Williams
- K. Ehibhatiomhan
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Stevens
- A. Yiadom
- P. Lane
- F. Burns
- J. R. Dorsett A.
- S. Patton
- M. Ritchie
- COACHES: Leam Richardson
Bradford 3-4-2-1
- S. Walker
- M. Pennington
- A. Baldwin
- C. Tilt
- J. Neufville
- J. Metcalfe
- M. Power
- T. Wright
- A. Sarcevic
- B. Pointon
- E. Wheatley
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Hilton
- P. Mullin
- J. Wright
- L. Evans
- I. Touray
- S. Humphrys
- H. Ashby
- COACHES: Graham Alexander
Match statistics
| Reading | Bradford | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 7 |
| 9 | Total shots | 12 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 5 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Corners | 6 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 51% | Possession | 49% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 442 | Total passes | 409 |
| 332 | Accurate passes | 297 |
| 75% | Pass accuracy | 73% |
| 1.24 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.32 |