Cambridge United 2–1 Reading
Cambridge United
2–1HT 0–1
Reading
Cambridge United played Reading in the League One on 12 September 2026 at Abbey Stadium. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 38'Jack Marriott
- 52'Liam bennett (assist by Callum Perry)
- 62'Kelland Watts (assist by Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu)
- 66'Gassan Ahadme — Yellow card
- 80'Callum Perry — Yellow card
- 90'Randell Williams — Yellow card
Line-ups
Cambridge United 4-1-3-2
- J. Eastwood
- L. Bennett
- Cathal Séan Heffernan Andrews
- K. Watts
- Callum Perry
- D. Ball
- B. Knight
- O. Moxon
- S. Kaikai
- G. Yahyai
- Raees Bangura-Williams
- SUBSTITUTES
- P. Mpanzu
- S. Lavery
- Isaac Heath
- G. Breeze
- S. Curtis
- Z. Bradshaw
- L. Appéré
- COACHES: N. Harris
Reading 4-2-3-1
- Joel Pereira
- U. Godwin-Malife
- P. O'Connor
- Benn David Ward
- H. Roberts
- L. Wing
- A. Rinomhota
- Kyreece Lisbie
- George Earthy
- P. Lane
- J. Marriott
- SUBSTITUTES
- R. Williams
- J. Stevens
- C. Savage
- J. Reid
- C. Masterson
- D. Kyerewaa
- J. Brown
- COACHES: L. Richardson
Match statistics
| Cambridge United | Reading | |
|---|---|---|
| 228 | Accurate passes | 311 |
| 9 | Shots inside box | 12 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 7 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 8 |
| 10 | Free kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 7 |
| 327 | Total passes | 418 |
| 11 | Total shots | 19 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 7 | Corners | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 44% | Possession | 56% |