Stevenage 0–3 Reading
Stevenage
0–3HT 0–2
Reading
Stevenage played Reading in the League Cup on 25 August 2026 at SPORTA Arena. The match finished 0–3.
Goals and cards
- 9'J. Brown (assist by P. Lane)
- 24'P. Lane
- 29'Dan Butler — Yellow card
- 41'Jeriel Dorsett — Yellow card
- 85'R. Williams (assist by K. Lisbie)
- 89'Carl Piergianni — Yellow card
- 89'Benn Ward — Yellow card
Line-ups
Stevenage
- F. Marschall
- T. Vancooten
- J. Taylor
- L. Freestone
- D. Phillips
- T. Taylor
- J. Houghton
- D. Butler
- P. Patterson
- J. Roberts
- O. Sanderson
- SUBSTITUTES
- D. Barden
- S. Earley
- C. Piergianni
- D. Kemp
- J. Knight
- C. Brown
- J. Magennis
- J. Reid
- M. Mellon
Reading 4-2-3-1
- J. Pereira
- A. Ahmed
- C. Masterson
- B. Ward
- J. R. Dorsett A.
- L. Fraser
- C. Savage
- R. Williams
- G. Earthy
- P. Lane
- J. Brown
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Stevens
- H. Roberts
- B. Beacroft
- A. Rinomhota
- D. Kyerewaa
- J. Stokes
- L. Wing
- K. Lisbie
- E. Osho
- COACHES: Leam Richardson
Match statistics
| Stevenage | Reading | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.09 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.44 |
| 446 | Accurate passes | 307 |
| 8 | Shots inside box | 8 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 13 | Free kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 524 | Total passes | 392 |
| 13 | Total shots | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 5 | Corners | 5 |
| 6 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 57% | Possession | 43% |