Reading 1–2 Brentford

League Cup · Round Round of 32 · 15 September 2026 at 19:00 UTC · Select Car Leasing Stadium

Reading 1–2HT 0–2 Brentford

Reading played Brentford in the League Cup on 15 September 2026 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. The match finished 1–2.

Goals and cards

Line-ups

Reading 4-2-3-1

  1. Joel Pereira
  2. A. Ahmed
  3. P. O'Connor
  4. C. Masterson
  5. H. Roberts
  6. L. Fraser
  7. C. Savage
  8. R. Williams
  9. J. Stokes
  10. D. Kyerewaa
  11. J. Reid
  • SUBSTITUTES
  • Boyd Beacroft
  • J. Dorsett
  • J. Brown
  • George Earthy
  • U. Godwin-Malife
  • P. Lane
  • Kyreece Lisbie
  • J. Stevens
  • L. Wing
  • COACHES: L. Richardson

Brentford 4-2-3-1

  1. E. Balcombe
  2. M. Kayode
  3. K. Ajer
  4. R. Henry
  5. E. Diouf
  6. M. Sangaré
  7. K. Lewis-Potter
  8. D. Ouattara
  9. M. Damsgaard
  10. Fábio Carvalho
  11. C. Wilson
  • SUBSTITUTES
  • Y. Yarmolyuk
  • J. Anthony
  • B. Fredrick
  • A. Hickey
  • V. Janelt
  • C. Kelleher
  • K. Schade
  • Jannik Schuster
  • Thiago
  • COACHES: Keith Andrews

Match statistics

ReadingBrentford
187Accurate passes591
10Shots inside box16
7Shots outside box8
6Blocked shots6
11Free kicks8
3Shots on goal8
7Saves2
8Shots off goal10
2Offsides3
257Total passes650
17Total shots24
5Corners7
8Fouls10
0Red cards0
0Yellow cards0
42%Possession58%
All League Cup matches Brentford See live scores and full statistics