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Reading
FT
3–1
5 Sep 2026
Blackpool
Europa League Sat 5 Sep, 15:00London Madejski Stadium, Reading David Rock 11,597 attendance

Timeline

  1. 12' George Earthy
  2. 16' Jordan Williams Yellow Card
  3. 49' Kyreece Lisbie
  4. 59' Ilmari Niskanen for Finley Munroe
  5. 59' Tom Bloxham for Dion Charles
  6. 68' Jordan Brown for Albie Morgan
  7. 70' Randell Williams for George Earthy
  8. 70' Jacob Brown for Jack Marriott
  9. 76' Daniel Kyerewaa for Kyreece Lisbie
  10. 80' Leighton Clarkson
  11. 85' Jamie Reid for Paddy Lane
  12. 85' Charlie Savage for Andy Rinomhota
  13. 90'+4' Jacob Brown

Match stats

33.2% Possession 66.8%
19 Shots 8
6 On target 1
12 Fouls 11
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
4 Offsides 0
0 Saves 3
195 Accurate passes 476

Lineups

Reading 4-2-3-1
1 Pereira
5 Roberts 16 Ward 15 O'Conner 2 Godwin-Malife
4 Rinomhota 10 Wing
32 Lane 17 Earthy 19 Lisbie
7 Marriott
Blackpool 4-1-3-2
1 Peacock-Farrell
26 Munroe 32 Earl 4 Casey 28 Williams
17 Anderson
7 Clarkson 8 Morgan 11 Bowler
19 Charles 12 Yates
Reading 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Joel Pereira G
  2. 16 Benn Ward CD-L
  3. 15 Paudie O'Conner CD-R
  4. 5 Hayden Roberts LB
  5. 2 Udoka Godwin-Malife RB
  6. 17 George Earthy ▼ AM
  7. 4 Andy Rinomhota ▼ LM
  8. 10 Lewis Wing RM
  9. 7 Jack Marriott ▼ F
  10. 32 Paddy Lane ▼ AM-L
  11. 19 Kyreece Lisbie ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 9 Jamie Reid ▲ SUB
  2. 18 Jacob Brown ▲ SUB
  3. 11 Daniel Kyerewaa ▲ SUB
  4. 8 Charlie Savage ▲ SUB
  5. 14 Randell Williams ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (2)
  1. 25 Jack Stephens SUB
  2. 23 Conor Masterson SUB
Blackpool 4-1-3-2
  1. 1 Bailey Peacock-Farrell G
  2. 32 Joshua Earl CD-L
  3. 4 Oliver Casey CD-R
  4. 8 Albie Morgan ▼ SW
  5. 26 Finley Munroe ▼ LB
  6. 28 Jordan Williams RB
  7. 17 Karoy Anderson CM
  8. 7 Leighton Clarkson LM
  9. 11 Josh Bowler RM
  10. 19 Dion Charles ▼ CF-L
  11. 12 Jerry Yates CF-R

Came on

  1. 14 Tom Bloxham ▲
  2. 21 Ilmari Niskanen ▲
  3. 6 Jordan Brown ▲
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 23 Luke Southwood
  2. 3 Zachary Ashworth
  3. 2 Andy Lyons
  4. 46 Ollie Hunter

Commentary

  1. 90'+4' Jacob Brown (Reading) Goal at 90'+4'
  2. 85' Charlie Savage (Reading) Substitution at 85'
  3. 85' Jamie Reid (Reading) Substitution at 85'
  4. 80' Leighton Clarkson (Blackpool) Goal at 80'
  5. 76' Daniel Kyerewaa (Reading) Substitution at 76'
  6. 70' Jacob Brown (Reading) Substitution at 70'
  7. 70' Randell Williams (Reading) Substitution at 70'
  8. 68' Jordan Brown (Blackpool) Substitution at 68'
  9. 59' Tom Bloxham (Blackpool) Substitution at 59'
  10. 59' Ilmari Niskanen (Blackpool) Substitution at 59'
  11. 49' Kyreece Lisbie (Reading) Goal at 49'
  12. 16' Jordan Williams (Blackpool) Yellow Card at 16'
1 earlier entry
  1. 12' George Earthy (Reading) Goal at 12'

Recent form

Reading W W D W L

  • L Luton Town 4-3 EFL League One
  • W Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 EFL Trophy
  • D at AFC Wimbledon 0-0 EFL League One
  • W at Stevenage 3-0 Carabao Cup
  • W Mansfield Town 5-0 EFL League One

Blackpool L W L W D

  • D Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 EFL League One
  • W at Stockport County 2-1 EFL League One
  • L Lincoln City 4-1 Carabao Cup
  • W Peterborough United 4-0 EFL League One
  • L at Barnsley 2-1 EFL League One

Head to head

BLP leads series 3-2

  • 2 May 2026 Reading 0–1 Blackpool 2025-26 English League One
  • 29 Nov 2025 Blackpool 0–3 Reading 2025-26 English League One
  • 1 Apr 2025 Blackpool 3–0 Reading 2024-25 English League One
  • 14 Dec 2024 Reading 0–3 Blackpool 2024-25 English League One
  • 27 Apr 2024 Reading 3–2 Blackpool 2023-24 English League One