Europa League
Sat 18 Apr, 15:00London
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Matthew Corlett
13,938 attendance
Timeline
- 40' Rubin Colwill
- 41' Gabriel Osho Yellow Card
- 55' Omari Kellyman
- 63' Ryan Wintle Yellow Card
- 63' Daniel Kyerewaa Yellow Card
- 64' Paudie O'Conner Yellow Card
- 67' David Turnbull for Alex Robertson
- 69' Finley Burns Yellow Card
- 72' Dylan Lawlor Yellow Card
- 73' Daniel Kyerewaa
- 74' Jack Marriott for Paddy Lane
- 82' William Fish for Dylan Lawlor
- 82' Joel Colwill for Rubin Colwill
- 82' Yousef Salech for Chris Willock
- 86' Perry Ng
- 88' Liam Fraser for Andy Rinomhota
- 88' Matt Ritchie for Hayden Roberts
- 88' Kelvin Abrefa for Ryan Nyambe
- 90' Callum Robinson for Ollie Tanner
- 90'+10' William Fish Yellow Card
Match stats
37.3%
Possession
62.7%
15
Shots
15
7
On target
9
6
Fouls
11
3
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
0
0
Offsides
0
6
Saves
5
0
Accurate passes
0
Lineups
Reading
3-4-2-1
1
Pereira
3
Dorsett
15
O'Conner
12
Burns
5
Roberts
18
Rinomhota
10
Wing
24
Nyambe
32
Lane
9
Ehibhatiomhan
11
Kyerewaa
Cardiff City
4-2-3-1
13
Trott
3
Bagan
48
Lawlor
4
Osho
38
Ng
18
Robertson
6
Wintle
16
Willock
10
Colwill
11
Tanner
8
Kellyman
Reading
3-4-2-1
- 1 Joel Pereira G
- 15 Paudie O'Conner CD
- 3 Jeriel Dorsett CD-L
- 12 Finley Burns CD-R
- 18 Andy Rinomhota ▼ CM-L
- 10 Lewis Wing CM-R
- 5 Hayden Roberts ▼ LM
- 24 Ryan Nyambe ▼ RM
- 9 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan F
- 32 Paddy Lane ▼ CF-L
- 11 Daniel Kyerewaa CF-R
Came on
- 6 Liam Fraser ▲ SUB
- 2 Kelvin Abrefa ▲ SUB
- 7 Jack Marriott ▲ SUB
- 30 Matt Ritchie ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (3)
- 31 Tom Norcott SUB
- 22 Michael Stickland SUB
- 57 Sean Patton SUB
Cardiff City
4-2-3-1
- 13 Nathan Trott G
- 48 Dylan Lawlor ▼ CD-L
- 4 Gabriel Osho CD-R
- 3 Joel Bagan LB
- 38 Perry Ng RB
- 10 Rubin Colwill ▼ AM
- 18 Alex Robertson ▼ LM
- 6 Ryan Wintle RM
- 8 Omari Kellyman F
- 16 Chris Willock ▼ AM-L
- 11 Ollie Tanner ▼ AM-R
Came on
- 47 Callum Robinson ▲ SUB
- 22 Yousef Salech ▲ SUB
- 2 William Fish ▲ SUB
- 14 David Turnbull ▲ SUB
- 27 Joel Colwill ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (2)
- 41 Matthew Turner SUB
- 23 Calum Scanlon SUB
Commentary
- 90'+10' William Fish (Cardiff City) Yellow Card at 100'
- 90' Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) Substitution at 90'
- 88' Kelvin Abrefa (Reading) Substitution at 88'
- 88' Matt Ritchie (Reading) Substitution at 88'
- 88' Liam Fraser (Reading) Substitution at 88'
- 86' Perry Ng (Cardiff City) Goal at 86'
- 82' Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) Substitution at 82'
- 82' Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) Substitution at 82'
- 82' William Fish (Cardiff City) Substitution at 82'
- 74' Jack Marriott (Reading) Substitution at 74'
- 73' Daniel Kyerewaa (Reading) Goal at 73'
- 72' Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff City) Yellow Card at 72'
Recent form
Reading
L
L
D
W
L
- L at Stevenage 1-0 EFL League One
- W Wigan Athletic 3-0 EFL League One
- D at Huddersfield Town 1-1 EFL League One
- L Lincoln City 2-1 EFL League One
- L at Doncaster Rovers 1-0 EFL League One
Cardiff City
D
W
D
D
L
- L Wycombe Wanderers 2-0 EFL League One
- D Blackpool 0-0 EFL League One
- D at Peterborough United 1-1 EFL League One
- W Bolton Wanderers 2-0 EFL League One
- D at Huddersfield Town 1-1 EFL League One
Head to head
CAR leads series 3-2
- 18 Oct 2025 Cardiff City 2–1 Reading 2025-26 English League One
- 17 Feb 2023 Cardiff City 1–0 Reading 2022-23 English League Championship
- 6 Aug 2022 Reading 2–1 Cardiff City 2022-23 English League Championship
- 9 Apr 2022 Reading 1–2 Cardiff City 2021-22 English League Championship
- 2 Oct 2021 Cardiff City 0–1 Reading 2021-22 English League Championship
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