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Cambridge United
FT
2–1
12 Sep 2026
Reading
Europa League Sat 12 Sep, 15:00London Cledara Abbey Stadium, Cambridge Ollie Yates 7,129 attendance

Timeline

  1. 38' Jack Marriott
  2. 45' Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu for Owen Moxon
  3. 45' Shayne Lavery for Raees Bangura-Williams
  4. 52' Liam Bennett
  5. 62' Kelland Watts
  6. 66' Gassan Ahadme Yellow Card
  7. 72' Randell Williams for Kyreece Lisbie
  8. 72' Jacob Brown for Jack Marriott
  9. 78' Jamie Reid for Hayden Roberts
  10. 78' Charlie Savage for Andy Rinomhota
  11. 80' Callum Perry Yellow Card
  12. 85' Sam Curtis for Gassan Ahadme
  13. 85' Zak Bradshaw for Callum Perry
  14. 90' Randell Williams Yellow Card
  15. 90'+2' Louis Appere for Ben Knight

Match stats

44.7% Possession 55.3%
11 Shots 19
5 On target 4
8 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Saves 3
226 Accurate passes 306

Lineups

Cambridge United 4-1-3-2
1 Eastwood
3 Perry 6 Watts 15 Heffernan 2 Bennett
8 Moxon
11 Kaikai 4 Ball 10 Knight
44 Bangura-Williams 14 Ahadme
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
Cambridge United 4-1-3-2
  1. 1 Jake Eastwood G
  2. 6 Kelland Watts CD-L
  3. 15 Cathal Heffernan CD-R
  4. 4 Dominic Ball SW
  5. 3 Callum Perry ▼ LB
  6. 2 Liam Bennett RB
  7. 8 Owen Moxon ▼ CM
  8. 11 Sullay Kaikai LM
  9. 10 Ben Knight ▼ RM
  10. 44 Raees Bangura-Williams ▼ CF-L
  11. 14 Gassan Ahadme ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 9 Louis Appere ▲
  2. 19 Shayne Lavery ▲
  3. 22 Zak Bradshaw ▲
  4. 29 Sam Curtis ▲
  5. 17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu ▲
Unused substitutes (2)
  1. 7 Isaac Heath
  2. 13 Gabriel Breeze
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. 8 Charlie Savage ▲ SUB
  4. 14 Randell Williams ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (3)
  1. 23 Conor Masterson SUB
  2. 11 Daniel Kyerewaa SUB
  3. 25 Jack Stephens SUB

Commentary

  1. 90'+2' Louis Appere (Cambridge United) Substitution at 90'+2'
  2. 90' Randell Williams (Reading) Yellow Card at 90'
  3. 85' Zak Bradshaw (Cambridge United) Substitution at 85'
  4. 85' Sam Curtis (Cambridge United) Substitution at 85'
  5. 80' Callum Perry (Cambridge United) Yellow Card at 80'
  6. 78' Charlie Savage (Reading) Substitution at 78'
  7. 78' Jamie Reid (Reading) Substitution at 78'
  8. 72' Jacob Brown (Reading) Substitution at 72'
  9. 72' Randell Williams (Reading) Substitution at 72'
  10. 66' Gassan Ahadme (Cambridge United) Yellow Card at 66'
  11. 62' Kelland Watts (Cambridge United) Goal at 62'
  12. 52' Liam Bennett (Cambridge United) Goal at 52'
3 earlier entries
  1. 45' Shayne Lavery (Cambridge United) Substitution at 45'
  2. 45' Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Cambridge United) Substitution at 45'
  3. 38' Jack Marriott (Reading) Goal at 38'

Recent form

Cambridge United D W L L D

  • D at Bromley 1-1 EFL League One
  • L Millwall 1-0 Carabao Cup
  • L Huddersfield Town 2-1 EFL League One
  • W at Bradford City 2-1 EFL League One
  • D at Burton Albion 2-2 EFL League One

Reading W W W D W

  • 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
  • W Blackpool 3-1 EFL League One

Head to head

REA leads series 3-2

  • 1 Jan 2025 Cambridge United 1–3 Reading 2024-25 English League One
  • 3 Dec 2024 Reading 3–0 Cambridge United 2024-25 English League One
  • 16 Mar 2024 Reading 4–0 Cambridge United 2023-24 English League One
  • 4 Sep 2023 Cambridge United 1–0 Reading 2023-24 English League One
  • 10 Sep 2002 Cambridge United 3–1 Reading 2002/03 English Carling Cup