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Reading
FT
2–2
27 Jan 2026
Exeter City
Europa League Tue 27 Jan, 20:00London Madejski Stadium, Reading Charles Breakspear 8,404 attendance

Timeline

  1. 14' Pierce Sweeney
  2. 45'+1' Will Keane
  3. 58' Jack Aitchison for Reece Cole
  4. 59' Tymur Tutierov for Sonny Cox
  5. 64' Johnly Levi Yfeko for Jack McMillan
  6. 67' Paddy Lane for Daniel Kyerewaa
  7. 69' Jeriel Dorsett Yellow Card
  8. 74' Luca Woodhouse Yellow Card
  9. 75' Paudie O'Conner
  10. 77' Ed Turns for Pierce Sweeney
  11. 77' Josh Magennis for Jayden Wareham
  12. 77' Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan for Will Keane
  13. 78' Paudie O'Conner Yellow Card
  14. 79' Hayden Roberts Yellow Card
  15. 87' Andy Yiadom for Kamari Doyle
  16. 88' Liam Fraser for Jack Marriott
  17. 90'+3' Luca Woodhouse
  18. 90'+6' Ryan Nyambe Yellow Card
  19. 90'+11' Tymur Tutierov Yellow Card

Match stats

57.2% Possession 42.8%
9 Shots 11
5 On target 2
7 Fouls 15
4 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Saves 4
0 Accurate passes 0

Lineups

Reading 4-4-2
1 Pereira
5 Roberts 3 Dorsett 15 O'Conner 24 Nyambe
29 Doyle 8 Savage 10 Wing 11 Kyerewaa
7 Marriott 27 Keane
Exeter City 3-4-2-1
1 Whitworth
20 Woodhouse 5 Fitzwater 26 Sweeney
34 Oakes 2 McMillan 6 Brierley 14 Niskanen
19 Cox 9 Wareham
12 Cole
Reading 4-4-2
  1. 1 Joel Pereira G
  2. 3 Jeriel Dorsett CD-L
  3. 15 Paudie O'Conner CD-R
  4. 5 Hayden Roberts LB
  5. 24 Ryan Nyambe RB
  6. 8 Charlie Savage CM-L
  7. 10 Lewis Wing CM-R
  8. 29 Kamari Doyle ▼ LM
  9. 11 Daniel Kyerewaa ▼ RM
  10. 7 Jack Marriott ▼ CF-L
  11. 27 Will Keane ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 17 Andy Yiadom ▲ SUB
  2. 32 Paddy Lane ▲ SUB
  3. 9 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan ▲ SUB
  4. 6 Liam Fraser ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (3)
  1. 30 Matt Ritchie SUB
  2. 12 Finley Burns SUB
  3. 25 Jack Stephens SUB
Exeter City 3-4-2-1
  1. 1 Joseph Whitworth G
  2. 5 Jack Fitzwater CD
  3. 20 Luca Woodhouse CD-L
  4. 26 Pierce Sweeney ▼ CD-R
  5. 2 Jack McMillan ▼ CM-L
  6. 6 Ethan Brierley CM-R
  7. 34 Liam Oakes LM
  8. 14 Ilmari Niskanen RM
  9. 9 Jayden Wareham ▼ F
  10. 19 Sonny Cox ▼ CF-L
  11. 12 Reece Cole ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 27 Josh Magennis ▲ SUB
  2. 10 Jack Aitchison ▲ SUB
  3. 15 Johnly Levi Yfeko ▲ SUB
  4. 28 Tymur Tutierov ▲ SUB
  5. 4 Ed Turns ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (2)
  1. 17 Akeel Higgins SUB
  2. 23 Jack Bycroft SUB

Commentary

  1. 90'+11' Tymur Tutierov (Exeter City) Yellow Card at 101'
  2. 90'+6' Ryan Nyambe (Reading) Yellow Card at 96'
  3. 90'+3' Luca Woodhouse (Exeter City) Goal at 93'
  4. 88' Liam Fraser (Reading) Substitution at 88'
  5. 87' Andy Yiadom (Reading) Substitution at 87'
  6. 79' Hayden Roberts (Reading) Yellow Card at 79'
  7. 78' Paudie O'Conner (Reading) Yellow Card at 78'
  8. 77' Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) Substitution at 77'
  9. 77' Josh Magennis (Exeter City) Substitution at 77'
  10. 77' Ed Turns (Exeter City) Substitution at 77'
  11. 75' Paudie O'Conner (Reading) Goal at 75'
  12. 74' Luca Woodhouse (Exeter City) Yellow Card at 74'
7 earlier entries
  1. 69' Jeriel Dorsett (Reading) Yellow Card at 69'
  2. 67' Paddy Lane (Reading) Substitution at 67'
  3. 64' Johnly Levi Yfeko (Exeter City) Substitution at 64'
  4. 59' Tymur Tutierov (Exeter City) Substitution at 59'
  5. 58' Jack Aitchison (Exeter City) Substitution at 58'
  6. 45'+1' Will Keane (Reading) Goal at 46'
  7. 14' Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City) Goal at 14'

Recent form

Reading D L W W D

  • D at Peterborough United 1-1 EFL League One
  • W Burton Albion 2-0 EFL League One
  • W Stockport County 1-0 EFL League One
  • L at Leyton Orient 3-1 EFL League One
  • D Barnsley 2-2 EFL League One

Exeter City W W L D W

  • W Luton Town 1-0 EFL League One
  • D at Huddersfield Town 2-2 EFL League One
  • L at Manchester City 10-1 English FA Cup
  • W Stevenage 3-0 EFL League One
  • W at Port Vale 3-1 EFL League One

Head to head

REA leads series 3-0-2

  • 11 Oct 2025 Exeter City 1–1 Reading 2025-26 English League One
  • 4 Mar 2025 Reading 0–0 Exeter City 2024-25 English League One
  • 22 Oct 2024 Exeter City 1–2 Reading 2024-25 English League One
  • 1 Jan 2024 Reading 3–2 Exeter City 2023-24 English League One
  • 19 Sep 2023 Exeter City 0–9 Reading 2023-24 EFL Trophy