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Portsmouth 1-2 Reading · Carabao Cup

Portsmouth lost to Reading 1-2 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Portsmouth and Reading met in the Carabao Cup at Fratton Park in Portsmouth on Tuesday, 12 August 2025.

Goalscorers

Portsmouth: O. Singerr 90'. Reading: A. Garcia 34'; K. Ehibhatiomhan 38'.

How the match went

Portsmouth saw more of the ball, 63% of it. Portsmouth had 11 shots with 3 on target, Reading 11 with 6 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 6 to Portsmouth and 6 to Reading. Portsmouth conceded 11 fouls, Reading 15. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Portsmouth, 2 for Reading).

Line-ups

Portsmouth started in a 4-2-3-1: Ben Killip, Zak Swanson, Hayden Matthews, Ibane Bowat, Jacob Farrell, John Swift, Luke Le Roux, Terry Devlin, Márk Kosznovszky, Yang Min-hyeok, Thomas Waddingham.

Reading started in a 4-3-3: Jack Stevens, Ashqar Ahmed, Michael Stickland, Finley Burns, John Ryan, Tivonge Rushesha, Shay Spencer, Kamari Doyle, Mamadi Camara, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Andre Garcia.

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Minute by minute

  1. 34'Goal! Portsmouth 0-1 Reading. A. Garcia (Reading) scores.
  2. 38'Goal! Portsmouth 0-2 Reading. K. Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) scores, assisted by T. Rushesha.
  3. 90'Goal! Portsmouth 1-2 Reading. O. Singerr (Portsmouth) scores, assisted by A. Segecic.
Full commentary (38 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Portsmouth vs Reading.
  2. 4'Attempt missed. F. Burns (Reading), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.09.
  3. 6'Attempt blocked. S. Spencer (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  4. 14'Attempt saved. T. Waddingham (Portsmouth), right-footed shot. xG 0.75.
  5. 14'Attempt saved. M. Kosznovszky (Portsmouth), right-footed shot. xG 0.53.
  6. 25'Attempt missed. K. Doyle (Reading), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.08.
  7. 34'Goal! Portsmouth 0-1 Reading. A. Garcia (Reading) scores.
  8. 34'Attempt saved. K. Doyle (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  9. 34'Attempt saved. K. Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  10. 38'Goal! Portsmouth 0-2 Reading. K. Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) scores, assisted by T. Rushesha.
  11. 40'Attempt missed. T. Devlin (Portsmouth), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  12. 41'Attempt blocked. Y. Min-hyeok (Portsmouth), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  13. 45'Attempt blocked. M. Camara (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.27.
  14. 45+1'Attempt saved. M. Stickland (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  15. 45+3'Attempt blocked. L. Le Roux (Portsmouth), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  16. 45+3'Attempt blocked. Y. Min-hyeok (Portsmouth), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 46'Substitution, Portsmouth: A. Dozzell comes on for J. Swift.
  19. 53'Yellow card for L. L. Roux (Portsmouth).
  20. 53'Attempt blocked. T. Devlin (Portsmouth), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
  21. 56'Attempt blocked. M. Stickland (Reading), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.22.
  22. 61'Substitution, Portsmouth: R. Poole comes on for I. Bowat.
  23. 61'Substitution, Portsmouth: F. Bianchini comes on for T. Waddingham.
  24. 64'Substitution, Reading: C. Savage comes on for T. Rushesha.
  25. 65'Substitution, Reading: B. Elliott comes on for K. Doyle.
  26. 65'Substitution, Reading: D. Kyerewaa comes on for A. Garcia.
  27. 67'Substitution, Reading: M. O'Mahony comes on for K. Ehibhatiomhan.
  28. 70'Substitution, Portsmouth: O. Singerr comes on for M. Kosznovszky.
  29. 70'Substitution, Portsmouth: A. Segecic comes on for L. L. Roux.
  30. 71'Attempt missed. J. Farrell (Portsmouth), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  31. 72'Substitution, Reading: L. Fraser comes on for S. Spencer.
  32. 80'Yellow card for L. Fraser (Reading).
  33. 80'Attempt blocked. A. Segecic (Portsmouth), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  34. 81'Attempt saved. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.19.
  35. 90'Goal! Portsmouth 1-2 Reading. O. Singerr (Portsmouth) scores, assisted by A. Segecic.
  36. 90'Yellow card for R. Poole (Portsmouth).
  37. 90'Yellow card for J. Ryan (Reading).
  38. 90+2'Attempt blocked. A. Segecic (Portsmouth), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
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