Bromley 1-1 Reading · Carabao Cup
Bromley drew 1-1 with Reading in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Bromley and Reading met in the Carabao Cup at Hayes Lane in Bromley on Saturday, 8 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Bromley: M. Cheek 33'. Reading: J. Stokes 14'.
How the match went
Reading saw more of the ball, 59% of it. Bromley had 15 shots with 3 on target, Reading 16 with 5 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 5 to Bromley and 10 to Reading. Bromley conceded 11 fouls, Reading 11. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Bromley, 1 for Reading).
Line-ups
Bromley started in a 4-1-4-1: Shamal George, Marcus Ifill, Omar Sowunmi, Kamarl Grant, Jacob Mendy, Ashley Charles, Corey Whitely, Kamil Conteh, William Hondermarck, Mitch Pinnock, Michael Cheek.
Reading started in a 4-2-3-1: Joel Pereira, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Paudie O’Connor, Benn Ward, Jeriel Dorsett, Lewis Wing, Andy Rinomhota, Kyreece Lisbie, Josh Stokes, Daniel Kyerewaa, Jacob Brown.
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Minute by minute
- 14'Goal! Bromley 0-1 Reading. J. Stokes (Reading) scores, assisted by D. Kyerewaa.
- 33'Goal! Bromley 1-1 Reading. M. Cheek (Bromley) scores, assisted by O. Sowunmi.
- 45'Half-time. Bromley 1-1 Reading.
- 70'Penalty missed! L. Wing (Reading), off the woodwork.
- 90'Second yellow card for R. Taylor (Bromley), who is sent off.
- 90'Full-time. Bromley 1-1 Reading.
Full commentary (72 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Bromley vs Reading.
- 1'Attempt missed. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 2'Corner, Reading.
- 3'Attempt missed. P. O’Connor (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 5'Attempt blocked. M. Cheek (Bromley), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 5'Corner, Bromley.
- 6'Attempt missed. M. Pinnock (Bromley), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 6'Attempt blocked. W. Hondermarck (Bromley), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.13.
- 10'Attempt missed. M. Pinnock (Bromley), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 11'Offside, Reading.
- 12'Offside, Bromley.
- 14'Attempt blocked. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 14'Goal! Bromley 0-1 Reading. J. Stokes (Reading) scores, assisted by D. Kyerewaa.
- 17'Corner, Reading.
- 18'Attempt missed. P. O’Connor (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 23'Corner, Bromley.
- 29'Attempt blocked. M. Cheek (Bromley), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.28.
- 29'Attempt blocked. A. Charles (Bromley), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 31'Attempt missed. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 31'Attempt blocked. M. Cheek (Bromley), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 33'Goal! Bromley 1-1 Reading. M. Cheek (Bromley) scores, assisted by O. Sowunmi.
- 36'Offside, Bromley.
- 36'Offside, Bromley.
- 38'Attempt saved. M. Pinnock (Bromley), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 41'Corner, Reading.
- 44'Attempt missed. M. Ifill (Bromley), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 45'Offside, Bromley.
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45+5'Attempt blocked. K. Grant (Bromley), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.10.
- 45'Half-time. Bromley 1-1 Reading.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Attempt missed. M. Pinnock (Bromley), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 52'Corner, Reading.
- 53'Corner, Reading.
- 56'Corner, Bromley.
- 57'Attempt blocked. K. Grant (Bromley), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 59'Offside, Bromley.
- 60'Substitution, Reading: P. Lane comes on for J. Dorsett.
- 61'Substitution, Reading: R. Williams comes on for J. Stokes.
- 62'Substitution, Bromley: V. Adeboyejo comes on for M. Cheek.
- 62'Substitution, Bromley: E. Archer comes on for M. Pinnock.
- 62'Substitution, Bromley: R. Taylor comes on for J. Mendy.
- 66'Substitution, Bromley: J. J. McΚiernan comes on for A. Charles.
- 66'Attempt saved. K. Lisbie (Reading), header from a set piece. xG 0.29.
- 69'Yellow card for R. Taylor (Bromley) for foul.
- 70'Penalty missed! L. Wing (Reading), off the woodwork.
- 75'Substitution, Reading: J. Marriott comes on for J. Brown.
- 76'Substitution, Reading: C. Savage comes on for K. Lisbie.
- 76'Attempt saved. C. Whitely (Bromley), header. xG 0.14.
- 77'Corner, Bromley.
- 78'Attempt blocked. R. Williams (Reading), header. xG 0.09.
- 81'Attempt blocked. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 84'Corner, Bromley.
- 84'Attempt missed. K. Grant (Bromley), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 85'Attempt missed. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 85'Corner, Reading.
- 87'Offside, Reading.
- 88'Corner, Reading.
- 90'Second yellow card for R. Taylor (Bromley), who is sent off.
- 90'9 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Substitution, Reading: L. Fraser comes on for A. Rinomhota.
- 90+1'Substitution, Bromley: C. Headman comes on for C. Whitely.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. R. Williams (Reading), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 90+2'Offside, Reading.
- 90+7'Corner, Reading.
- 90+7'Attempt saved. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.14.
- 90+8'Yellow card for E. Archer (Bromley) for foul.
- 90+9'Attempt saved. J. Marriott (Reading), header. xG 0.41.
- 90+10'Attempt blocked. C. Savage (Reading), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 90+10'Attempt blocked. R. Williams (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 90+11'Yellow card for R. Williams (Reading) for foul.
- 90'Full-time. Bromley 1-1 Reading.