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Reading 3-4 Luton Town · League One

Reading lost to Luton Town 3-4 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Reading and Luton Town met in the League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading on Saturday, 15 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Reading: J. Marriott 8', 31', 38'. Luton Town: J. Richards 6'; K. Palmer 50', 52'; G. Kodua 90'.

How the match went

Luton Town saw more of the ball, 59% of it. Reading had 17 shots with 5 on target, Luton Town 12 with 5 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 5 to Reading and 2 to Luton Town. Reading conceded 12 fouls, Luton Town 11. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Reading, 3 for Luton Town).

Line-ups

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, Jack Marriott.

Luton Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Josh Keeley, Isaiah Jones, Hakeem Odofin, George Johnston, Kal Naismith, Jordan Clark, Liam Walsh, Jake Richards, Kasey Palmer, Emilio Lawrence, Nahki Wells.

More from this competition: League One fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 6'Goal! Reading 0-1 Luton Town. J. Richards (Luton Town) scores, assisted by J. Clark.
  2. 8'Goal! Reading 1-1 Luton Town. J. Marriott (Reading) scores.
  3. 31'Goal! Reading 2-1 Luton Town. J. Marriott (Reading) scores.
  4. 38'Goal! Reading 3-1 Luton Town. J. Marriott (Reading) scores, assisted by K. Lisbie.
  5. 45'Half-time. Reading 3-1 Luton Town.
  6. 50'Goal! Reading 3-2 Luton Town. K. Palmer (Luton Town) scores.
  7. 52'Goal! Reading 3-3 Luton Town. K. Palmer (Luton Town) scores, assisted by N. Wells.
  8. 90+6'Goal! Reading 3-4 Luton Town. G. Kodua (Luton Town) scores, assisted by J. Richards.
  9. 90'Full-time. Reading 3-4 Luton Town.
Full commentary (62 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Reading vs Luton Town.
  2. 1'Attempt blocked. K. Lisbie (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  3. 2'Attempt missed. K. Palmer (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  4. 3'Attempt blocked. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 4'Offside, Reading.
  6. 6'Goal! Reading 0-1 Luton Town. J. Richards (Luton Town) scores, assisted by J. Clark.
  7. 8'Goal! Reading 1-1 Luton Town. J. Marriott (Reading) scores.
  8. 13'Offside, Reading.
  9. 15'Corner, Luton Town.
  10. 16'Attempt saved. J. Clark (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  11. 22'Corner, Reading.
  12. 22'Attempt blocked. P. O’Connor (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  13. 23'Offside, Reading.
  14. 28'Attempt blocked. A. Rinomhota (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  15. 28'Attempt missed. J. Marriott (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  16. 31'Goal! Reading 2-1 Luton Town. J. Marriott (Reading) scores.
  17. 34'Attempt missed. N. Wells (Luton Town), header. xG 0.17.
  18. 38'Goal! Reading 3-1 Luton Town. J. Marriott (Reading) scores, assisted by K. Lisbie.
  19. 39'Yellow card for J. Wilshere (Luton Town) for argument.
  20. 41'Attempt blocked. K. Palmer (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  21. 45'Corner, Reading.
  22. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  23. 45+2'Attempt saved. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  24. 45+2'Attempt blocked. J. Stokes (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  25. 45+5'Corner, Reading.
  26. 45'Half-time. Reading 3-1 Luton Town.
  27. 46'The second half is under way.
  28. 47'Attempt saved. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  29. 50'Goal! Reading 3-2 Luton Town. K. Palmer (Luton Town) scores.
  30. 52'Goal! Reading 3-3 Luton Town. K. Palmer (Luton Town) scores, assisted by N. Wells.
  31. 54'Attempt blocked. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  32. 55'Attempt blocked. K. Lisbie (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  33. 56'Corner, Reading.
  34. 57'Attempt blocked. B. Ward (Reading), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  35. 61'Substitution, Luton Town: B. Benagr comes on for E. Lawrence.
  36. 62'Offside, Luton Town.
  37. 63'Attempt missed. N. Wells (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  38. 63'Attempt missed. J. Richards (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  39. 64'Corner, Luton Town.
  40. 64'Offside, Luton Town.
  41. 65'Substitution, Reading: J. Brown comes on for J. Marriott.
  42. 65'Substitution, Reading: R. Williams comes on for J. Stokes.
  43. 70'Substitution, Luton Town: C. Marshall comes on for N. Wells.
  44. 72'Yellow card for L. Walsh (Luton Town) for argument.
  45. 78'Offside, Reading.
  46. 79'Substitution, Reading: P. Lane comes on for D. Kyerewaa.
  47. 79'Substitution, Reading: C. Savage comes on for K. Lisbie.
  48. 81'Substitution, Luton Town: H. Ashby comes on for I. Jones.
  49. 81'Substitution, Luton Town: G. Kodua comes on for K. Palmer.
  50. 82'Attempt blocked. J. Brown (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  51. 83'Corner, Reading.
  52. 84'Attempt blocked. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  53. 90'Substitution, Luton Town: M. Andersen comes on for H. Odofin.
  54. 90'9 minutes of added time.
  55. 90+4'Substitution, Reading: L. Fraser comes on for A. Rinomhota.
  56. 90+5'Yellow card for P. O’Connor (Reading) for foul.
  57. 90+6'Attempt missed. J. Richards (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  58. 90+6'Off the woodwork! G. Kodua (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  59. 90+6'Goal! Reading 3-4 Luton Town. G. Kodua (Luton Town) scores, assisted by J. Richards.
  60. 90+7'Yellow card for G. Kodua (Luton Town).
  61. 90+9'Attempt missed. L. Fraser (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  62. 90'Full-time. Reading 3-4 Luton Town.
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