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Reading 5-0 Mansfield Town · League One

Reading beat Mansfield Town 5-0 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Reading and Mansfield Town met in the League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading on Wednesday, 2 September 2026.

Goalscorers

Reading: J. Marriott 35', 58'; B. Ward 40'; G. Earthy 44'; J. Brown 80'. Mansfield Town did not score.

How the match went

Reading saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Reading had 20 shots with 7 on target, Mansfield Town 11 with 5 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 5 to Reading and 2 to Mansfield Town. Reading conceded 9 fouls, Mansfield Town 16. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Reading, 0 for Mansfield 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, George Earthy, Paddy Lane, Jack Marriott.

Mansfield Town started in a 3-1-4-2: Harry Lewis, Elliott Hewitt, Adedeji Oshilaja, Ryan Sweeney, Louis Reed, Lucas Akins, Nathan Moriah-Welsh, Liam Thompson, Owen Dodgson, David McGoldrick, Rhys Oates.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 35'Goal! Reading 1-0 Mansfield Town. J. Marriott (Reading) scores, assisted by J. Dorsett.
  2. 40'Goal! Reading 2-0 Mansfield Town. B. Ward (Reading) scores.
  3. 44'Goal! Reading 3-0 Mansfield Town. G. Earthy (Reading) scores, assisted by K. Lisbie.
  4. 45'Half-time. Reading 3-0 Mansfield Town.
  5. 58'Goal! Reading 4-0 Mansfield Town. J. Marriott (Reading) scores, assisted by L. Wing.
  6. 80'Goal! Reading 5-0 Mansfield Town. J. Brown (Reading) scores, assisted by R. Williams.
  7. 90'Full-time. Reading 5-0 Mansfield Town.
Full commentary (58 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Reading vs Mansfield Town.
  2. 3'Corner, Reading.
  3. 11'Attempt blocked. L. Akins (Mansfield Town), header. xG 0.07.
  4. 15'Offside, Mansfield Town.
  5. 17'Corner, Mansfield Town.
  6. 25'Attempt missed. P. O’Connor (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  7. 27'Attempt saved. R. Oates (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  8. 28'Attempt saved. L. Thompson (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  9. 33'Attempt missed. P. O’Connor (Reading), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  10. 34'Corner, Reading.
  11. 35'Goal! Reading 1-0 Mansfield Town. J. Marriott (Reading) scores, assisted by J. Dorsett.
  12. 35'Attempt missed. J. Dorsett (Reading), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.17.
  13. 39'Attempt saved. P. Lane (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  14. 39'Corner, Reading.
  15. 40'Goal! Reading 2-0 Mansfield Town. B. Ward (Reading) scores.
  16. 40'Attempt missed. B. Ward (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.17.
  17. 42'Attempt missed. K. Lisbie (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  18. 42'Attempt saved. K. Lisbie (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.65.
  19. 44'Goal! Reading 3-0 Mansfield Town. G. Earthy (Reading) scores, assisted by K. Lisbie.
  20. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  21. 45+2'Corner, Reading.
  22. 45+2'Attempt blocked. K. Lisbie (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  23. 45'Half-time. Reading 3-0 Mansfield Town.
  24. 46'The second half is under way.
  25. 46'Substitution, Mansfield Town: R. Hendry comes on for L. Thompson.
  26. 46'Substitution, Mansfield Town: G. Maris comes on for N. Moriah-Welsh.
  27. 48'Attempt missed. D. McGoldrick (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  28. 50'Corner, Reading.
  29. 50'Attempt missed. B. Ward (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  30. 50'Attempt missed. K. Lisbie (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  31. 51'Attempt blocked. D. McGoldrick (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  32. 51'Attempt missed. D. McGoldrick (Mansfield Town), header. xG 0.03.
  33. 51'Corner, Mansfield Town.
  34. 52'Attempt saved. R. Sweeney (Mansfield Town), header from a throw-in. xG 0.27.
  35. 54'Attempt saved. R. Hendry (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.59.
  36. 54'Attempt saved. D. McGoldrick (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
  37. 55'Attempt blocked. P. Lane (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  38. 57'Attempt missed. L. Reed (Mansfield Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  39. 58'Goal! Reading 4-0 Mansfield Town. J. Marriott (Reading) scores, assisted by L. Wing.
  40. 64'Offside, Mansfield Town.
  41. 64'Offside, Mansfield Town.
  42. 67'Attempt blocked. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  43. 67'Attempt blocked. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
  44. 68'Substitution, Mansfield Town: F. Blake-Tracy comes on for D. McGoldrick.
  45. 68'Substitution, Reading: R. Williams comes on for G. Earthy.
  46. 68'Substitution, Reading: J. Brown comes on for J. Marriott.
  47. 69'Substitution, Mansfield Town: T. Roberts comes on for L. Reed.
  48. 71'Attempt missed. J. Dorsett (Reading), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  49. 72'Yellow card for J. Pereira (Reading) for time wasting.
  50. 75'Attempt blocked. P. Lane (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  51. 76'Substitution, Mansfield Town: L. Bolton comes on for R. Oates.
  52. 77'Substitution, Reading: C. Savage comes on for A. Rinomhota.
  53. 80'Goal! Reading 5-0 Mansfield Town. J. Brown (Reading) scores, assisted by R. Williams.
  54. 82'Substitution, Reading: C. Masterson comes on for P. O’Connor.
  55. 82'Substitution, Reading: D. Kyerewaa comes on for K. Lisbie.
  56. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  57. 90+1'Attempt missed. T. Roberts (Mansfield Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  58. 90'Full-time. Reading 5-0 Mansfield Town.
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