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.
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.