Reading 2-0 Notts County · League One
Reading beat Notts County 2-0 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Reading and Notts County met in the League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading on Saturday, 19 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Reading: J. Marriott 49', 72'. Notts County did not score.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 48% to 52%. Reading had 17 shots with 7 on target, Notts County 12 with 2 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 4 to Reading and 1 to Notts County. Reading conceded 13 fouls, Notts County 12. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Reading, 1 for Notts County).
Line-ups
Reading started in a 4-2-3-1: Joel Pereira, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Paudie O’Connor, Benn Ward, Haydon Roberts, Lewis Wing, Andy Rinomhota, Kyreece Lisbie, George Earthy, Paddy Lane, Jack Marriott.
Notts County started in a 3-4-2-1: James Belshaw, James Gibbons, Lucas Ness, Jacob Bedeau, Nick Tsaroulla, Rory Finneran, Jack Evans, Darius Lipsiuc, Hindolo Mustapha, Oliver Cooper, Daniel Kanu.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Reading 0-0 Notts County.
- 49'Goal! Reading 1-0 Notts County. J. Marriott (Reading) scores, assisted by H. Roberts.
- 72'Goal! Reading 2-0 Notts County. J. Marriott (Reading) scores, assisted by K. Lisbie.
- 90'Full-time. Reading 2-0 Notts County.
Full commentary (56 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Reading vs Notts County.
- 1'Attempt missed. O. Cooper (Notts County), header. xG 0.05.
- 5'Corner, Reading.
- 16'Attempt missed. N. Tsaroulla (Notts County), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.10.
- 19'Attempt saved. O. Cooper (Notts County), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.10.
- 24'Yellow card for H. Mustapha (Notts County) for foul.
- 28'Attempt missed. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 32'Corner, Reading.
- 32'Corner, Reading.
- 33'Attempt saved. P. O’Connor (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.59.
- 33'Attempt blocked. J. Marriott (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 33'Attempt missed. B. Ward (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.19.
- 35'Attempt blocked. J. Evans (Notts County), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 38'Attempt missed. N. Tsaroulla (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 39'Attempt blocked. P. Lane (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 41'Attempt saved. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 41'Attempt blocked. H. Roberts (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 44'Attempt blocked. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'Offside, Reading.
- 45'Attempt blocked. J. Marriott (Reading), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
- 45'Corner, Reading.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Attempt blocked. J. Marriott (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 45'Half-time. Reading 0-0 Notts County.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 49'Goal! Reading 1-0 Notts County. J. Marriott (Reading) scores, assisted by H. Roberts.
- 54'Attempt saved. P. Lane (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 55'Offside, Reading.
- 58'Attempt saved. J. Marriott (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 59'Substitution, Notts County: R. Longelo comes on for D. Lipsiuc.
- 59'Substitution, Notts County: M. Palmer comes on for J. Evans.
- 59'Substitution, Notts County: C. Grant comes on for H. Mustapha.
- 59'Substitution, Notts County: L. Smyth comes on for D. Kanu.
- 63'Attempt missed. R. Finneran (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 68'Attempt saved. P. O’Connor (Reading), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 71'Attempt blocked. N. Tsaroulla (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 72'Goal! Reading 2-0 Notts County. J. Marriott (Reading) scores, assisted by K. Lisbie.
- 75'Attempt missed. M. Palmer (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 76'Substitution, Reading: R. Williams comes on for H. Roberts.
- 76'Substitution, Reading: J. Brown comes on for J. Marriott.
- 76'Substitution, Notts County: C. Roberts comes on for O. Cooper.
- 79'Offside, Reading.
- 80'Attempt missed. N. Tsaroulla (Notts County), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 84'Attempt blocked. G. Earthy (Reading), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.21.
- 84'Off the woodwork! R. Williams (Reading), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.34.
- 88'Attempt saved. C. Roberts (Notts County), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
- 88'Offside, Reading.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Yellow card for K. Lisbie (Reading) for foul.
- 90+3'Corner, Notts County.
- 90+3'Substitution, Reading: D. Kyerewaa comes on for K. Lisbie.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. R. Longelo (Notts County), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. M. Palmer (Notts County), header from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 90+4'Substitution, Reading: C. Savage comes on for G. Earthy.
- 90+5'Yellow card for P. Lane (Reading) for time wasting.
- 90'Full-time. Reading 2-0 Notts County.