Reading 1-0 Leyton Orient · League One
Reading beat Leyton Orient 1-0 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Reading and Leyton Orient met in the League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading on Wednesday, 21 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Reading: P. Lane 52'. Leyton Orient did not score.
How the match went
Leyton Orient saw more of the ball, 60% of it. Reading had 9 shots with 2 on target, Leyton Orient 23 with 8 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 3 to Reading and 6 to Leyton Orient. Reading conceded 7 fouls, Leyton Orient 9. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Reading, 1 for Leyton Orient).
Line-ups
Reading started in a 4-4-2: Joel Pereira, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Paudie O’Connor, Jeriel Dorsett, Haydon Roberts, Kyreece Lisbie, Andy Rinomhota, Lewis Wing, Paddy Lane, Josh Stokes, Jamie Reid.
Leyton Orient started in a 3-4-2-1: Nathan Baxter, Joseph Olowu, William Forrester, Alfie Gilchrist, Fin Stevens, Alexander Gilbert, Idris El Mizouni, James Morris, Yusuf Akhamrich, Aaron Connolly, Dane Scarlett.
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Minute by minute
- 32'Penalty missed! L. Wing (Reading), saved.
- 45'Half-time. Reading 0-0 Leyton Orient.
- 52'Goal! Reading 1-0 Leyton Orient. P. Lane (Reading) scores, assisted by L. Wing.
- 90'Full-time. Reading 1-0 Leyton Orient.
Full commentary (61 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Reading vs Leyton Orient.
- 4'Attempt missed. J. Stokes (Reading), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 10'Attempt blocked. P. Lane (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 10'Attempt missed. J. Stokes (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 11'Corner, Reading.
- 12'Attempt blocked. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 13'Corner, Reading.
- 14'Yellow card for J. Stokes (Reading) for foul.
- 15'Attempt missed. W. Forrester (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 15'Attempt blocked. A. Connolly (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 19'Attempt blocked. F. Stevens (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
- 20'Corner, Leyton Orient.
- 27'Offside, Leyton Orient.
- 30'Attempt saved. Y. Akhamrich (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 30'Attempt saved. D. Scarlett (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot. xG 0.37.
- 30'Attempt saved. D. Scarlett (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot. xG 0.88.
- 30'Attempt saved. F. Stevens (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 30'Corner, Reading.
- 32'Penalty missed! L. Wing (Reading), saved.
- 40'Attempt missed. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Reading 0-0 Leyton Orient.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Attempt blocked. D. Scarlett (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
- 46'Attempt missed. J. Morris (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 46'Corner, Leyton Orient.
- 47'Attempt saved. W. Forrester (Leyton Orient), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 48'Yellow card for P. O’Connor (Reading) for foul.
- 49'Yellow card for A. Connolly (Leyton Orient) for time wasting.
- 50'Offside, Reading.
- 51'Attempt saved. A. Connolly (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 52'Goal! Reading 1-0 Leyton Orient. P. Lane (Reading) scores, assisted by L. Wing.
- 55'Corner, Leyton Orient.
- 56'Attempt saved. W. Forrester (Leyton Orient), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 57'Attempt blocked. Y. Akhamrich (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 57'Corner, Leyton Orient.
- 62'Substitution, Leyton Orient: C. Wellens comes on for J. Olowu.
- 62'Substitution, Leyton Orient: J. Kabia comes on for D. Scarlett.
- 67'Attempt missed. P. Lane (Reading), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 69'Attempt missed. J. Stokes (Reading), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 72'Substitution, Leyton Orient: A. Dobra comes on for Y. Akhamrich.
- 72'Attempt missed. J. Kabia (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
- 73'Substitution, Reading: J. Brown comes on for J. Reid.
- 73'Substitution, Reading: C. Savage comes on for J. Stokes.
- 74'Attempt missed. J. Morris (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot. xG 0.36.
- 74'Attempt saved. C. Wellens (Leyton Orient), header. xG 0.03.
- 74'Attempt blocked. J. Kabia (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot. xG 0.31.
- 78'Corner, Leyton Orient.
- 78'Attempt blocked. J. Morris (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 78'Corner, Leyton Orient.
- 79'Attempt missed. A. Gilchrist (Leyton Orient), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 84'Attempt missed. A. Connolly (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot. xG 0.38.
- 85'Substitution, Leyton Orient: T. Springett comes on for A. Connolly.
- 86'Offside, Leyton Orient.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+4'Substitution, Reading: R. Williams comes on for P. Lane.
- 90+4'Substitution, Reading: D. Kyerewaa comes on for K. Lisbie.
- 90+4'Attempt blocked. C. Wellens (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 90+4'Attempt blocked. I. E. Mizouni (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.09.
- 90+4'Attempt blocked. I. E. Mizouni (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
- 90'Full-time. Reading 1-0 Leyton Orient.