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Reading 2-0 Burton Albion · League One

Reading beat Burton Albion 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 Burton Albion met in the League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading on Thursday, 1 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Reading: J. Marriott 18'; D. Kyerewaa 37'. Burton Albion did not score.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. Reading had 19 shots with 4 on target, Burton Albion 6 with 2 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 5 to Reading and 3 to Burton Albion. Reading conceded 12 fouls, Burton Albion 10.

Line-ups

Reading started in a 4-2-3-1: Joel Pereira, Andy Yiadom, Finley Burns, Paudie O’Connor, Jeriel Dorsett, Lewis Wing, Liam Fraser, Matt Ritchie, Kamari Doyle, Daniel Kyerewaa, Jack Marriott.

Burton Albion started in a 3-4-1-2: Brad Collins, Terence Vancooten, George Evans, Alex Hartridge, Kyran Lofthouse, Sulyman Krubally, Kgagelo Chauke, Jack Armer, Julian Larsson, Jake Beesley, Dylan Williams.

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Minute by minute

  1. 18'Goal! Reading 1-0 Burton Albion. J. Marriott (Reading) scores, assisted by M. Ritchie.
  2. 37'Goal! Reading 2-0 Burton Albion. D. Kyerewaa (Reading) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. Reading 2-0 Burton Albion.
  4. 90'Full-time. Reading 2-0 Burton Albion.
Full commentary (39 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Reading vs Burton Albion.
  2. 8'Attempt missed. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.26.
  3. 10'Attempt blocked. K. Doyle (Reading), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.10.
  4. 11'Attempt blocked. J. Marriott (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  5. 11'Attempt saved. J. Beesley (Burton Albion), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  6. 12'Attempt blocked. L. Fraser (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  7. 14'Attempt blocked. K. Lofthouse (Burton Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  8. 14'Attempt blocked. D. Williams (Burton Albion), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  9. 18'Goal! Reading 1-0 Burton Albion. J. Marriott (Reading) scores, assisted by M. Ritchie.
  10. 25'Attempt blocked. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
  11. 31'Attempt saved. J. Marriott (Reading), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  12. 32'Attempt missed. J. Dorsett (Reading), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.11.
  13. 37'Goal! Reading 2-0 Burton Albion. D. Kyerewaa (Reading) scores.
  14. 44'Attempt blocked. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
  15. 45'Attempt blocked. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  16. 45'Attempt blocked. J. Marriott (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  17. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  18. 45+3'Off the woodwork! J. Beesley (Burton Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  19. 45'Half-time. Reading 2-0 Burton Albion.
  20. 46'The second half is under way.
  21. 48'Attempt missed. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  22. 52'Substitution, Burton Albion: F. Tavares comes on for S. Krubally.
  23. 57'Attempt saved. J. Marriott (Reading), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  24. 59'Attempt missed. J. Dorsett (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
  25. 66'Attempt missed. J. Beesley (Burton Albion), header. xG 0.08.
  26. 68'Substitution, Reading: K. Ehibhatiomhan comes on for J. Marriott.
  27. 76'Attempt missed. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.24.
  28. 77'Substitution, Reading: C. Savage comes on for K. Doyle.
  29. 77'Substitution, Reading: M. Camara comes on for M. Ritchie.
  30. 79'Substitution, Burton Albion: N. Akoto comes on for T. Vancooten.
  31. 79'Attempt missed. K. Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  32. 85'Attempt missed. M. Camara (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  33. 85'Attempt blocked. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
  34. 87'Substitution, Burton Albion: J. Newall comes on for D. Williams.
  35. 87'Substitution, Burton Albion: J. Taroi comes on for J. Larsson.
  36. 88'Attempt saved. A. Hartridge (Burton Albion), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  37. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  38. 90+1'Substitution, Reading: A. Ahmed comes on for A. Yiadom.
  39. 90'Full-time. Reading 2-0 Burton Albion.
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