Reading 1-2 Lincoln City · League One
Reading lost to Lincoln City 1-2 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Reading and Lincoln City met in the League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading on Monday, 6 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Reading: L. Wing 90'. Lincoln City: R. One 5'; J. Moylan 90'.
How the match went
Reading saw more of the ball, 70% of it. Reading had 11 shots with 1 on target, Lincoln City 6 with 2 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 3 to Reading and 3 to Lincoln City. Reading conceded 7 fouls, Lincoln City 13. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Reading, 2 for Lincoln City).
Line-ups
Reading started in a 4-2-3-1: Joel Pereira, Ryan Nyambe, Finley Burns, Paudie O’Connor, Jeriel Dorsett, Lewis Wing, Liam Fraser, Kamari Doyle, Charlie Savage, Daniel Kyerewaa, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.
Lincoln City started in a 4-2-3-1: George Wickens, Tendayi Darikwa, Tom Hamer, Sonny Bradley, Ryley Towler, Conor McGrandles, Ivan Varfolomeev, Reeco Hackett-Fairchild, Ben House, Dom Jefferies, Ryan One.
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Minute by minute
- 5'Goal! Reading 0-1 Lincoln City. R. One (Lincoln City) scores, assisted by R. Hackett-Fairchild.
- 45'Half-time. Reading 0-1 Lincoln City.
- 90+2'Goal! Reading 1-1 Lincoln City. L. Wing (Reading) scores.
- 90+6'Goal! Reading 1-2 Lincoln City. J. Moylan (Lincoln City) scores, assisted by C. McGrandles.
- 90'Full-time. Reading 1-2 Lincoln City.
Full commentary (35 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Reading vs Lincoln City.
- 5'Goal! Reading 0-1 Lincoln City. R. One (Lincoln City) scores, assisted by R. Hackett-Fairchild.
- 12'Attempt missed. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 12'Attempt missed. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 13'Attempt blocked. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 28'Substitution, Reading: P. Lane comes on for K. Doyle.
- 31'Attempt missed. C. Savage (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 36'Attempt blocked. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 40'Attempt blocked. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 40'Attempt missed. R. Towler (Lincoln City), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 42'Attempt blocked. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Reading 0-1 Lincoln City.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Attempt blocked. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 47'Attempt blocked. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 49'Attempt missed. R. Hackett-Fairchild (Lincoln City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 59'Substitution, Lincoln City: R. Street comes on for B. House.
- 66'Yellow card for D. Jefferies (Lincoln City) for time wasting.
- 67'Substitution, Lincoln City: D. Elerewe comes on for D. Jefferies.
- 68'Substitution, Lincoln City: A. Lloyd comes on for R. One.
- 70'Substitution, Reading: H. Roberts comes on for R. Nyambe.
- 70'Substitution, Reading: W. Keane comes on for L. Fraser.
- 73'Attempt missed. A. Lloyd (Lincoln City), header. xG 0.09.
- 82'Substitution, Reading: K. Young comes on for J. Dorsett.
- 82'Attempt missed. K. Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), header. xG 0.06.
- 83'Substitution, Lincoln City: T. Bayliss comes on for V. Ivan.
- 83'Substitution, Lincoln City: J. Moylan comes on for R. Hackett-Fairchild.
- 84'Yellow card for F. Burns (Reading) for foul.
- 90'8 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt blocked. C. Savage (Reading), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 90+2'Goal! Reading 1-1 Lincoln City. L. Wing (Reading) scores.
- 90+3'Yellow card for A. Lloyd (Lincoln City) for time wasting.
- 90+6'Goal! Reading 1-2 Lincoln City. J. Moylan (Lincoln City) scores, assisted by C. McGrandles.
- 90'Full-time. Reading 1-2 Lincoln City.