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Reading 4-1 Northampton Town · League One

Reading beat Northampton Town 4-1 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Reading and Northampton Town met in the League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading on Thursday, 26 December 2024.

Goalscorers

Reading: H. Knibbs 5'; S. Smith 28'; C. Savage 75'; M. Camara 87'. Northampton Town: T. Eaves 81'.

How the match went

The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Reading, 2 for Northampton Town).

Line-ups

Reading started in a 4-3-3: Joel Pereira, Michael Craig, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Tyler Bindon, Abraham Kanu, Harvey Knibbs, Lewis Wing, Charlie Savage, Chem Campbell, Sam Smith, Mamadi Camara.

Northampton Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Nikola Tzanev, Aaron McGowan, Timothy Eyoma, Jon Guthrie, Nesta Guinness-Walker, William Hondermarck, Samy Chouchane, Mitch Pinnock, Cameron McGeehan, Liam McCarron, Tom Eaves.

More from this competition: League One fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 5'Goal! Reading 1-0 Northampton Town. H. Knibbs (Reading) scores, assisted by S. Smith.
  2. 28'Goal! Reading 2-0 Northampton Town. S. Smith (Reading) scores, assisted by L. Wing.
  3. 45'Half-time. Reading 2-0 Northampton Town.
  4. 75'Goal! Reading 3-0 Northampton Town. C. Savage (Reading) scores, assisted by M. Camara.
  5. 81'Goal! Reading 3-1 Northampton Town. T. Eaves (Northampton Town) scores.
  6. 87'Goal! Reading 4-1 Northampton Town. M. Camara (Reading) scores, assisted by A. Garcia.
  7. 90'Full-time. Reading 4-1 Northampton Town.
Full commentary (32 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Reading vs Northampton Town.
  2. 5'Goal! Reading 1-0 Northampton Town. H. Knibbs (Reading) scores, assisted by S. Smith.
  3. 5'Attempt missed. S. Smith (Reading), header from a set piece. xG 0.10.
  4. 8'Attempt missed. T. Eaves (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  5. 13'Attempt missed. C. McGeehan (Northampton Town), header from a throw-in. xG 0.09.
  6. 15'Attempt saved. A. S. Mbengue (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  7. 21'Attempt blocked. J. Guthrie (Northampton Town), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  8. 27'Attempt missed. S. Smith (Reading), header. xG 0.10.
  9. 28'Goal! Reading 2-0 Northampton Town. S. Smith (Reading) scores, assisted by L. Wing.
  10. 33'Attempt blocked. S. Chouchane (Northampton Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  11. 41'Attempt missed. C. McGeehan (Northampton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 45'Yellow card for T. Eaves (Northampton Town) for foul.
  13. 45'1 minute of added time.
  14. 45+1'Attempt missed. T. Bindon (Reading), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
  15. 45'Half-time. Reading 2-0 Northampton Town.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 52'Attempt missed. C. McGeehan (Northampton Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.18.
  18. 63'Substitution, Northampton Town: A. Odimayo comes on for L. McCarron.
  19. 73'Substitution, Northampton Town: N. Dobson comes on for W. Hondermarck.
  20. 75'Goal! Reading 3-0 Northampton Town. C. Savage (Reading) scores, assisted by M. Camara.
  21. 80'Substitution, Reading: J. Wareham comes on for S. Smith.
  22. 80'Substitution, Reading: A. Garcia comes on for A. Kanu.
  23. 81'Goal! Reading 3-1 Northampton Town. T. Eaves (Northampton Town) scores.
  24. 85'Substitution, Northampton Town: J. Baldwin comes on for T. Eyoma.
  25. 85'Substitution, Northampton Town: F. Obiagwu comes on for A. McGowan.
  26. 87'Goal! Reading 4-1 Northampton Town. M. Camara (Reading) scores, assisted by A. Garcia.
  27. 90'Substitution, Reading: T. Rushesha comes on for C. Savage.
  28. 90'Substitution, Reading: A. Ahmed comes on for C. Campbell.
  29. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  30. 90+1'Substitution, Reading: H. Dean comes on for H. Knibbs.
  31. 90+3'Yellow card for C. McGeehan (Northampton Town) for foul.
  32. 90'Full-time. Reading 4-1 Northampton Town.
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