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Reading 1-0 Cheltenham Town · League One

Reading beat Cheltenham Town 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 Cheltenham Town met in the League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading on Tuesday, 15 August 2023.

Goalscorers

Reading: W. Ferry 33'. Cheltenham Town did not score.

How the match went

The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Reading, 3 for Cheltenham Town).

Line-ups

Reading started in a 4-4-2: David Button, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Tyler Bindon, Nelson Abbey, Matty Carson, Mamadi Camara, Lewis Wing, Charlie Savage, Harvey Knibbs, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Caylan Vickers.

Cheltenham Town started in a 3-4-3: Luke Southwood, Sean Long, Curtis Davies, Lewis Freestone, Liam Smith, Liam Sercombe, Ellis Chapman, William Ferry, Oliver Hammond, Robert Street, Aidan Keena.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 33'Goal! Reading 1-0 Cheltenham Town. Own goal by W. Ferry.
  2. 45'Half-time. Reading 1-0 Cheltenham Town.
  3. 90'Full-time. Reading 1-0 Cheltenham Town.
Full commentary (44 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Reading vs Cheltenham Town.
  2. 0'Yellow card for W. Elliott (Cheltenham Town) for argument.
  3. 5'Attempt saved. A player (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  4. 16'Attempt missed. T. Bindon (Reading), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
  5. 21'Attempt missed. L. Smith (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 25'Attempt saved. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  7. 29'Attempt blocked. C. Savage (Reading), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  8. 31'Attempt missed. K. Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  9. 33'Goal! Reading 1-0 Cheltenham Town. Own goal by W. Ferry.
  10. 33'Attempt missed. A. S. Mbengue (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  11. 38'Yellow card for S. Long (Cheltenham Town) for time wasting.
  12. 40'Attempt missed. R. Street (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.11.
  13. 43'Attempt saved. C. Vickers (Reading), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
  14. 44'Attempt missed. H. Knibbs (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  15. 45'Attempt blocked. K. Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  16. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  17. 45'Half-time. Reading 1-0 Cheltenham Town.
  18. 46'The second half is under way.
  19. 49'Yellow card for M. Carson (Reading) for foul.
  20. 51'Attempt blocked. A. Keena (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  21. 52'Attempt blocked. R. Street (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.21.
  22. 56'Attempt missed. E. Chapman (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  23. 59'Attempt blocked. E. Chapman (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  24. 61'Substitution, Reading: T. McIntyre comes on for M. Carson.
  25. 61'Substitution, Reading: F. Azeez comes on for H. Knibbs.
  26. 62'Substitution, Reading: A. Yiadom comes on for A. S. Mbengue.
  27. 64'Attempt missed. R. Street (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  28. 67'Attempt saved. L. Freestone (Cheltenham Town), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  29. 70'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: C. Thompson comes on for L. Smith.
  30. 70'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: W. Goodwin comes on for E. Chapman.
  31. 77'Substitution, Reading: S. Hutchinson comes on for L. Wing.
  32. 78'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: B. Williams comes on for W. Ferry.
  33. 78'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: A. Sambu comes on for L. Sercombe.
  34. 78'Substitution, Reading: Tuma comes on for K. Ehibhatiomhan.
  35. 82'Attempt saved. F. Azeez (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  36. 83'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: D. Adshead comes on for O. Hammond.
  37. 84'Attempt saved. A. Keena (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  38. 85'Attempt blocked. C. Vickers (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  39. 90'Attempt missed. A. Yiadom (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  40. 90'9 minutes of added time.
  41. 90+4'Attempt saved. C. Thompson (Cheltenham Town), header. xG 0.04.
  42. 90+5'Yellow card for R. Street (Cheltenham Town) for argument.
  43. 90+6'Yellow card for T. McIntyre (Reading) for time wasting.
  44. 90'Full-time. Reading 1-0 Cheltenham Town.
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