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Stevenage 0-3 Reading · Carabao Cup

Stevenage lost to Reading 0-3 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Stevenage and Reading met in the Carabao Cup at Broadhall Way in Stevenage on Tuesday, 25 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Stevenage did not score. Reading: J. Brown 9'; P. Lane 24'; R. Williams 85'.

How the match went

Stevenage saw more of the ball, 57% of it. Stevenage had 13 shots with 3 on target, Reading 10 with 5 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 5 to Stevenage and 5 to Reading. Stevenage conceded 6 fouls, Reading 13. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Stevenage, 2 for Reading).

Line-ups

Stevenage started in a 3-4-1-2: Filip Marschall, Terence Vancooten, Jack Taylor, Lewis Freestone, Daniel Phillips, Terry Taylor, Jordan Houghton, Dan Butler, Phoenix Patterson, Jordan Roberts, Oliver Sanderson.

Reading started in a 4-2-3-1: Joel Pereira, Ashqar Ahmed, Conor Masterson, Benn Ward, Jeriel Dorsett, Liam Fraser, Charlie Savage, Randell Williams, George Earthy, Paddy Lane, Jacob Brown.

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Minute by minute

  1. 9'Goal! Stevenage 0-1 Reading. J. Brown (Reading) scores, assisted by P. Lane.
  2. 24'Goal! Stevenage 0-2 Reading. P. Lane (Reading) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. Stevenage 0-2 Reading.
  4. 85'Goal! Stevenage 0-3 Reading. R. Williams (Reading) scores, assisted by K. Lisbie.
  5. 90'Full-time. Stevenage 0-3 Reading.
Full commentary (53 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Stevenage vs Reading.
  2. 1'Attempt blocked. J. Roberts (Stevenage), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  3. 6'Attempt missed. J. Brown (Reading), header. xG 0.10.
  4. 7'Corner, Reading.
  5. 9'Goal! Stevenage 0-1 Reading. J. Brown (Reading) scores, assisted by P. Lane.
  6. 12'Corner, Reading.
  7. 14'Corner, Reading.
  8. 18'Attempt saved. J. Taylor (Stevenage), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  9. 21'Attempt saved. J. Roberts (Stevenage), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  10. 24'Goal! Stevenage 0-2 Reading. P. Lane (Reading) scores.
  11. 29'Yellow card for D. Butler (Stevenage) for foul.
  12. 30'Attempt saved. C. Savage (Reading), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  13. 32'Attempt missed. P. Patterson (Stevenage), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  14. 36'Corner, Reading.
  15. 39'Offside, Stevenage.
  16. 41'Yellow card for J. Dorsett (Reading) for foul.
  17. 42'Attempt missed. P. Patterson (Stevenage), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  18. 45'1 minute of added time.
  19. 45'Half-time. Stevenage 0-2 Reading.
  20. 46'The second half is under way.
  21. 46'Substitution, Stevenage: C. Piergianni comes on for T. Vancooten.
  22. 47'Corner, Stevenage.
  23. 48'Corner, Stevenage.
  24. 49'Corner, Stevenage.
  25. 49'Attempt saved. G. Earthy (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  26. 49'Attempt missed. J. Roberts (Stevenage), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  27. 50'Attempt missed. J. Dorsett (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.24.
  28. 52'Offside, Stevenage.
  29. 58'Attempt blocked. P. Lane (Reading), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  30. 59'Substitution, Stevenage: J. Knight comes on for T. Taylor.
  31. 59'Substitution, Stevenage: M. Mellon comes on for J. Roberts.
  32. 61'Attempt saved. P. Patterson (Stevenage), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  33. 63'Attempt missed. M. Mellon (Stevenage), header. xG 0.16.
  34. 66'Offside, Reading.
  35. 68'Attempt blocked. G. Earthy (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  36. 70'Attempt blocked. M. Mellon (Stevenage), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  37. 71'Substitution, Stevenage: D. Kemp comes on for O. Sanderson.
  38. 71'Substitution, Stevenage: J. Magennis comes on for P. Patterson.
  39. 73'Attempt blocked. J. Magennis (Stevenage), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
  40. 73'Corner, Stevenage.
  41. 79'Corner, Stevenage.
  42. 79'Attempt blocked. J. Knight (Stevenage), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  43. 81'Substitution, Reading: K. Lisbie comes on for G. Earthy.
  44. 84'Corner, Stevenage.
  45. 84'Attempt missed. C. Piergianni (Stevenage), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.16.
  46. 85'Goal! Stevenage 0-3 Reading. R. Williams (Reading) scores, assisted by K. Lisbie.
  47. 85'Attempt missed. K. Lisbie (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  48. 87'Attempt blocked. J. Knight (Stevenage), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  49. 89'Yellow card for B. Ward (Reading) for argument.
  50. 89'Yellow card for C. Piergianni (Stevenage) for argument.
  51. 90'Substitution, Reading: D. Kyerewaa comes on for P. Lane.
  52. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  53. 90'Full-time. Stevenage 0-3 Reading.
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