Reading 1-2 Brentford · Carabao Cup
Reading lost to Brentford 1-2 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Reading and Brentford met in the Carabao Cup at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading on Tuesday, 15 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Reading: P. O’Connor 72'. Brentford: C. Wilson 3'; F. Carvalho 45'.
How the match went
Brentford saw more of the ball, 71% of it. Reading had 17 shots with 3 on target, Brentford 24 with 8 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 5 to Reading and 7 to Brentford. Reading conceded 8 fouls, Brentford 11.
Line-ups
Reading started in a 4-2-3-1: Joel Pereira, Ashqar Ahmed, Paudie O’Connor, Conor Masterson, Haydon Roberts, Liam Fraser, Charlie Savage, Randell Williams, Josh Stokes, Daniel Kyerewaa, Jamie Reid.
Brentford started in a 4-2-3-1: Ellery Balcombe, Michael Kayode, Kristoffer Ajer, Rico Henry, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Mikkel Damsgaard, Mamadou Sangare, Dango Ouattara, Fabio Carvalho, Keane Lewis-Potter, Callum Wilson.
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Minute by minute
- 3'Goal! Reading 0-1 Brentford. C. Wilson (Brentford) scores, assisted by D. Ouattara.
- 45+1'Goal! Reading 0-2 Brentford. F. Carvalho (Brentford) scores, assisted by D. Ouattara.
- 45'Half-time. Reading 0-2 Brentford.
- 72'Goal! Reading 1-2 Brentford. P. O’Connor (Reading) scores, assisted by C. Savage.
- 90'Full-time. Reading 1-2 Brentford.
Full commentary (73 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Reading vs Brentford.
- 3'Goal! Reading 0-1 Brentford. C. Wilson (Brentford) scores, assisted by D. Ouattara.
- 12'Attempt blocked. P. O’Connor (Reading), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.17.
- 15'Attempt missed. P. O’Connor (Reading), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 18'Attempt missed. E. H. M. Diouf (Brentford), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 20'Corner, Reading.
- 20'Attempt saved. J. Reid (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.27.
- 20'Attempt blocked. J. Stokes (Reading), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.15.
- 20'Attempt missed. J. Reid (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.33.
- 21'Attempt missed. J. Reid (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
- 21'Attempt blocked. R. Williams (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 24'Attempt saved. K. Lewis-Potter (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 24'Attempt missed. C. Wilson (Brentford), header. xG 0.07.
- 24'Corner, Brentford.
- 25'Attempt missed. E. H. M. Diouf (Brentford), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 26'Corner, Brentford.
- 27'Attempt blocked. M. Sangare (Brentford), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 27'Attempt blocked. M. Sangare (Brentford), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 33'Offside, Reading.
- 35'Attempt saved. C. Wilson (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 36'Attempt blocked. F. Carvalho (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 38'Attempt blocked. C. Savage (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 45'Corner, Reading.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. C. Masterson (Reading), header from a corner. xG 0.39.
- 45+1'Goal! Reading 0-2 Brentford. F. Carvalho (Brentford) scores, assisted by D. Ouattara.
- 45'Half-time. Reading 0-2 Brentford.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Brentford: Y. Yarmoliuk comes on for M. Sangare.
- 47'Attempt missed. D. Ouattara (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 48'Offside, Brentford.
- 49'Offside, Brentford.
- 50'Attempt saved. J. Stokes (Reading), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.10.
- 53'Attempt blocked. E. H. M. Diouf (Brentford), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 53'Corner, Brentford.
- 56'Corner, Brentford.
- 59'Attempt missed. C. Savage (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 61'Substitution, Brentford: J. Schuster comes on for E. H. M. Diouf.
- 62'Attempt missed. M. Kayode (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.47.
- 62'Attempt saved. D. Ouattara (Brentford), header. xG 0.12.
- 63'Substitution, Reading: J. Brown comes on for J. Reid.
- 63'Substitution, Reading: P. Lane comes on for H. Roberts.
- 64'Attempt missed. D. Ouattara (Brentford), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 66'Attempt blocked. P. Lane (Reading), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 67'Attempt missed. L. Fraser (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 67'Attempt missed. C. Savage (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 69'Attempt missed. D. Ouattara (Brentford), header. xG 0.21.
- 70'Attempt missed. J. Stokes (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 71'Attempt blocked. J. Stokes (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 72'Corner, Reading.
- 72'Goal! Reading 1-2 Brentford. P. O’Connor (Reading) scores, assisted by C. Savage.
- 73'Corner, Reading.
- 77'Substitution, Brentford: I. Thiago comes on for C. Wilson.
- 77'Substitution, Brentford: J. Anthony comes on for D. Ouattara.
- 77'Substitution, Brentford: A. Hickey comes on for F. Carvalho.
- 78'Attempt missed. K. Lewis-Potter (Brentford), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 79'Substitution, Reading: J. Dorsett comes on for P. O’Connor.
- 79'Substitution, Reading: K. Lisbie comes on for D. Kyerewaa.
- 81'Attempt blocked. A. Hickey (Brentford), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 81'Corner, Brentford.
- 82'Attempt missed. Y. Yarmoliuk (Brentford), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 84'Attempt saved. I. Thiago (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.30.
- 85'Attempt missed. M. Damsgaard (Brentford), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 87'Corner, Reading.
- 88'Substitution, Reading: G. Earthy comes on for J. Stokes.
- 89'Attempt saved. I. Thiago (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 90'Offside, Brentford.
- 90'Attempt blocked. J. Anthony (Brentford), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90'Corner, Brentford.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt saved. J. Schuster (Brentford), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 90+3'Corner, Brentford.
- 90'Full-time. Reading 1-2 Brentford.
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