Reading vs Bradford City · League One
Reading
13-12-9
2 – 1
FT
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Bradford City
17-7-10
Madejski Stadium · Reading · England
Bradford City led by one and still lost 2-1 to Reading at Madejski Stadium (crowd 13,106). The first goal went to Matthew Pennington at the 68-minute mark and Paddy Lane brought Reading level late on, at 90 minutes; the goal that settled it came from Matt Ritchie late on, at 90 minutes. The ball split 51% to 49% and the shots 9 to 12. Reading hit the target 2 times from 9 attempts.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- League One England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League One, Regular Season
- Ground
- Madejski Stadium · Reading · England
- Crowd
- 13,106
- Referee
- Ben Speedie
- Reading form
- WLLWD
- Bradford form
- WDWDD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bradford | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Side by side
10Fouls11
3Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
5Corner Kicks6
1Saves0
51.3%Possession48.7%
9Shots12
2On Goal2
20%On Target %20%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0%Pass Completion %0%
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0%Cross %0%
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0%Long Balls %0%
2Blocked Shots3
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0%Tackle %0%
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0
Timeline
Full time · 2-1
🟨Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
90'+10'
90'+9'
🔁Paul Mullinreplacing Tyreik Wright
⚽Matt Ritchie
90'+7'2 - 1
⚽Paddy Lane
90'1 - 1
89'
🔁Joe Wrightreplacing Bobby Pointon
🟨Sean Patton
87'
🔁Paddy Lanereplacing Randell Williams
86'
🔁Sean Pattonreplacing Kamari Doyle
79'
🔁Finley Burnsreplacing Derrick Williams
79'
🔁Matt Ritchiereplacing Liam Fraser
79'
68'0 - 1
⚽Matthew Pennington
65'
🔁Ibou Tourayreplacing Aden Baldwin
65'
🔁Stephen Humphrysreplacing Ethan Wheatley
🔁Andy Yiadomreplacing Ryan Nyambe
45'
Half-time
🟨Derrick Williams
34'
Kick-off
Teams
Reading4-2-3-1
9🟨Ehibhatiomhan
21↓Williams
8Savage
29↓Doyle
6↓Fraser
10Wing
16Ward
33🟨↓Williams
24↓Nyambe
15O'Conner
1Pereira
Bench
- 17Andy Yiadomon for Ryan Nyambe, 45'
- 12Finley Burnson for Derrick Williams, 79'
- 32Paddy Laneon for Randell Williams, 86' ⚽
- 57Sean Pattonon for Kamari Doyle, 79' 🟨
- 3Jeriel Dorsett
- 25Jack Stephens
- 30Matt Ritchieon for Liam Fraser, 79' ⚽
Bradford City3-4-2-1
27↓Wheatley
23↓Pointon
10Sarcevic
17↓Wright
6Power
7Neufville
21Metcalfe
26Tilt
15↓Baldwin
28⚽Pennington
1Walker
Bench
- 25Joe Hilton
- 4Joe Wrighton for Bobby Pointon, 89'
- 14Paul Mullinon for Tyreik Wright, 90'+9'
- 8Lee Evans
- 33Harrison Ashby
- 3Ibou Tourayon for Aden Baldwin, 65'
- 11Stephen Humphryson for Ethan Wheatley, 65'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Huddersfield Town | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 |  Stockport County | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +12 | 23 |
| 3 |  Bradford City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +5 | 22 |
| 4 |  Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 5 |  Reading | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +12 | 21 |
| 6 |  Cambridge United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 20 |
| 7 |  Oxford United | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | +8 | 19 |
| 8 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +8 | 18 |
| 9 |  Mansfield Town | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 18 |
| 10 |  Luton Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 17 |
| 11 |  Burton Albion | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 17 |
| 12 |  Stevenage | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 15 |
| 13 |  Leicester City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 |  Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 |  Leyton Orient | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 14 |
| 16 |  AFC Wimbledon | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -11 | 13 |
| 17 |  Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 18 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -6 | 12 |
| 19 |  Notts County | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 11 |
| 20 |  Blackpool | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 21 |  Peterborough United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 10 |
| 22 |  Bromley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -16 | 9 |
| 23 |  Barnsley | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 8 |
| 24 |  Wigan Athletic | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
Meetings
1Reading wins
2Level
2Bradford wins
Last times they met
FT
Bradford
2–0
Reading · 2025-26 English League One
FT
Reading
3–0
Bradford · 2014-15 English FA Cup
FT
Bradford
0–0
Reading · 2014-15 English FA Cup
FT
Bradford
2–1
Reading · 2003/04 English League Championship
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Reading
2–2
Bradford · 2003/04 English League Championship
Form
Last games: Reading
L3-2W2-1W3-2D1-1D1-1
Last games: Bradford
L2-1W2-0W1-0L3-1W1-0
