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Blackpool vs Reading
1 Apr 2025, 19:45 · League One · 2024/2025
Referee
Aaron BannisterLeague One 2024/2025 · 5 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
BlackpoolMin
Reading- ⚽
Sonny Carey 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Ashley Fletcher
Left foot shot
53′ - ⚽
Oliver Casey 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Niall Ennis
Right foot shot
55′ - 63′⇄
Mamadi Camará
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Chem Campbell
- 64′⇄
Tom Carroll
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
- 64′⇄
Andre Garcia
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Tivonge Rushesha
- 64′⇄
Louie Holzman
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Andy Yiadom
- ⇄
Tom Bloxham
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Rob Apter
64′ - ⇄
Sam Silvera
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Niall Ennis
65′ - ⇄
CJ Hamilton
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Ashley Fletcher
77′ CJ Hamilton
Yellowcard
Foul
80′- 86′⇄
Billy Bodin
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Jayden Wareham
- ⇄
Jordan Gabriel
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Lee Evans
86′ - ⚽
Sonny Carey 3-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
90+4′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.91 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 7.55 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 8.64 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 7.66 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.42 | |
| 65 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.08 | |
| 86 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 7.29 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7.62 | |
| 90 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 9.27 | |
| 77 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 7.38 | |
| 65 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6.72 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 25 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 7.15 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.44 | |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.60 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Blackpool
Latest: Bolton Wanderers · 2–1
Match stats
29 Mar 2025, 15:00 · Home vs Bolton Wanderers · 2024/2025
Reading
Latest: Crawley Town · 1–1
Match stats
8 Mar 2025, 12:30 · Away vs Crawley Town · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Blackpool’s ground: 8 previous meetings, 6 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Blackpool’s home games with Reading’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Blackpool
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Reading
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Blackpool
Reading
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Blackpool
Reading
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Blackpool
Reading
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.