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Reading vs Luton Town
15 Aug 2026, 12:30 · League One · 2026/2027
Referee
Leigh DoughtyLeague One 2026/2027 · 1 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ReadingMin
Luton Town- 6′⚽
Jake Richards 0-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Jordan Clark
Left foot shot
- ⚽
Jack Marriott 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
8′ - ⚽
Jack Marriott 2-1
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
31′ - ⚽
Jack Marriott 3-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Kyreece Lisbie
Left foot shot
38′ - 39′
Jack Wilshere
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
- 50′⚽
Kasey Palmer 3-2
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- 52′⚽
Kasey Palmer 3-3
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Nahki Wells
Left foot shot
- 61′⇄
Benedict Benagr
Substitution
Off: Emilio Lawrence
- ⇄
Jacob Brown
Substitution
Off: Jack Marriott
65′ - ⇄
Randell Williams
Substitution
Off: Josh Stokes
65′ - 70′⇄
Callum Marshall
Substitution
Off: Nahki Wells
- 72′
Liam Walsh
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
- ⇄
Paddy Lane
Substitution
Off: Daniel Kyerewaa
79′ - ⇄
Charlie Savage
Substitution
Off: Kyreece Lisbie
79′ - 81′⇄
Harrison Ashby
Substitution
Off: Isaiah Jones
- 81′⇄
Gideon Kodua
Substitution
Off: Kasey Palmer
- 90′⇄
Mads Andersen
Substitution
Off: Hakeem Odoffin
- ⇄
Liam Fraser
Substitution
Off: Andy Rinomhota
90+4′ Paudie O'Connor
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
90+5′- 90+6′⚽
Gideon Kodua 3-4
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Jake Richards
Right foot shot
- 90+7′
Gideon Kodua
Yellowcard
Foul
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 | 6.20 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.21 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.25 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.27 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.04 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 6.43 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.29 | |
| 79 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 6.37 | |
| 65 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6.19 | |
| 79 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.56 | |
| 65 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 9.67 | |
| 25 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.45 | |
| 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.44 | |
| 11 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.53 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 25 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.45 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Reading
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Match stats
2 May 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Blackpool · 2025/2026
Luton Town
Latest: Bolton Wanderers · 3–2
Match stats
2 May 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Bolton Wanderers · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Reading’s ground: 6 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Reading’s home games with Luton Town’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 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Reading
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Luton Town
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Reading
Luton Town
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Reading
Luton Town
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.
Reading
Luton Town
Previous meetings
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