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Reading vs Northampton Town
21 Oct 2025, 20:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Abigail ByrneLeague One 2025/2026 · 6 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ReadingMin
Northampton Town- ⇄
Daniel Kyerewaa
Substitution
Off: Matt Ritchie
38′ Derrick Williams
Yellowcard
Handball
55′- ⇄
Kamari Doyle
Substitution
Off: Ben Elliott
64′ - ⇄
Andy Yiadom
Substitution
Off: Kelvin Abrefa
64′ - ⚽
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 1-0
Goal · Header
With: Paddy Lane
Header
65′ - 72′⇄
Kamarai Swyer
Substitution
Off: Michael Jacobs
- 72′⇄
Joe Wormleighton
Substitution
Off: Jordan Willis
- ⇄
Jeriel Dorsett
Substitution
Off: Derrick Williams
75′ - ⇄
Mark O'Mahony
Substitution
Off: Paddy Lane
75′ Matty Jacob
Yellowcard
Time wasting
87′- 88′⇄
Jack Perkins
Substitution
Off: Tyrese Fornah
- 89′⇄
Kyle Edwards
Substitution
Off: Nesta Guinness-Walker
Daniel Kyerewaa
Yellowcard
Foul
90+2′
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 | 6.98 | |
| 64 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.49 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.93 | |
| 75 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.55 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.99 | |
| 64 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.69 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 7.59 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 7.43 | |
| 38 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.80 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.67 | |
| 75 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7.05 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.43 | |
| 52 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.66 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.40 | |
| 15 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.28 | |
| 26 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.58 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Reading
Latest: Mansfield Town · 1–1
Match stats
4 Oct 2025, 15:00 · Home vs Mansfield Town · 2025/2026
Northampton Town
Latest: Doncaster Rovers · 2–1
Match stats
18 Oct 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Doncaster Rovers · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Reading’s ground: 3 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 Northampton 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 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Reading
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Northampton Town
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.
Reading
Northampton Town
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Reading
Northampton 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
Northampton Town
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.