Cheltenham Town FC vs Reading FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Cheltenham Town FC vs Reading FC — League One at Completely-Suzuki Stadium.
- Cheltenham Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Reading FC 46 games · 63 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Scott Tallis (England)
- Assistant 1 Declan O'Shea (England)
- Assistant 2 Paul Lister
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Reading FC H 2–2 D 26 Dec Shrewsbury Town FC H 2–0 W 23 Dec Carlisle United FC A 1–0 W 16 Dec Leyton Orient FC H 1–2 L 09 Dec Bristol Rovers FC A 1–1 D 28 Nov Charlton Athletic FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Cheltenham Town FC A 2–2 D 26 Dec Peterborough United FC A 2–2 D 23 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 2–0 W 16 Dec Lincoln City FC A 1–1 D 12 Dec Oxford United FC H 1–1 D 09 Dec Barnsley FC H 1–3 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Completely-Suzuki Stadium that hosts another battle between Cheltenham Town FC and Reading FC.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Cheltenham Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' David Button needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Robert Street made 307 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 27' Amadou Salif Mbengue was booked on 27.
- 29' GOAL! Liam Sercombe scores on 29. Assisted by Sean Long
- 32' That looks like a foul for a card for Sam Smith.
- 36' Reading FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 36.
- 37' GOAL! David Button scores on 37.
- 42' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 45' Jeriel Dorsett puts Reading FC on the lead.
- 45' Aidan Keena has so much to prove this time. He replaces Robert Street on 45 minute.
- 47' What a strike from Paul Mukairu! The score is 1-3.
- 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cheltenham Town FC that had 145 games and scored 175 goals.
- 57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cheltenham Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 62' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Amadou Salif Mbengue by Tyler Bindon on 62 minute.
- 67' The referee calls foul for Tom Pett. He receives a card.
- 72' It’s high time Ruben Selles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Ben Elliott. He replaces Paul Mukairu on 76 minute.
- 79' Liam Smith is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
- 84' Tom Holmes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 86' Another change for Reading FC made on 86 minute. Michael Craig leaves to be changed by Charlie Savage.
- 89' Reading FC player sees a card in front of him.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Cheltenham Town FC
Starting XI- 3
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- 6
- 14
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- 22
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- 4
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Robert Street ↓ Aidan Keena 45'
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- 34
Bench-
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Aidan Keena ↑ 45'
- 24
- 21
- 15
- 23
- 7
- 38
Coach Darrell ClarkeReading FC
Starting XI- 3
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- 29
- 10
- 7
- 20
- 32
- 11
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12
Paul Mukairu ↓ Ben Elliott 76'
- 27
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36
Michael Craig ↓ Charlie Savage 86'
Bench- 22
- 2
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Charlie Savage ↑ 86'
- 42
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24
Tyler Bindon ↑ 62'
- 15
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Ben Elliott ↑ 76'
Coach Ruben Selles -
Head to Head
Cheltenham Town FC Form
2023-12-29 Cheltenham Town FC 2–2 Reading FC D 2023-12-26 Cheltenham Town FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2023-12-23 Carlisle United FC 0–1 Cheltenham Town FC W 2023-12-16 Cheltenham Town FC 1–2 Leyton Orient FC L 2023-12-09 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Cheltenham Town FC D 2023-11-28 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Cheltenham Town FC L