Reading FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Reading FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
- Reading FC 46 games · 63 pts (2025/26)
- Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Martin Coy
- Assistant 1 David Harrison (England)
- Assistant 2 Justin Amey
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Oct Portsmouth FC H 2–3 L 24 Oct Fleetwood Town FC H 1–2 L 21 Oct Charlton Athletic FC A 0–4 L 07 Oct Leyton Orient FC A 1–2 L 03 Oct Northampton Town FC A 1–3 L 30 Sep Burton Albion FC H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Oct Reading FC A 3–2 W 24 Oct Cambridge United FC A 0–0 D 21 Oct Carlisle United FC H 1–0 W 07 Oct Port Vale FC H 2–0 W 03 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–1 W 30 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Reading FC and Portsmouth FC has kicked off!
- 5' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harvey Knibbs, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 16 goals in the last 14 games.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Paddy Lane suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' Portsmouth 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.
- 23' Goal! Lewis Wing scores his 46 goal in 371 matches.
- 27' GOAL! Charlie Savage scores on 27. Assisted by Harvey Knibbs
- 32' It’s high time Ruben Selles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 33' Goal! Faustino Anjorin scores his 5 goal in 395 matches.
- 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Will Norris made 330 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 43' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 45' Lewis Wing was booked on 45.
- 50' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Joe Rafferty has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 52' Nesta Guinness-Walker is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
- 54' What a strike from Colby Bishop! The score is 2-2.
- 58' Goal! Terry Devlin scores his 1 goal in 361 matches.
- 60' The referee shows Portsmouth FC player a card on 60.
- 62' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Faustino Anjorin by Gavin Whyte on 62 minute.
- 66' Ben Elliott has so much to prove this time. He replaces Femi Azeez on 66 minute.
- 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 73' Another change for Portsmouth FC made on 73 minute. Terry Devlin leaves to be changed by Abu Kamara.
- 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 82' Harlee Dean was booked on 82.
- 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 89' The referee calls foul for Christian Saydee. He receives a card.
- 90' Ben Elliott is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' Sean Raggett is replacing Alex Robertson for the Portsmouth FC side.
- With this win, Portsmouth FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Reading FC
Starting XI- 17
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- 29
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11
Femi Azeez ↓ Ben Elliott 66'
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- 24
Bench- 22
- 32
- 12
- 27
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- 15
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4
Ben Elliott ↑ 66'
Coach Ruben SellesPortsmouth FC
Starting XI- 1
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- 17
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21
Jack Sparkes ↓ Zak Swanson 90'
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- 9
- 5
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28
Faustino Anjorin ↓ Gavin Whyte 62'
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8
Alex Robertson ↓ Sean Raggett 90'
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32
Paddy Lane ↓ Christian Saydee 73'
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24
Terry Devlin ↓ Abu Kamara 73'
Bench- 31
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20
Sean Raggett ↑ 90'
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11
Gavin Whyte ↑ 62'
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15
Christian Saydee ↑ 73'
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2
Zak Swanson ↑ 90'
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25
Abu Kamara ↑ 73'
Coach John Mousinho -
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