AFC Wimbledon 0:0 Reading FC: League One Match Result

Match report

Wimbledon and Reading played out a 0:0 draw in League One's second round on Saturday evening. The match ended without a single goal despite both sides registering shots on target. Reading controlled possession at 63 per cent, but Wimbledon's defence held firm throughout.

The game grew increasingly physical as the first half wore on. Myles Hippolyte picked up a yellow card in the nineteenth minute, and by then Reading had already seen two bookings — Ryan Johnson and Paudie O'Connor both went into the referee's book at twenty-nine minutes. Andy Rinomhota joined them thirty-eight minutes in, and Charlie Savage collected his card after the break in the sixty-eighth minute.

To be fair, Reading had the lion's share of the ball but struggled to break down Wimbledon's setup. The visitors completed 465 passes compared to 254 for the hosts, yet their shots lacked precision. Three shots hit the target all match, and only one goalkeeper save was required from the home keeper.

And here's the thing — both teams created one big chance each. Wimbledon's four shots included two on target, while Reading managed three shots on target from five attempts. The away side blocked seven shots, suggesting they felt under more pressure than their possession figures indicated.

By then, the result kept both sides in the lower reaches of the table. Wimbledon remain eighteenth with four points from four games, while Reading sit fourteenth after three matches, also on four points. The draw extended Reading's unbeaten run to three matches across all competitions.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 37 – 63

Shots on target 2 – 3

Shots off target 2 – 2

Big chances 1 – 1

🟨 19' Myles Hippolyte — Yellow card 🟨 29' Paudie O’Connor — Yellow card 🟨 29' Ryan Johnson — Yellow card 🟨 38' Andy Rinomhota — Yellow card ⇄ 65' Josh Stokes — Substitution ⇄ 65' Andy Rinomhota — Substitution 🟨 68' Charlie Savage — Yellow card ⇄ 75' Zack Nelson — Substitution ⇄ 82' Jayden Stockley — Substitution ⇄ 87' Haydon Roberts — Substitution ⇄ 87' Daniel Kyerewaa — Substitution ⇄ 90' Myles Hippolyte — Substitution ⇄ 90' Kyreece Lisbie — Substitution ⇄ 90+1' M. Hippolyte — Substitution ⇄ 90+5' K. Lisbie — Substitution

Match events

19' 0:0 AFC Wimbledon Yellow card Myles Hippolyte
29' 0:0 Reading FC Yellow card Paudie O’Connor
29' 0:0 AFC Wimbledon Yellow card Ryan Johnson
38' 0:0 Reading FC Yellow card Andy Rinomhota
65' 0:0 Reading FC Substitution Josh Stokes off: George Earthy
65' 0:0 Reading FC Substitution Andy Rinomhota off: Charlie Savage
68' 0:0 Reading FC Yellow card Charlie Savage
75' 0:0 AFC Wimbledon Substitution Zack Nelson off: Callum Maycock
82' 0:0 AFC Wimbledon Substitution Jayden Stockley off: Aron Sasu
87' 0:0 Reading FC Substitution Haydon Roberts off: Paddy Lane
87' 0:0 Reading FC Substitution Daniel Kyerewaa off: Randell Williams
90' 0:0 AFC Wimbledon Substitution Myles Hippolyte off: Steven Sessegnon
90' 0:0 Reading FC Substitution Kyreece Lisbie off: Jacob Brown
90+1' 0:0 AFC Wimbledon Substitution M. Hippolyte off: S. Sessegnon
90+5' 0:0 Reading FC Substitution K. Lisbie off: J. Brown

Statistics

37 Possession, % 63

2 Shots on target 3

2 Shots off target 2

1 Big chances 1

88 Attacks 76

7 Corners 7

15 Fouls 13

13 Free kicks 15

1 Offsides 5

2 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

4 Goal kicks 7

23 Throw-ins 19

All statistics

25/4654% Aerial duels 21/4646%

47 Backward passes 64

0 Blocked shots 7

25 Clearances 40

7/2924% Crosses 4/2020%

2/633% Dribbles 1/520%

92 Failed passes 94

3 Goalkeeper saves 1

14 Interceptions 6

2 Key passes 8

21/6930% Long passes 15/5726%

54 Passes into the final third 52

193 Passes in the opposition half 194

90 Passes in own half 291

0.50 Shot accuracy 0.25

0 Shots from outside the box 1

4 Shots inside the box 11

3/933% Tackles 4/850%

254 Total passes 465

Line-ups

AFC Wimbledon

Starting XI
#	Player	number
20	Joe McDonnell	20
6	Ryan Anthony Johnson	6
26	Dan Sweeney	26
33	Isaac Ogundere	33
3	Steven Jeffrey Seddon	3
7	James Alexander David Tilley	7
10	Z. Nelson	10
12	Alistair Oluwashaun Smith	12
21	Myles Elliot Zach Hippolyte	21
9	Jayden Stockley	9
11	Marcus Browne	11

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Nathan Bishop	1
2	Zeze Steven Sessegnon	2
17	Andrew Kyere Yiadom	17
5	O. Harrison	5
8	Callum Maycock	8
16	Antwoine Hackford	16
29	Aron Sasu	29

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Reading FC

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Joel Pereira	1
2	Udoka Godwin-Malife	2
5	Haydon Cameron Roberts	5
15	Padhraic John O'Connor	15
16	Benn David Ward	16
4	Andrew Farai Rinomhota	4
10	Lewis Wing	10
11	Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa	11
19	Kyreece Joshua Lisbie	19
28	Josh Stokes	28
7	Jack Marriott	7

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	Jack Stevens	25
39	A. Ahmed	39
8	Charlie William Henry Savage	8
14	Randell Williams	14
17	George Earthy	17
18	Jacob Samuel Brown	18
32	Patrick John Lane	32

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Bradford	7	5	0	2	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	4	2	1	14
3	Plymouth	7	4	1	2	13
4	Huddersfield	7	3	3	1	12
5	Cambridge United	7	3	3	1	12
6	Oxford United	6	3	2	1	11
7	AFC Wimbledon	7	3	2	2	11
8	Reading FC	6	3	1	2	10
9	Stockport County	7	3	1	3	10
10	Leyton Orient	7	3	1	3	10

AFC Wimbledon — Reading FC, League One

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