Reading FC 2:1 Bradford: League One Match Result

League One

Reading FC LWDDLW

2:1

Finished

Kick-off was 28 Feb, 15:00 UTC

Bradford WWWDDD

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium City: Reading

In the League One game on 28 February 2026, Reading FC beat Bradford 2:1. Match numbers: corners 5:6, fouls 10:11.

Key numbers

Possession, % 51 – 49

Shots on target 2 – 2

Shots off target 5 – 7

Big chances 1 – 0

🟨 34' D. Williams — Yellow card ⇄ 46' R. Nyambe — Substitution ⇄ 65' E. Wheatley — Substitution ⇄ 65' A. Baldwin — Substitution ⚽ 68' M. Pennington — Goal ⇄ 79' L. Fraser — Substitution ⇄ 79' D. Williams — Substitution ⇄ 79' K. Doyle — Substitution ⇄ 86' R. Williams — Substitution 🟨 87' S. Patton — Yellow card ⇄ 89' B. Pointon — Substitution ⚽ 90' P. Lane — Goal ⚽ 90+7' M. Ritchie — Goal ⇄ 90+9' T. Wright — Substitution 🟨 90+10' K. Ehibhatiomhan — Yellow card

Match events

34' 0:0 Reading FC Yellow card D. Williams
46' 0:0 Reading FC Substitution R. Nyambe off: A. Yiadom
65' 0:0 Bradford Substitution E. Wheatley off: S. Humphrys
65' 0:0 Bradford Substitution A. Baldwin off: I. Touray
68' 0:1 Bradford Goal M. Pennington
79' 0:1 Reading FC Substitution L. Fraser off: M. Ritchie
79' 0:1 Reading FC Substitution D. Williams off: F. Burns
79' 0:1 Reading FC Substitution K. Doyle off: S. Patton
86' 0:1 Reading FC Substitution R. Williams off: P. Lane
87' 0:1 Reading FC Yellow card S. Patton
89' 0:1 Bradford Substitution B. Pointon off: J. Wright
90' 1:1 Reading FC Goal P. Lane
90+7' 2:1 Reading FC Goal M. Ritchie assist: C. Savage
90+9' 2:1 Bradford Substitution T. Wright off: P. Mullin
90+10' 2:1 Reading FC Yellow card K. Ehibhatiomhan

Statistics

51 Possession, % 49

2 Shots on target 2

5 Shots off target 7

1 Big chances 0

172 Attacks 232

5 Corners 6

10 Fouls 11

11 Free kicks 10

2 Offsides 1

3 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

12 Goal kicks 6

20 Throw-ins 31

All statistics

28/4168% Aerial duels 13/4132%

58 Backward passes 82

2 Blocked shots 3

35 Clearances 24

4/1429% Crosses 8/2433%

8/2138% Dribbles 7/1450%

110 Failed passes 112

1 Goalkeeper saves 0

16 Interceptions 11

7 Key passes 7

22/6235% Long passes 28/7935%

41 Passes into the final third 83

167 Passes in the opposition half 287

289 Passes in own half 146

0.22 Shot accuracy 0.17

4 Shots from outside the box 5

5 Shots inside the box 7

7/1354% Tackles 10/1953%

442 Total passes 409

Line-ups

Reading FC

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Joel Pereira	1
15	Padhraic John O'Connor	15
16	Benn David Ward	16
24	Ryan Simasiku Nyambe	24
33	Derrick Williams	33
6	Liam Fraser	6
8	Charlie William Henry Savage	8
10	Lewis Wing	10
19	Kadan Young	19
29	Kamari Doyle	29
9	Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	Jack Stevens	25
3	Jeriel Dorsett	3
12	Finley Jack Burns	12
17	Andrew Kyere Yiadom	17
30	Matt Ritchie	30
32	Patrick John Lane	32
57	Sean Patton	57

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Bradford

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Sam Walker	1
15	Aden William James Baldwin	15
26	Curtis Anthony Tilt	26
28	Matthew Pennington	28
6	Max Power	6
7	Josh Neufville	7
17	Tyreik Samuel Wright	17
21	Jenson Metcalfe	21
10	Antoni Sarcevic	10
23	Bobby Pointon	23
27	Ethan Whitley	27