Reading FC 1:3 Cardiff: League One Match Result

League One

Reading FC LLWDDL

1:3

Finished

Kick-off was 18 Apr, 15:00 BST

Cardiff LLDLWW

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium City: Reading

In the League One game on 18 April 2026, Cardiff beat Reading FC 1:3. Match numbers: shots on target 7:9, corners 7:9.

Key numbers

Possession, % 37 – 63

Shots on target 7 – 9

Shots off target 5 – 3

Big chances 6 – 2

⚽ 40' R. Colwill — Goal 🟨 41' G. Osho — Yellow card ⚽ 55' O. Kellyman — Goal 🟨 63' D. Kyerewaa — Yellow card 🟨 63' R. Wintle — Yellow card 🟨 64' P. O'Connor — Yellow card ⇄ 67' A. Robertson — Substitution 🟨 69' F. Burns — Yellow card 🟨 72' D. Lawlor — Yellow card ⚽ 73' D. Kyerewaa — Goal ⇄ 74' P. Lane — Substitution ⇄ 82' D. Lawlor — Substitution ⇄ 82' R. Colwill — Substitution ⇄ 82' C. Willock — Substitution ⚽ 86' P. Ng — Goal ⇄ 88' A. Rinomhota — Substitution ⇄ 88' H. Roberts — Substitution ⇄ 88' R. Nyambe — Substitution ⇄ 90' O. Tanner — Substitution 🟨 90+10' W. Fish — Yellow card

Match events

40' 0:1 Cardiff Goal R. Colwill assist: R. Wintle
41' 0:1 Cardiff Yellow card G. Osho
55' 0:2 Cardiff Goal O. Kellyman assist: R. Wintle
63' 0:2 Reading FC Yellow card D. Kyerewaa
63' 0:2 Cardiff Yellow card R. Wintle
64' 0:2 Reading FC Yellow card P. O'Connor
67' 0:2 Cardiff Substitution A. Robertson off: D. Turnbull
69' 0:2 Reading FC Yellow card F. Burns
72' 0:2 Cardiff Yellow card D. Lawlor
73' 1:2 Reading FC Goal D. Kyerewaa
74' 1:2 Reading FC Substitution P. Lane off: J. Marriott
82' 1:2 Cardiff Substitution D. Lawlor off: W. Fish
82' 1:2 Cardiff Substitution R. Colwill off: J. Colwill
82' 1:2 Cardiff Substitution C. Willock off: Y. Salech
86' 1:3 Cardiff Goal P. Ng assist: O. Kellyman
88' 1:3 Reading FC Substitution A. Rinomhota off: L. Fraser
88' 1:3 Reading FC Substitution H. Roberts off: M. Ritchie
88' 1:3 Reading FC Substitution R. Nyambe off: K. Abrefa
90' 1:3 Cardiff Substitution O. Tanner off: C. Robinson
90+10' 1:3 Cardiff Yellow card W. Fish

Statistics

37 Possession, % 63

7 Shots on target 9

5 Shots off target 3

6 Big chances 2

174 Attacks 174

7 Corners 9

6 Fouls 11

10 Free kicks 6

2 Offsides 2

3 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

5 Goal kicks 6

27 Throw-ins 22

All statistics

16/3348% Aerial duels 17/3352%

46 Backward passes 72

3 Blocked shots 3

32 Clearances 38

2/1613% Crosses 4/2417%

5/1533% Dribbles 1/425%

84 Failed passes 73

6 Goalkeeper saves 5

11 Interceptions 10

6 Key passes 10

25/7533% Long passes 27/5946%

39 Passes into the final third 86

160 Passes in the opposition half 245

114 Passes in own half 220

0.47 Shot accuracy 0.60

4 Shots from outside the box 8

11 Shots inside the box 7

11/1292% Tackles 9/1753%

258 Total passes 441

Line-ups

Reading FC

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Joel Pereira	1
3	Jeriel Dorsett	3
12	Finley Jack Burns	12
15	Padhraic John O'Connor	15
24	Ryan Simasiku Nyambe	24
5	Haydon Cameron Roberts	5
10	Lewis Wing	10
11	Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa	11
18	Andrew Farai Rinomhota	18
32	Patrick John Lane	32
9	Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
31	Tom Norcott	31
2	Kelvin Ampomah Opoku Abrefa	2
22	Michael George Stickland	22
6	Liam Fraser	6
30	Matt Ritchie	30
7	Jack Marriott	7
57	Sean Patton	57

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Cardiff

Starting XI
#	Player	number
13	Nathan Trott	13
3	Joel Matthew Bagan	3
4	Gabriel Jeremiah Adedayo A. Osho	4
38	Perry Ng	38
48	D. Lowor	48
6	Ryan Frank Wintle	6
10	Rubin James Colwill	10
11	Ollie Tanner	11
16	Christopher Anthony Willock	16
18	Alex Robertson	18
8	O. Kellyman	8