Reading vs MK Dons

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 7 Oct 2025, 18:00
Reading
Reading
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
MK Dons
MK Dons
🏟 Select Car Leasing Stadium

Match report

Reading edged past MK Dons 1-0 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 7 October 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Reading dominated possession with 71% of the ball and had 14 shots to MK Dons' 2.

The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 71% - 29% Shots 14 - 2 On target 4 - 2 Corners 9 - 1 Fouls 11 - 18 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
John Ryan
Reading · 61 passes (77% accurate)
8 Jacob Borgnis 1 assist
8 Ben Elliott captained the side
7 Sean Patton 1 goal
7 Jack Stevens captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–1 8–1
Shots On Goal 3–0 1–2
Ball Possession 70–30 —
Corners 5–1 4–0
Attacks 39–25 48–30
Match statistics
9 Corners 1
5 Substitution 5
87 Attacks 55
62 Dangerous Attacks 15
5 On Target 2
5 Off Target 0
14 Shots Total 2
4 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 0
4 Shots Blocked 0
12 Shots Inside Box 1
2 Shots Outside Box 1
11 Fouls 18
9 Corners 1
0 Offsides 1
71% Ball Possession 29%
2 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 3
526 Passes Total 217
433 Passes Accurate 131
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Reading · 4-2-3-1
25 J. Stevens
17 A. Yiadom 46 J. Borgnis 22 M. Stickland 36 J. Ryan
14 T. Rushesha 47 S. Spencer
43 J. Okine-Peters 4 B. Elliott 32 P. Lane
9 K. Ehibhatiomhan
MK Dons · 4-2-3-1
27 C. Trueman
38 K. Lewis-Burgess 34 C. Tripp 4 N. Thompson 48 M. Guzynski
40 R. Domi 20 K. Thompson-Sommers
17 J. Leko 44 D. Singh-Hurditt 47 S. Troso
49 C. Medwynter
Reading
Coach
Noel Hunt
Substitutes
  • 39 Ashqar Ahmed
  • 11 Daniel Kyerewaa
  • 44 Tyler Sackey
  • 57 Sean Patton
  • 38 Phillip Duah
  • 48 Matt Rowley
  • 55 Reece Evans
MK Dons
Coach
Paul Warne
Substitutes
  • 42 Rian Silver
  • 46 Jack Burke
  • 43 Dylan Fry
  • 55 Ben Nash
  • 52 Laike Favier
  • 33 Tom Finch
  • 41 Lewis Sandford
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ D. Kyerewaa ↓ P. Lane Reading
  • 46' ↑ A. Ahmed ↓ A. Yiadom Reading
  • 62' ↑ R. Silver ↓ D. Singh-Hurditt MK Dons
  • 62' ↑ J. Burke ↓ N. Thompson MK Dons
  • 77' ↑ D. Fry ↓ R. Domi MK Dons
  • 85' ↑ T. Sackey ↓ T. Rushesha Reading
  • 85' ↑ S. Patton ↓ S. Spencer Reading
  • 86' ↑ L. Favier ↓ C. Medwynter MK Dons
  • 86' ↑ B. Nash ↓ K. Thompson-Sommers MK Dons
  • 90+3' ↑ P. Duah ↓ K. Ehibhatiomhan Reading
Cards
  • 31' S. Spencer Reading
  • 32' P. Lane Reading
  • 38' K. Lewis-Burgess MK Dons
  • 71' S. Troso MK Dons
  • 74' K. Thompson-Sommers MK Dons
Head-to-head
Reading 1 0 draws 0 MK Dons
2025-10-07 Reading vs MK Dons 1 - 0
Recent form
Reading D D L W D
MK Dons D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Reading vs MK Dons?
Reading won 1-0 against MK Dons on 7 October 2025.
Who won Reading vs MK Dons?
Reading won the match 1-0.
Where was Reading vs MK Dons played?
The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
Who had more possession in Reading vs MK Dons?
Reading had 71% of possession, compared to 29% for the other side.