Swindon vs Reading

EFL Trophy - Regular season 2 Sep 2025, 18:00
Swindon
Swindon
3–2
HT 2–2
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 County Ground

Match report

Swindon edged past Reading 3-2 in the EFL Trophy - Regular season on 2 September 2025.

Reading had 11 shots to Swindon's 10.

The match was played at County Ground.

Half-time 2-2 Possession 45% - 55% Shots 10 - 11 On target 5 - 4 Corners 7 - 6 Fouls 13 - 12 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Will Wright
Swindon · 1 goal
8 Princewill Ehibhatiomhan 1 goal
7 Ollie Palmer 1 goal
7 Jack Marriott 1 goal
7 Joel McGregor captained the side
First half vs second half
Reading came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 5–7
Shots On Goal 3–2 2–2
Ball Possession 38–62 —
Corners 3–2 4–4
Attacks 29–59 37–46
Match statistics
7 Corners 6
5 Substitution 4
66 Attacks 105
32 Dangerous Attacks 55
5 On Target 4
5 Off Target 9
10 Shots Total 11
5 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 4
1 Shots Blocked 3
4 Shots Inside Box 9
6 Shots Outside Box 2
13 Fouls 12
7 Corners 6
1 Offsides 1
45% Ball Possession 55%
0 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 2
365 Passes Total 445
277 Passes Accurate 348
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Swindon · 3-4-1-2
12 L. Ward
5 W. Wright 3 F. Mabete 4 R. Delaney
33 J. McGregor 8 O. Clarke 14 D. Butterworth 34 B. Kirkman
31 B. Bodin
28 O. Palmer 20 P. Ehibhatiomhan
Reading · 4-3-3
25 J. Stevens
2 K. Abrefa 22 M. Stickland 3 J. Dorsett 36 J. Ryan
44 T. Sackey 6 L. Fraser 29 K. Doyle
43 J. Okine-Peters 7 J. Marriott 34 J. Barough
Swindon
Coach
Ian Scott Holloway
Substitutes
  • 26 Finley Munroe
  • 18 Gavin Kilkenny
  • 11 Jake Tabor
  • 19 Joe Snowdon
  • 9 Paul Glatzel
  • 46 Anton Robinson
  • 44 Darren Oldaker
Reading
Coach
Noel Hunt
Substitutes
  • 30 Matt Ritchie
  • 55 Reece Evans
  • 47 Shay Spencer
  • 46 Jacob Borgnis
  • 48 Matt Rowley
  • 42 Boyd Beacroft
  • 38 Phillip Duah
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ F. Munroe ↓ R. Delaney Swindon
  • 46' ↑ G. Kilkenny ↓ F. Mabete Swindon
  • 55' ↑ M. Ritchie ↓ J. Barough Reading
  • 63' ↑ J. Tabor ↓ O. Palmer Swindon
  • 71' ↑ R. Evans ↓ J. Marriott Reading
  • 74' ↑ J. Snowdon ↓ W. Wright Swindon
  • 79' ↑ J. Borgnis ↓ T. Sackey Reading
  • 79' ↑ S. Spencer ↓ J. Okine-Peters Reading
  • 80' ↑ P. Glatzel ↓ O. Clarke Swindon
Cards
  • 67' K. Abrefa Reading
Head-to-head
Swindon 1 0 draws 2 Reading
2025-09-02 Swindon vs Reading 3 - 2
2025-07-15 Reading vs Swindon 2 - 1
2023-10-10 Reading vs Swindon Town 5 - 0
Recent form
Swindon D D W D L
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Swindon vs Reading?
Swindon won 3-2 against Reading on 2 September 2025.
Who won Swindon vs Reading?
Swindon won the match 3-2.
Where was Swindon vs Reading played?
The match was played at County Ground.
Who had more possession in Swindon vs Reading?
Reading had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.