Portsmouth vs Reading

League Cup - 1st Round 12 Aug 2025, 18:45
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
1–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 Fratton Park (Portsmouth) 👤 Farai Hallam

Match report

Reading edged past Portsmouth 2-1 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 12 August 2025.

Portsmouth dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 11 shots to Reading's 11.

The match was played at Fratton Park (Portsmouth), with Farai Hallam in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 11 - 11 On target 3 - 6 Corners 6 - 6 Fouls 11 - 15 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Reading · 1 goal
8 Ben Killip 4 saves
8 Jacob Farrell captained the side
8 Andre Dozzell captained the side
8 Ashqar Ahmed captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–9 5–2
Shots On Goal 1–5 2–1
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 3–4 3–2
Attacks 49–42 64–52
Match statistics
6 Corners 6
5 Substitution 5
113 Attacks 94
52 Dangerous Attacks 28
1 On Target 4
11 Off Target 6
11 Shots Total 11
3 Shots On Goal 6
2 Shots Off Goal 2
6 Shots Blocked 3
7 Shots Inside Box 8
4 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 15
6 Corners 6
4 Offsides 1
62% Ball Possession 38%
2 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 2
472 Passes Total 276
384 Passes Accurate 177
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Portsmouth · 4-2-3-1
30 B. Killip
22 Z. Swanson 14 H. Matthews 17 I. Bowat 19 J. Farrell
8 J. Swift 16 L. Roux
24 T. Devlin 18 M. Kosznovszky 47 Y. Min-hyeok
20 T. Waddingham
Reading · 4-3-3
25 J. Stevens
39 A. Ahmed 22 M. Stickland 12 F. Burns 36 J. Ryan
14 T. Rushesha 47 S. Spencer 29 K. Doyle
28 M. Camara 9 K. Ehibhatiomhan 19 A. Garcia
Portsmouth
Coach
John Michael Lewis Mousinho
Substitutes
  • 21 Andre Dozzell
  • 5 Regan Poole
  • 11 Florian Bianchini
  • 10 Adrian Segecic
  • 46 Olutayo Singerr
  • 31 Jordan Archer
  • 42 Michael Ani
  • 43 Fraser Thomas
  • 48 Nathaniel Chioma
Reading
Coach
Noel Hunt
Substitutes
  • 8 Charlie Savage
  • 4 Ben Elliott
  • 11 Daniel Kyerewaa
  • 20 Mark O'Mahony
  • 6 Liam Fraser
  • 1 Joel Pereira
  • 2 Kelvin Abrefa
  • 5 Matty Jacob
  • 43 Jeremiah Okine-Peters
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Dozzell ↓ J. Swift Portsmouth
  • 61' ↑ R. Poole ↓ I. Bowat Portsmouth
  • 61' ↑ F. Bianchini ↓ T. Waddingham Portsmouth
  • 64' ↑ C. Savage ↓ T. Rushesha Reading
  • 65' ↑ B. Elliott ↓ K. Doyle Reading
  • 65' ↑ D. Kyerewaa ↓ A. Garcia Reading
  • 67' ↑ M. O’Mahony ↓ K. Ehibhatiomhan Reading
  • 70' ↑ A. Segecic ↓ L. Le Roux Portsmouth
  • 70' ↑ O. Singerr ↓ M. Kosznovszky Portsmouth
  • 72' ↑ L. Fraser ↓ S. Spencer Reading
Cards
  • 53' L. Le Roux Portsmouth
  • 80' L. Fraser Reading
  • 90' J. Ryan Reading
  • 90+5' R. Poole Portsmouth
Head-to-head
Portsmouth 3 0 draws 1 Reading
2025-08-12 Portsmouth vs Reading 1 - 2
2025-07-26 Reading vs Portsmouth 0 - 4
2024-02-17 Portsmouth vs Reading 4 - 1
2023-10-28 Reading vs Portsmouth 2 - 3
Recent form
Portsmouth D D D D L
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Portsmouth vs Reading?
Portsmouth lost 1-2 against Reading on 12 August 2025.
Who won Portsmouth vs Reading?
Reading won the match 2-1.
Where was Portsmouth vs Reading played?
The match was played at Fratton Park (Portsmouth).
Who had more possession in Portsmouth vs Reading?
Portsmouth had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.