Reading vs Portsmouth

League One 28 Oct 2023, 14:00
Reading
Reading
2–3
HT 2–2
FULL TIME
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
🏟 Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire) 👤 M. Coy Round 16

Match report

Portsmouth edged past Reading 3-2 in the League One on 28 October 2023.

Portsmouth dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 17 shots to Reading's 13.

A. S. Mbengue was sent off in the 90+9th minute.

The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire), with M. Coy in charge.

Half-time 2-2 Possession 39% - 61% Shots 13 - 17 On target 5 - 9 Corners 6 - 9 Fouls 14 - 8 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Colby Bishop
Portsmouth · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 David Button 6 saves
8 Jack Sparkes captained the side
8 Joe Morrell 66 passes (86% accurate)
8 Paddy Lane 2 assists
First half vs second half
Reading stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–11 8–6
Shots On Goal 2–8 3–1
Ball Possession 32–68 —
Corners 2–4 4–5
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
86 Attacks 140
3 Attacks 0
27 Dangerous Attacks 70
5 On Target 9
8 Off Target 9
13 Shots Total 17
5 Shots On Goal 9
4 Shots Off Goal 5
4 Shots Blocked 3
7 Shots Inside Box 11
6 Shots Outside Box 6
14 Fouls 8
6 Corners 9
3 Offsides 1
39% Ball Possession 61%
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
6 Saves 3
314 Passes Total 498
206 Passes Accurate 385
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Reading · 4-3-3
1 D. Button
17 A. Yiadom 6 H. Dean 24 T. Bindon 18 N. Guinness-Walker
29 L. Wing 36 M. Craig 8 C. Savage
11 F. Azeez 10 S. Smith 7 H. Knibbs
Portsmouth · 4-2-3-1
1 W. Norris
17 J. Rafferty 5 R. Poole 18 C. Shaughnessy 21 J. Sparkes
8 A. Robertson 16 J. Morrell
32 P. Lane 24 T. Devlin 28 F. Anjorin
9 C. Bishop
Reading
Coach
Rubén Sellés
Substitutes
  • 27 Amadou Salif Mbengue
  • 4 Ben Elliott
  • 12 Paul Mukairu
  • 15 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
  • 9 Dominic Ballard
  • 22 Joel Pereira
  • 32 Nelson Abbey
Portsmouth
Coach
J. Mousinho
Substitutes
  • 11 Gavin Whyte
  • 25 Abu Kamara
  • 15 Christian Saydee
  • 2 Zak Swanson
  • 20 Sean Raggett
  • 31 Ryan Schofield
  • 19 Kusini Yengi
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ G. Whyte ↓ T. Anjorin Portsmouth
  • 66' ↑ B. Elliott ↓ H. Knibbs Reading
  • 66' ↑ A. Mbengue ↓ N. Guinness-Walker Reading
  • 66' ↑ P. Mukairu ↓ O. Azeez Reading
  • 73' ↑ C. Saydee ↓ T. Devlin Portsmouth
  • 73' ↑ A. Kamara ↓ P. Lane Portsmouth
  • 75' ↑ K. Ehibhatiomhan ↓ C. Savage Reading
  • 75' ↑ D. Ballard ↓ S. Smith Reading
  • 90+1' ↑ S. Raggett ↓ A. Robertson Portsmouth
  • 90+2' ↑ Z. Swanson ↓ J. Sparkes Portsmouth
Cards
  • 90+9' A. S. Mbengue Reading
  • 45+5' L. Wing Reading
  • 52' N. Guinness-Walker Reading
  • 60' A. Robertson Portsmouth
  • 82' H. Dean Reading
  • 89' C. Saydee Portsmouth
  • 90' B. Elliott Reading
Head-to-head
Reading 1 0 draws 3 Portsmouth
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
Reading D D L W D
Portsmouth D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Reading vs Portsmouth?
Reading lost 2-3 against Portsmouth on 28 October 2023.
Who won Reading vs Portsmouth?
Portsmouth won the match 3-2.
Where was Reading vs Portsmouth played?
The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading, Berkshire).
Who had more possession in Reading vs Portsmouth?
Portsmouth had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.