Exeter vs Reading

League One 11 Oct 2025, 14:00
Exeter
Exeter
1–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 St James Park Round 12

Match report

Exeter were held to a 1-1 draw by Reading in the League One on 11 October 2025.

Reading had 8 shots to Exeter's 5.

The match was played at St James Park.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 53% - 47% Shots 5 - 8 On target 2 - 1 Corners 5 - 5 Fouls 14 - 13 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Charlie Savage
Reading · captained the side
7 Jayden Wareham 1 goal
7 Jack Marriott 1 goal
7 Joe Whitworth captained the side
7 Pierce Sweeney 63 passes (62% accurate)
First half vs second half
Reading came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–2 1–6
Shots On Goal 2–1 0–0
Ball Possession 56–44 —
Corners 2–1 3–4
Attacks 66–28 54–48
Match statistics
5 Corners 5
4 Substitution 5
120 Attacks 76
2 Attacks 0
46 Dangerous Attacks 37
0 Dangerous Attacks 1
0 Dangerous Attacks 1
2 On Target 1
3 Off Target 6
53% Ball Possession 47%
5 Shots Total 8
2 Shots On Goal 1
2 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 4
3 Shots Inside Box 6
2 Shots Outside Box 2
14 Fouls 13
5 Corners 5
6 Offsides 5
53% Ball Possession 47%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 1
424 Passes Total 380
310 Passes Accurate 274
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Exeter · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Whitworth
26 P. Sweeney 5 J. Fitzwater 15 J. Yfeko 21 D. Andrew
2 J. McMillan 6 E. Brierley
14 I. Niskanen 12 R. Cole 17 A. Higgins
9 J. Wareham
Reading · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Pereira
39 A. Ahmed 12 F. Burns 15 P. O’Connor 5 M. Jacob
10 L. Wing 8 C. Savage
30 M. Ritchie 29 K. Doyle 32 P. Lane
7 J. Marriott
Exeter
Coach
Gary Robert Caldwell
Substitutes
  • 10 Jack Aitchison
  • 29 Kevin McDonald
  • 33 Tom Dean
  • 37 Kieran Wilson
  • 23 Jack Bycroft
  • 4 Ed Turns
  • 20 Luca Woodhouse
Reading
Coach
Noel Hunt
Substitutes
  • 9 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
  • 2 Kelvin Abrefa
  • 17 Andy Yiadom
  • 3 Jeriel Dorsett
  • 11 Daniel Kyerewaa
  • 25 Jack Stevens
  • 4 Ben Elliott
Substitutions
  • 64' ↑ J. Aitchison ↓ A. Higgins Exeter
  • 71' ↑ K. Ehibhatiomhan ↓ K. Doyle Reading
  • 75' ↑ K. McDonald ↓ J. Yfeko Exeter
  • 82' ↑ K. Abrefa ↓ A. Ahmed Reading
  • 83' ↑ A. Yiadom ↓ M. Ritchie Reading
  • 87' ↑ T. Dean ↓ R. Cole Exeter
  • 87' ↑ K. Wilson ↓ E. Brierley Exeter
  • 90+9' ↑ J. R. Dorsett A. ↓ M. Jacob Reading
  • 90+9' ↑ D. Kyerewaa ↓ P. Lane Reading
Cards
  • 56' M. Ritchie Reading
  • 90+4' J. Wareham Exeter
Head-to-head
Exeter 1 3 draws 3 Reading
2026-01-27 Reading vs Exeter 2 - 2
2025-10-11 Exeter vs Reading 1 - 1
2025-03-04 Reading vs Exeter City 0 - 0
2024-10-22 Exeter City vs Reading 1 - 2
2024-01-01 Reading vs Exeter City 3 - 2
2023-09-19 Exeter City vs Reading 0 - 9
Recent form
Exeter W D D W D
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Exeter vs Reading?
Exeter drew 1-1 against Reading on 11 October 2025.
Who won Exeter vs Reading?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Exeter vs Reading played?
The match was played at St James Park.
Who had more possession in Exeter vs Reading?
Exeter had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.