Plymouth vs Reading

League One 26 Dec 2025, 15:00
Plymouth
Plymouth
1–4
HT 0–3
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 Home Park Round 22

Match report

Reading cruised past Plymouth 4-1 in the League One on 26 December 2025.

Reading had 19 shots to Plymouth's 8.

J. Ralls was sent off in the 12th minute.

The match was played at Home Park.

Half-time 0-3 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 8 - 19 On target 2 - 7 Corners 5 - 7 Fouls 10 - 9 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
10
Player of the match
Lewis Wing
Reading · 2 goals, 1 assist
8 Xavier Amaechi 1 goal
8 Kami Doyle 1 goal
8 Jack Marriott 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Joe Edwards captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–11 5–8
Shots On Goal 0–5 2–2
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 3–2 2–5
Attacks 40–41 34–47
Match statistics
5 Corners 7
1 Penalty 1
3 Substitution 5
74 Attacks 88
39 Dangerous Attacks 50
1 On Target 6
5 Off Target 14
8 Shots Total 19
2 Shots On Goal 7
4 Shots Off Goal 8
2 Shots Blocked 4
6 Shots Inside Box 13
2 Shots Outside Box 6
10 Fouls 9
5 Corners 7
1 Offsides 0
44% Ball Possession 56%
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 1
346 Passes Total 461
283 Passes Accurate 385
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Plymouth · 4-4-2
1 C. Hazard
8 J. Edwards 2 M. Ross 15 A. Mitchell 29 M. Sorinola
14 A. Benarous 19 M. Boateng 32 J. Ralls 11 B. Mumba
9 L. Tolaj 18 O. Oseni
Reading · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Pereira
17 A. Yiadom 15 P. O’Connor 33 D. Williams 3 J. Dorsett
10 L. Wing 8 C. Savage
21 R. Williams 29 K. Doyle 11 D. Kyerewaa
7 J. Marriott
Plymouth
Coach
Thomas William Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 4 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu
  • 10 Xavier Amaechi
  • 6 Kornél Szűcs
  • 21 Luca Ashby-Hammond
  • 20 Law McCabe
  • 39 Tegan Finn
  • 27 Aribim Pepple
Reading
Coach
Noel Hunt
Substitutes
  • 9 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
  • 2 Kelvin Abrefa
  • 12 Finley Burns
  • 6 Liam Fraser
  • 20 Mark O'Mahony
  • 25 Jack Stevens
  • 19 Andre Garcia
Substitutions
  • 14' ↑ B. Wiredu ↓ O. Oseni Plymouth
  • 46' ↑ X. Amaechi ↓ A. Benarous Plymouth
  • 46' ↑ K. Ehibhatiomhan ↓ R. Williams Reading
  • 69' ↑ K. Abrefa ↓ A. Yiadom Reading
  • 71' ↑ F. Burns ↓ D. Williams Reading
  • 77' ↑ K. Szucs ↓ J. Edwards Plymouth
  • 87' ↑ L. Fraser ↓ C. Savage Reading
  • 88' ↑ M. O'Mahony ↓ J. Marriott Reading
Cards
  • 12' J. Ralls Plymouth
  • 4' M. Sorinola Plymouth
  • 23' L. Wing Reading
  • 30' A. Yiadom Reading
  • 66' A. Mitchell Plymouth
  • 73' J. Edwards Plymouth
  • 80' J. R. Dorsett A. Reading
Head-to-head
Plymouth 0 1 draws 1 Reading
2026-03-14 Reading vs Plymouth 2 - 2
2025-12-26 Plymouth vs Reading 1 - 4
Recent form
Plymouth D D D L W
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Plymouth vs Reading?
Plymouth lost 1-4 against Reading on 26 December 2025.
Who won Plymouth vs Reading?
Reading won the match 4-1.
Where was Plymouth vs Reading played?
The match was played at Home Park.
Who had more possession in Plymouth vs Reading?
Reading had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.