Reading vs Luton

League One 18 Dec 2025, 20:00
Reading
Reading
3–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Luton
Luton
🏟 Select Car Leasing Stadium Round 21

Match report

Reading edged past Luton 3-2 in the League One on 18 December 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Luton had 10 shots to Reading's 8.

The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 8 - 10 On target 4 - 4 Corners 0 - 5 Fouls 8 - 5 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Lewis Wing
Reading · 1 goal
8 Nigel Cello Lonwijk 1 goal
7 Jack Marriott 1 goal
7 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 1 goal
7 Jordan Clark 1 goal
First half vs second half
Reading stepped it up after the break, with 6 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–5 6–5
Shots On Goal 1–2 3–2
Ball Possession 37–63 —
Corners 0–3 0–2
Attacks 41–42 32–66
Match statistics
0 Corners 5
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
73 Attacks 108
22 Dangerous Attacks 51
4 On Target 4
4 Off Target 6
8 Shots Total 10
4 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 2
1 Shots Blocked 4
4 Shots Inside Box 7
4 Shots Outside Box 3
8 Fouls 5
0 Corners 5
3 Offsides 2
34% Ball Possession 66%
2 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 1
294 Passes Total 543
192 Passes Accurate 450
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
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
Luton · 4-2-3-1
24 J. Keeley
17 N. Lonwijk 15 T. Mengi 5 M. Andersen 3 K. Naismith
8 L. Walsh 22 L. Fanne
30 G. Kodua 18 J. Clark 33 C. Bramall
21 N. Wells
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
Luton
Coach
Matthew James Bloomfield
Substitutes
  • 14 Shayden Morris
  • 19 Jacob Brown
  • 9 Jerry Yates
  • 23 George Saville
  • 37 Zack Nelson
  • 1 James Shea
  • 28 Christ Makosso
Substitutions
  • 45+1' ↑ S. Morris ↓ K. Naismith Luton
  • 64' ↑ J. Yates ↓ N. Wells Luton
  • 64' ↑ J. Brown ↓ J. Clark Luton
  • 65' ↑ K. Ehibhatiomhan ↓ J. Marriott Reading
  • 71' ↑ K. Abrefa ↓ J. R. Dorsett A. Reading
  • 86' ↑ L. Fraser ↓ D. Kyerewaa Reading
  • 86' ↑ F. Burns ↓ A. Yiadom Reading
  • 86' ↑ M. O'Mahony ↓ K. Doyle Reading
  • 86' ↑ G. Saville ↓ L. Walsh Luton
  • 86' ↑ Z. Nelson ↓ L. Fanne Luton
Cards
  • 72' A. Yiadom Reading
  • 77' J. Brown Luton
  • 90' K. Ehibhatiomhan Reading
Head-to-head
Reading 4 2 draws 4 Luton
2026-03-07 Luton vs Reading 2 - 3
2025-12-18 Reading vs Luton 3 - 2
2022-11-01 Luton Town vs Reading 0 - 0
2022-05-07 Luton Town vs Reading 1 - 0
2022-01-19 Reading vs Luton Town 0 - 2
2021-04-21 Luton Town vs Reading 0 - 0
Recent form
Reading D D L W D
Luton L D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Reading vs Luton?
Reading won 3-2 against Luton on 18 December 2025.
Who won Reading vs Luton?
Reading won the match 3-2.
Where was Reading vs Luton played?
The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.