Reading vs Northampton

League One 21 Oct 2025, 19:00
Reading
Reading
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Northampton
Northampton
🏟 Select Car Leasing Stadium Round 7

Match report

Reading edged past Northampton 1-0 in the League One on 21 October 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Reading dominated possession with 60% of the ball and had 14 shots to Northampton's 5.

The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 60% - 40% Shots 14 - 5 On target 5 - 1 Corners 8 - 4 Fouls 9 - 9 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Reading · 1 goal
8 Jack Stevens captained the side
8 Paudie O’Connor captained the side
8 Derrick Williams captained the side
8 Lewis Wing 68 passes (78% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–2 7–3
Shots On Goal 3–1 2–0
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 0–1 8–3
Attacks 7–5 101–97
Match statistics
8 Corners 4
5 Substitution 4
108 Attacks 102
63 Dangerous Attacks 39
5 On Target 1
9 Off Target 4
60% Ball Possession 40%
14 Shots Total 5
5 Shots On Goal 1
6 Shots Off Goal 1
3 Shots Blocked 3
10 Shots Inside Box 2
4 Shots Outside Box 3
9 Fouls 9
8 Corners 4
0 Offsides 3
57% Ball Possession 43%
3 Yellow Cards 0
1 Saves 4
409 Passes Total 313
292 Passes Accurate 198
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Reading · 4-3-3
25 J. Stevens
2 K. Abrefa 15 P. O’Connor 33 D. Williams 5 M. Jacob
4 B. Elliott 10 L. Wing 8 C. Savage
30 M. Ritchie 9 K. Ehibhatiomhan 32 P. Lane
Northampton · 3-4-3
34 R. Fitzsimons
6 J. Willis 15 J. Thorniley 18 M. Forbes
7 S. Hoskins 23 T. Taylor 4 D. Campbell 12 N. Guinness-Walker
14 T. Fornah 19 E. Wheatley 17 M. Jacobs
Reading
Coach
Noel Hunt
Substitutes
  • 11 Daniel Kyerewaa
  • 17 Andy Yiadom
  • 29 Kami Doyle
  • 3 Jeriel Dorsett
  • 20 Mark O'Mahony
  • 31 Tom Norcott
  • 12 Finley Burns
Northampton
Coach
Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan
Substitutes
  • 11 Kamarai Swyer
  • 16 Joe Wormleighton
  • 21 Jack Perkins
  • 22 Kyle Edwards
  • 1 Lee Burge
  • 20 Theo Avery
  • 36 Ollie Evans
Substitutions
  • 38' ↑ D. Kyerewaa ↓ M. Ritchie Reading
  • 64' ↑ A. Yiadom ↓ K. Abrefa Reading
  • 64' ↑ K. Doyle ↓ B. Elliott Reading
  • 72' ↑ K. Swyer ↓ M. Jacobs Northampton
  • 72' ↑ J. Wormleighton ↓ J. Willis Northampton
  • 75' ↑ J. R. Dorsett A. ↓ D. Williams Reading
  • 75' ↑ M. O'Mahony ↓ P. Lane Reading
  • 88' ↑ J. Perkins ↓ T. Fornah Northampton
  • 89' ↑ K. Edwards ↓ N. Guinness-Walker Northampton
Cards
  • 55' D. Williams Reading
  • 87' M. Jacob Reading
  • 90+2' D. Kyerewaa Reading
Head-to-head
Reading 4 1 draws 1 Northampton
2026-01-31 Northampton vs Reading 0 - 2
2025-10-21 Reading vs Northampton 1 - 0
2025-04-12 Northampton Town vs Reading 0 - 0
2024-12-26 Reading vs Northampton Town 4 - 1
2024-03-29 Reading vs Northampton Town 1 - 0
2023-10-03 Northampton Town vs Reading 3 - 1
Recent form
Reading D D L W D
Northampton D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Reading vs Northampton?
Reading won 1-0 against Northampton on 21 October 2025.
Who won Reading vs Northampton?
Reading won the match 1-0.
Where was Reading vs Northampton played?
The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
Who had more possession in Reading vs Northampton?
Reading had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.