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Reading U21 vs Arsenal U21Result, Lineups & H2H

Reading U21

1–4
FTFeb 23, 2026

Arsenal U21

  • Jones68'
  • Mooney35'
  • Harriman-Annous54'
  • O'Neill58'
Bearwood Park Training Facility

Reading U21 vs Arsenal U21 in numbers

FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right

Reading U214W 0D 1L
  1. Lost 0-2 vs AFC Bournemouth U21 (away), 2026-01-22
  2. Won 1-0 vs Nottingham Forest U21 (away), 2026-01-26
  3. Won 3-1 vs Burnley U21 (away), 2026-01-30
  4. Won 5-0 vs Stoke City U21 (home), 2026-02-04
  5. Won 3-0 vs Stoke City U21 (home), 2026-02-07
Arsenal U213W 1D 1L
  1. Lost 0-7 vs Liverpool U21 (away), 2026-01-17
  2. Won 1-0 vs Burnley U21 (home), 2026-01-23
  3. Won 4-0 vs Leeds United U21 (away), 2026-02-01
  4. Drew 0-0 vs Everton U21 (home), 2026-02-06
  5. Won 1-0 vs Newcastle United U21 (home), 2026-02-13
Reading U21Arsenal U21
12Pointsof 1510
12Goals scored6
3Goals conceded7
3Clean sheets4
4Scored in a row1
4Unbeaten in a row4

Head to head1 meeting · Sep 2023

Reading U21 wins
0
Draws
0
Arsenal U21 wins
1

Meetings

  1. Premier League 2 Division OneArsenal U213-0Reading U21

League table before kickoffRebuilt from 205 earlier results

Reading U21Arsenal U21
#23Position#11
15Points13 v 13 games22
-7Goal difference0
1.38Scored per gameleague avg 1.81.46
1.92Conceded per game1.46
#2Form table position#5

How we calculate this

Match Timeline

Reading U21Arsenal U21
  1. Yellow Card · Reading U21 · Phillip Duah
    90+7'
  2. Yellow Card · Reading U21 · Reece Evans
    90+5'
  3. 90+1'
    Substitution · Arsenal U21 · Brando Bailey-Joseph · InOut: Ceadach O'Neill
  4. 90+1'
    Yellow Card · Arsenal U21 · Josh Ogunnaike
  5. 85'
    Substitution · Arsenal U21 · Josh Ogunnaike · InOut: Jaden Dixon
  6. 85'
    Yellow Card · Arsenal U21 · Evan Mooney
  7. Substitution · Reading U21 · Joe Barough · InOut: Jerae Jones
    83'
  8. Substitution · Reading U21 · Carter Bowdery · InOut: Andy Rinomhota
    83'
  9. 81'
    Substitution · Arsenal U21 · Alex Marciniak · InOut: Andre Harriman-Annous
  10. 81'
    Substitution · Arsenal U21 · Andre Harriman-Annous · InOut: Demiane Hesus Agustien
  11. Yellow Card · Reading U21 · Kelvin Abrefa
    77'
  12. 75'
    Own Goal · Arsenal U21 · Phillip Duah1-4 · Own Goal
  13. Goal · Reading U21 · Jerae Jones1-3
    68'
  14. Substitution · Reading U21 · Reece Evans · InOut: Kiyan Smith
    66'
  15. Substitution · Reading U21 · Sam Harrison · InOut: Luke Howard
    66'
  16. 63'
    Yellow Card · Arsenal U21 · Ife Ibrahim
  17. Yellow Card · Reading U21 · Luke Howard
    61'
  18. 58'
    Goal · Arsenal U21 · Ceadach O'Neill0-3
  19. 54'
    Goal · Arsenal U21 · Andre Harriman-Annous0-2
  20. 49'
    Yellow Card · Arsenal U21 · Demiane Hesus Agustien
  21. 35'
    Goal · Arsenal U21 · Evan Mooney0-1
  22. Yellow Card · Reading U21 · Jerae Jones
    30'

Match Statistics

Match stats

Reading U21Arsenal U21
51%Ball Possession49%
7Shots Total12
2Shots On Target7
2Corners2
16Fouls12
4Yellow Cards4
3Offsides2
4Saves1
5Shots Off Target1
83Attacks81
42Dangerous Attacks39
1Goals4
0Shots Blocked4
4Substitutions4
1Assists2

Team Lineups

Lineups

4-5-1 · 4-5-1

Reading U21
Reading U21
Manager: Peter Scott

Starting XI

-
HRHarrison Rhone
Harrison Rhone
-
PDPhillip Duah
Phillip Duah
-
EOEmmanuel Osho
Emmanuel Osho
-
KAKelvin Abrefa
Kelvin Abrefa
-
TSTyler Sackey
Tyler Sackey
-
DHDavid Daniel George Hicks
David Daniel George Hicks
-
ARAndy Rinomhota
Andy Rinomhota
-
JJJerae Jones
Jerae Jones
-
KSKiyan Smith
Kiyan Smith
-
LHLuke Howard
Luke Howard
-
KEKelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan

Substitutes

-
SHSam Harrison
Sam Harrison
-
JWJosh Welland
Josh Welland
-
CBCarter Bowdery
Carter Bowdery
-
JBJoe Barough
Joe Barough
-
REReece Evans
Reece Evans
Arsenal U21
Arsenal U21
Manager: Max Porter

Starting XI

-
JPJack Porter
Jack Porter
-
MWMarcell Washington
Marcell Washington
-
MSMarli Salmon
Marli Salmon
-
JDJaden Dixon
Jaden Dixon
-
BCBrayden Clarke
Brayden Clarke
-
IIIfe Ibrahim
Ife Ibrahim
-
DADemiane Hesus Agustien
Demiane Hesus Agustien
-
COCeadach O'Neill
Ceadach O'Neill
-
TJTheo Julienne
Theo Julienne
-
AH
Andre Harriman-Annous
-
EMEvan Mooney
Evan Mooney

Substitutes

-
JOJosh Ogunnaike
Josh Ogunnaike
-
KRKhari Ranson
Khari Ranson
-
AMAlex Marciniak
Alex Marciniak
-
BBBrando Bailey-Joseph
Brando Bailey-Joseph
-
ASArchie Stevens
Archie Stevens

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
Harrison Rhone
GK
-90'00----
Emmanuel Osho
DF
-90'00----
Kelvin Abrefa
DF
-90'00----
Andy Rinomhota
MF
-83'00----
Phillip Duah
DF
-90'00----
Tyler Sackey
MF
-90'00----
Jerae Jones
FW
-83'10----
Luke Howard
MF
-66'00----
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
FW
-90'01----
David Daniel George Hicks
MF
-90'00----
Kiyan Smith
FW
-66'00----
Sam Harrison
DF
-24'00----
Carter Bowdery
MF
-7'00----
Joe Barough
FW
-7'00----
Reece Evans
FW
-24'00----

Matchday 16 — Premier League 2 Division One

  1. 20 Feb 2026Southampton U212-1Middlesbrough U21
  2. 20 Feb 2026Chelsea U212-2Leeds United U21
  3. 20 Feb 2026Everton U211-2Sunderland U21
  4. 20 Feb 2026Tottenham U214-1Norwich City U21
  5. 20 Feb 2026Nottingham Forest U210-3Liverpool U21
  6. 24 Aug 2026Manchester City U214-0Wolves U21
  7. 31 Aug 2026Newcastle United U210-4Fulham U21
  8. 22 Feb 2026Brighton U213-2Birmingham City U21
  9. 18 Sept 2026Burnley U214-1Derby County U21
  10. 31 Aug 2026Manchester United U214-1Leicester U21

Match summary

Before kickoff, Reading U21 were 23rd in the table but 2nd on points from the last five league games.