Match summary
Reading beat Bradford City 2-1 in the League One (England).
Reading's winning goal came in the 90th minute (Matt Ritchie).
Reading vs Bradford CityResult, Lineups & H2H
Reading
2–1
FTFeb 28, 2026
Bradford City
- Pennington68'
Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading
Reading vs Bradford City in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Reading2W 2D 1L
ReadingBradford City
8Pointsof 159
9Goals scored6
8Goals conceded5
0Clean sheets3
14Scored in a row6
4Unbeaten in a row1
2Without a win0
5Conceded in a row0
Head to head3 meetings · Mar 2015 – Dec 2025
- Reading wins
- 1
- Draws
- 1
- Bradford City wins
- 1
1.67goals per meeting
0%both teams scored
33%3+ goals
67%won by the host
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 393 earlier results
ReadingBradford City
#8Position#3
48Points33 v 33 games58
+5Goal difference+6
1.45Scored per gameleague avg 1.311.27
1.3Conceded per game1.09
#8Form table position#4
Match Timeline
ReadingBradford City
- Yellow Card · Reading · Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan90+10'
- 90+9'Substitution · Bradford City · Paul Mullin · InOut: Tyreik Wright
- Goal · Reading · Matt Ritchie2-190+7'
- Yellow Card · Reading · Leam Richardson90+3'
- Goal · Reading · Paddy Lane1-190'
- 89'Substitution · Bradford City · J. Wright · InOut: Bobby Pointon
- Yellow Card · Reading · Sean Patton87'
- Substitution · Reading · Paddy Lane · InOut: Randell Williams86'
- Substitution · Reading · Matt Ritchie · InOut: Liam Fraser79'
- Substitution · Reading · Finley Burns · InOut: Derrick Williams79'
- Substitution · Reading · Sean Patton · InOut: Kamari Doyle79'
- 68'Goal · Bradford City · Matthew Pennington0-1
- 65'Substitution · Bradford City · Stephen Humphrys · InOut: Ethan Wheatley
- 65'Substitution · Bradford City · Ibou Touray · InOut: Aden Baldwin
- Substitution · Reading · Andy Yiadom · InOut: Ryan Nyambe46'
- Yellow Card · Reading · Derrick Williams34'
Match Statistics
Match stats
ReadingBradford City
51%Ball Possession49%
9Shots Total12
2Shots On Target2
5Corners6
10Fouls11
3Yellow Cards0
2Offsides1
1Saves0
442Passes409
5Shots Off Target7
86Attacks116
28Dangerous Attacks54
5Shots Inside Box7
4Shots Outside Box5
2Goals1
11Free Kicks10
2Shots Blocked3
5Substitutions4
13Tackles19
1Assists0
332Accurate Passes297
14Total Crosses24
4Accurate Crosses8
16Interceptions11
1Big Chances Created0
Team Lineups
Lineups
Manager: L. Richardson
Starting XI
-
JP
Joel Pereira-
RN
Ryan Nyambe-
PO
Paudie O'Connor-
DW
Derrick Williams-
BW
Benn Ward-
LW
Lewis Wing-
LF
Liam Fraser-
KD
Kamari Doyle-
CS
Charlie Savage-
RW
Randell Williams-
KE
Kelvin EhibhatiomhanSubstitutes
-
JD
Jeriel Dorsett-
FB
Finley Burns-
AY
Andy Yiadom-
JS
Jack Stevens-
MR
Matt Ritchie-
PL
Paddy Lane-
SP
Sean PattonManager: G. Alexander
Starting XI
-
SW
Sam Walker-
MP
Matthew Pennington-
AB
Aden Baldwin-
CT
Curtis Tilt-
JN
Josh Neufville-
JM
Jenson Metcalfe-
MP
M. Power-
TW
Tyreik Wright-
AS
Antoni Sarcevic-
BP
Bobby Pointon-
EW
Ethan WheatleySubstitutes
-
IT
Ibou Touray-
JW
J. Wright-
LE
Lee Evans-
SH
Stephen Humphrys-
PM
Paul Mullin-
JH
Joe Hilton-
HA
Harrison AshbyPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 39(85%) | - | 1/1 | |
| - | 79' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(74%) | - | 0/6 | |
Charlie Savage MF | - | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 30(62%) | - | 0/2 |
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan FW | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 16(57%) | - | 6/20 |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 68(81%) | 3 | 4/8 | |
Paudie O'Connor DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 64(87%) | 3 | 10/11 |
Benn Ward DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 51(62%) | 2 | 10/12 |
| - | 86' | 0 | 0 | - | 13(33%) | - | 4/7 | |
| - | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(88%) | 2 | 3/7 | |
Kamari Doyle MF | - | 79' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 29(72%) | - | 7/10 |
| - | 79' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 44(82%) | - | 6/7 | |
| - | 11' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(78%) | 1 | 4/4 | |
| - | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(67%) | 2 | 5/8 | |
| - | 11' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 9(78%) | - | 2/3 | |
| - | 4' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 2(50%) | - | 0/1 | |
Sean Patton FW | - | 11' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(100%) | - | 0/2 |
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