Walsall vs ReadingLive Score, Lineups & H2H

EFL Trophy

2024/2025

Walsall

Johnson90+7'

-FT

Dec 10, 2024

Poundland Bescot Stadium|Walsall

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Match Timeline

Goal!

1-1

Danny Johnson

90'+7·Walsall

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90'Yellow Card

Danny Johnson

Walsall

88'Yellow Card

Jayden Wareham

Reading

81'Substitution

Abraham Kanu· In

Andre Garcia· Out

Reading

78'Substitution

Reyes Cleary· In

Charlie Lakin· Out

Walsall

77'Substitution

Connor Barrett· In

Rico Browne· Out

Walsall

75'Second Yellow

Ashqar Ahmed

Reading

Goal!

0-1

Tyler Sackey

72'·Reading

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70'Yellow Card

Ashqar Ahmed

Reading

61'Substitution

Nathan Lowe· In

George Hall· Out

Walsall

60'Substitution

Liam Gordon· In

Taylor Allen· Out

Walsall

59'Substitution

Tom Norcott· In

Mamadi Camara· Out

Reading

58'Red Card

David Button

Reading

56'Substitution

Jay Senga· In

Michael Craig· Out

Reading

46'Substitution

Charlie Wellens· In

Charlie Savage· Out

Reading

21'Yellow Card

Charlie Savage

Reading

17'Yellow Card

Evan Weir

Walsall

VAR

5'VAR Decision

Charlie Wellens

Reading

VAR

1'VAR Decision

Jayden Wareham

Reading

Statistics of the Game

Walsall

Reading

43%Ball Possession57%

33Shots Total8

9Shots On Target3

11Corners5

12Fouls14

2Yellow Cards4

1Offsides1

2Saves7

259Passes384

5Goal Kicks17

107Attacks71

75Dangerous Attacks30

14Shots Off Target2

23Shots Inside Box8

10Shots Outside Box0

1Goals1

10Shots Blocked3

4Substitutions4

19Tackles27

179Accurate Passes282

0Red Cards2

69.11%Pass Accuracy73.44%

Walsall

Manager: M. Sadler

Starting XI

Sam Hornby

Oisin McEntee

Donervon Daniels

Evan Weir

Rico Browne

George Hall

Charlie Lakin

Jack Earing

Taylor Allen

Danny Johnson

Albert Adomah

Substitutes

Tommy Simkin

Connor Barrett

Liam Gordon

Nathan Lowe

Reyes Cleary

David Okagbue

Dylan Thomas

Reading

Manager: N. Hunt

Starting XI

David Button

Ashqar Ahmed

Harlee Dean

Louie Holzman

Andre Garcia

Tyler Sackey

Michael Craig

Charlie Savage

Emmanuel Osho

Jayden Wareham

Mamadi Camara

Substitutes

Abraham Kanu

Jay Senga

Michael Stickland

Charlie Wellens

Tom Norcott

Jeremiah Okine-Peters

Joe Barough

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Oisin McEntee DF	-	120'	0	0	2/3	30(53%)	2	12/15
Donervon Daniels DF	-	120'	0	0	0/2	31(81%)	1	6/11
Charlie Lakin MF	-	78'	0	0	0/2	17(76%)	3	5/7
Sam Hornby GK	-	120'	0	0	-	20(60%)	-	1/1
Jack Earing MF	-	120'	0	0	1/2	17(71%)	1	3/12
George Hall MF	-	61'	0	0	1/1	14(79%)	2	3/6
Taylor Allen MF	-	60'	0	0	0/1	14(64%)	2	6/9
Evan Weir DF	-	120'	0	0	0/2	38(74%)	2	9/15
Rico Browne MF	-	77'	0	0	0/1	24(58%)	1	5/11
Albert Adomah FW	-	120'	0	0	1/4	17(71%)	3	5/19
Danny Johnson FW	-	120'	1	0	4/10	16(69%)	1	4/11
Connor Barrett DF	-	43'	0	0	0/1	3(67%)	1	2/4
Liam Gordon DF	-	60'	0	0	-	13(77%)	-	1/7
Nathan Lowe FW	-	59'	0	1	0/3	3(100%)	-	5/7
Reyes Cleary FW	-	42'	0	0	0/1	2(50%)	-	1/3

Walsall vs Reading — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Walsall	15	W2	2	0	2	0	10/15	7-8
Reading	15	D1	7	1	7	1	11/15	13-7

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Walsall — last 5 games

W1-0 @ AFC Wimbledon2024-11-23
D2-2 vs Bromley2024-11-26
L0-4 vs Charlton Athletic2024-11-30
W3-2 vs Notts County2024-12-03
W1-0 @ Port Vale2024-12-07

Reading — last 5 games

W2-1 @ Peterborough United2024-11-23
D2-2 @ Barnsley2024-11-26
W5-3 vs Harborough Town2024-12-01
W3-0 vs Cambridge United2024-12-03
D1-1 @ Wycombe Wanderers2024-12-07

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Walsall	1	3	8	4	WWW	1	0
Reading	2	3	6	4	WLW	15	-13

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 2 ptsWalsall 8 · Reading 6
Positions: #1 vs #2
Goals per game: 1.67/0.33 vs 2/0.67scored/conceded per game · league average 1.66

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2024-12-10

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Won 0%

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Draw 0%

(0/1)

Won 100%

(1/1)

Goals

0-4

Total matches

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Goals Scored

0 - 4

Jan 30, 2016 • FA Cup

Reading

4-0

Walsall

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Match Report

The table read 1st (Walsall, 8 pts) against 2nd (Reading, 6 pts), 2 points apart. The last five rounds placed Reading no better than 15th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Walsall were scoring 1.67 and conceding 0.33, Reading 2 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.

7 matches unbeaten backed Reading's arrival, having scored in 7 consecutive games.

The match was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium in Walsall (capacity 11,300). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.

Goal scorers

Walsall: Danny Johnson (90') · Reading: Tyler Sackey (72')

More details:

Walsall — live results and schedule Reading — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Walsall vs Reading?

Walsall 1-1 Reading. EFL Trophy match played on 10 Dec 2024.

What league is Walsall vs Reading in?

This match is part of the EFL Trophy. The match was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

Where was Walsall vs Reading played?

The match was played at Poundland Bescot Stadium.

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Walsall vs Reading — computed insights

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