Blackpool 4-1 Reading: result and report

League One · Saturday 23 September 2023

Result

Blackpool 4-1 Reading

League One · Saturday 23 September 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Blackpool 4-1 Reading: match report

Blackpool defeated Reading 4-1 in the League One on Saturday 23 September 2023. It was 3-0 at half-time.

Jordan Rhodes opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Blackpool's goals came from Jordan Rhodes (20', penalty), Kylian Kouassi (27'), Jordan Rhodes (31') and Jordan Rhodes (51'). Reading scored through an own goal by James Husband (78').

Discipline: Blackpool received no yellow cards; Reading received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Blackpool were 16th on 9 points from 7 and Reading 15th on 9 points from 7. Blackpool went on to finish that season 8th with 73 points, and Reading 15th with 59.

Blackpool lined up in a 3-5-2 and Reading in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to J. Rhodes of Blackpool (9.8), ahead of Owen Dale (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Blackpool wins, 1 draw and 4 for Reading.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Penalty goal · Jordan RhodesBlackpool · 1-0
  • 27'Goal · Kylian KouassiBlackpool · 2-0
  • 31'Goal · Jordan RhodesBlackpool · 3-0
  • 51'Goal · Jordan RhodesBlackpool · 4-0
  • 52'Yellow card · Sam HutchinsonReading
  • 78'Own goal · James HusbandReading · 4-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Blackpool 5, draws 1, Reading 4.

Team news

Blackpool line-up (3-5-2)

Daniel Grimshaw, Matthew Pennington, Oliver Casey, James Husband, CJ Hamilton, Matty Virtue, Oliver Norburn, Kenny Dougall, Owen Dale, Kylian Kouassi, J. Rhodes

Reading line-up (4-4-2)

David Button, Andy Yiadom, Tyler Bindon, Nelson Abbey, Clinton Mola, Femi Azeez, Sam Hutchinson, Charlie Savage, Ben Elliott, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Dom Ballard