Cambridge United 1-3 Reading: result and report

League One · Wednesday 1 January 2025

Result

Cambridge United 1-3 Reading

League One · Wednesday 1 January 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Cambridge United 1-3 Reading: match report

Cambridge United lost to Reading 1-3 in the League One on Wednesday 1 January 2025. The half-time score was 0-1.

Harvey Knibbs opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Cambridge United's goal came from Elias Kachunga (48'). Reading scored through Harvey Knibbs (40'), Harvey Knibbs (53') and Sam Smith (83').

Discipline: Cambridge United received 2 yellow cards; Reading received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Cambridge United were 22nd on 17 points from 22 and Reading 6th on 37 points from 22. Cambridge United went on to finish that season 23rd with 38 points, and Reading 7th with 75.

Cambridge United lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Reading in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Harvey Knibbs of Reading (9.1), ahead of Sam Smith (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Cambridge United win, 0 draws and 2 for Reading.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 40'Goal · Harvey KnibbsReading · 0-1
  • 48'Goal · Elias KachungaCambridge United · 1-1
  • 53'Goal · Harvey KnibbsReading · 1-2
  • 71'Yellow card · James BrophyCambridge United
  • 71'Yellow cardCambridge United
  • 81'Yellow card · Louie HolzmanReading
  • 83'Goal · Sam SmithReading · 1-3
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Lewis WingReading

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Cambridge United 1, draws 0, Reading 2.

Team news

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Cambridge United line-up (3-4-1-2)

Jack Stevens, Jubril Okedina, Michael Morrison, Danny Andrew, Liam Bennett, Jordan Cousins, Korey Smith, James Brophy, Josh Stokes, Dan Nlundulu, Elias Kachunga

Reading line-up (4-3-3)

Joel Pereira, Louie Holzman, Harlee Dean, Tyler Bindon, Andre Garcia, Harvey Knibbs, Lewis Wing, Charlie Savage, Chem Campbell, Sam Smith, Mamadi Camará