Plymouth Argyle 1-4 Reading: result and report

League One · Friday 26 December 2025

Result

Plymouth Argyle 1-4 Reading

League One · Friday 26 December 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-3

Plymouth Argyle · Reading · League One predictions

Plymouth Argyle 1-4 Reading: match report

Plymouth Argyle lost to Reading 1-4 in the League One on Friday 26 December 2025. The half-time score was 0-3.

Lewis Wing opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Plymouth Argyle's goal came from X. Amaechi (68'). Reading scored through Lewis Wing (14', penalty), Lewis Wing (18'), Kamari Doyle (20') and Jack Marriott (86').

Discipline: Plymouth Argyle received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card; Reading received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Plymouth Argyle were 17th on 25 points from 21 and Reading 15th on 25 points from 20. Plymouth Argyle went on to finish that season 8th with 73 points, and Reading 12th with 63.

Plymouth Argyle lined up in a 4-4-2 and Reading in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Lewis Wing of Reading (9.2), ahead of Jack Marriott (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Plymouth Argyle wins, 1 draw and 3 for Reading.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Yellow card · Matthew SorinolaPlymouth Argyle
  • 12'Red card · Joe RallsPlymouth Argyle
  • 14'Penalty goal · Lewis WingReading · 0-1
  • 18'Goal · Lewis WingReading · 0-2
  • 20'Goal · Kamari DoyleReading · 0-3
  • 23'Yellow card · Lewis WingReading
  • 30'Yellow card · Andy YiadomReading
  • 65'Yellow card · Alex MitchellPlymouth Argyle
  • 68'Goal · X. AmaechiPlymouth Argyle · 1-3
  • 73'Missed penalty · Lorent TolajPlymouth Argyle
  • 73'Yellow card · Joe EdwardsPlymouth Argyle
  • 74'Yellow card · Tom CleverleyPlymouth Argyle
  • 80'Yellow card · Jeriel DorsettReading
  • 81'Yellow card · Leam RichardsonReading
  • 86'Goal · Jack MarriottReading · 1-4

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Plymouth Argyle 2, draws 1, Reading 3.

Team news

Plymouth Argyle line-up (4-4-2)

Conor Hazard, Joe Edwards, Mathias Ross, Alex Mitchell, Matthew Sorinola, Ayman Benarous, Malachi Boateng, Joe Ralls, Bali Mumba, L. Tolaj, Owen Oseni

Reading line-up (4-2-3-1)

Joel Pereira, Andy Yiadom, Paudie O'Connor, Derrick Williams, Jeriel Dorsett, Lewis Wing, Charlie Savage, Randell Williams, Kamari Doyle, Daniel Kyerewaa, Jack Marriott