Reading 0-2 Charlton Athletic: result and report

Championship · Saturday 31 August 2019

Result

Reading 0-2 Charlton Athletic

Championship · Saturday 31 August 2019, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Reading 0-2 Charlton Athletic: match report

Reading lost to Charlton Athletic 0-2 in the Championship on Saturday 31 August 2019. The half-time score was 0-0.

Jonathan Leko opened the scoring in the 51st minute. Reading did not score. Charlton Athletic scored through Jonathan Leko (51') and L. Taylor (80', penalty).

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Charlton Athletic received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 12th on 7 points from 5 and Charlton Athletic 3rd on 11 points from 5. Reading went on to finish that season 15th with 56 points, and Charlton Athletic 23rd with 48.

Reading lined up in a 3-5-2 and Charlton Athletic in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to John Swift of Reading (8.0), ahead of Dillon Phillips (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Reading wins, 2 draws and 3 for Charlton Athletic.

Going into the match Reading's last five read W-D-W-L-L and Charlton Athletic's W-D-D-W-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Yellow card · Sam FieldCharlton Athletic
  • 25'Yellow card · PeléReading
  • 51'Goal · Jonathan LekoCharlton Athletic · 0-1
  • 77'Yellow card · Darren PratleyCharlton Athletic
  • 80'Penalty goal · L. TaylorCharlton Athletic · 0-2
  • 84'Yellow card · C. GallagherCharlton Athletic

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 5, draws 2, Charlton Athletic 3.

Team news

Reading line-up (3-5-2)

Rafael Cabral, Michael Morrison, Liam Moore, Tom McIntyre, John Swift, Ovie Ejaria, Andy Yiadom, Omar Richards, Pelé, Lucas João, G. Pușcaș

Charlton Athletic line-up (4-3-1-2)

Dillon Phillips, Ben Purrington, Tom Lockyer, Jason Pearce, Chris Solly, Jonathan Williams, Conor Gallagher, Josh Cullen, Sam Field, Lyle Taylor, Jonathan Leko