Reading 1-0 Cheltenham Town: result and report
League One · Tuesday 15 August 2023
Result
Reading 1-0 Cheltenham Town
League One · Tuesday 15 August 2023, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Reading 1-0 Cheltenham Town: match report
Reading defeated Cheltenham Town 1-0 in the League One on Tuesday 15 August 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.
The only goal was an own goal by Will Ferry in the 33rd minute, credited to Reading.
Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Cheltenham Town received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Reading were 21st on 0 points from 2 and Cheltenham Town 22nd on 0 points from 2. Reading went on to finish that season 15th with 59 points, and Cheltenham Town 21st with 44.
Reading lined up in a 4-4-2 and Cheltenham Town in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to David Button of Reading (7.8), ahead of Luke Southwood (7.5).
Key events
- 0'Yellow card · Wade Elliott
- 33'Own goal · Will Ferry
- 38'Yellow card · Sean Long
- 49'Yellow card · Matty Carson
- 90+5'Yellow card · Robert Street
- 90+6'Yellow card · Tom McIntyre
Team news
Reading line-up (4-4-2)
David Button, Amadou Mbengue, Tyler Bindon, Nelson Abbey, Matthew Carson, Mamadi Camará, Lewis Wing, Charlie Savage, Harvey Knibbs, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Caylan Vickers
Cheltenham Town line-up (3-5-2)
Luke Southwood, Sean Long, Curtis Davies, Lewis Freestone, Liam Smith, Liam Sercombe, Ellis Chapman, Will Ferry, Oliver Hammond, Rob Street, Aidan Keena