Reading 0-4 Ipswich Town: result and report

Championship · Saturday 28 April 2018

Result

Reading 0-4 Ipswich Town

Championship · Saturday 28 April 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Reading · Ipswich Town · Championship predictions

Reading 0-4 Ipswich Town: match report

Reading were beaten by Ipswich Town 0-4 in the Championship on Saturday 28 April 2018. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Martyn Waghorn opened the scoring in the 71st minute. Reading did not score. Ipswich Town scored through Martyn Waghorn (71'), Jordan Spence (79'), Freddie Sears (90+1') and Callum Connolly (90+3').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Reading were 19th on 43 points from 44 and Ipswich Town 14th on 56 points from 44. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 44 points, and Ipswich Town 12th with 60.

Reading lined up in a 4-4-2 and Ipswich Town in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Martyn Waghorn of Ipswich Town (9.1), ahead of Bartosz Białkowski (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Reading wins, 1 draw and 3 for Ipswich Town.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 71'Goal · Martyn WaghornIpswich Town · 0-1
  • 79'Goal · Jordan SpenceIpswich Town · 0-2
  • 90+1'Goal · Freddie SearsIpswich Town · 0-3
  • 90+3'Goal · Callum ConnollyIpswich Town · 0-4

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 6, draws 1, Ipswich Town 3.

Team news

Reading line-up (4-4-2)

Vito Mannone, Chris Gunter, Liam Moore, Tiago Ilori, Omar Richards, John Swift, Sone Aluko, Modou Barrow, Liam Kelly, Yann Kermorgant, J. Böðvarsson

Ipswich Town line-up (3-4-3)

Bartosz Białkowski, Jonas Knudsen, Adam Webster, Luke Woolfenden, Jordan Spence, Callum Connolly, Tristan Nydam, Myles Kenlock, Martyn Waghorn, Mustapha Carayol, Ben Folami