Reading 0-1 Lincoln City: result and report

League One · Friday 18 April 2025

Result

Reading 0-1 Lincoln City

League One · Friday 18 April 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Reading 0-1 Lincoln City: match report

Reading were beaten by Lincoln City 0-1 in the League One on Friday 18 April 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from James Collins of Lincoln City in the 65th minute.

Discipline: Reading received 4 yellow cards; Lincoln City received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 6th on 69 points from 42 and Lincoln City 12th on 55 points from 42. Reading went on to finish that season 7th with 75 points, and Lincoln City 11th with 61.

Reading lined up in a 4-3-3 and Lincoln City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Seán Roughan of Lincoln City (7.9), ahead of Lewis Wing (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Reading wins, 2 draws and 1 for Lincoln City.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Yellow card · Tom BaylissLincoln City
  • 41'Yellow card · Amadou MbengueReading
  • 59'Yellow card · Kelvin EhibhatiomhanReading
  • 64'Yellow card · Mamadi CamaráReading
  • 65'Goal · James CollinsLincoln City · 0-1
  • 72'Yellow card · Andy YiadomReading
  • 78'Yellow card · Ben HouseLincoln City
  • 87'Yellow card · Ethan HamiltonLincoln City
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Tendayi DarikwaLincoln City

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Reading 0, draws 2, Lincoln City 1.

Team news

Reading line-up (4-3-3)

Joel Pereira, Kelvin Abrefa, Amadou Mbengue, Tyler Bindon, Andre Garcia, Harvey Knibbs, Lewis Wing, Charlie Savage, Chem Campbell, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Mamadi Camará

Lincoln City line-up (4-2-3-1)

George Wickens, Tendayi Darikwa, Tom Hamer, Adam Jackson, Seán Roughan, Ethan Hamilton, Tom Bayliss, Reeco Hackett, Ben House, Joe Gardner, Freddie Draper