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EFL Cup · J4

Reading

1-2

Final

09/15/2026 · 12:00 PM

Brentford

Paudie O'Connor 72'

Callum Wilson 3' Fábio Carvalho 45+1'

Win chance

73%Brentford

REA 9%Draw 18%BRE 73%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Player of the match

Dango Ouattara

Brentford · MF

8.7

Min77'Ast.2Passes81%

Best performers

Match ends, Reading 1, Brentford 2.

90'+5'

Second Half ends, Reading 1, Brentford 2.

90'+4'

Foul by Jannik Schuster (Brentford).

90'+4'

Conor Masterson (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+3'

Corner to Brentford. Conceded by Jeriel Dorsett.

90'+1'

Offside, Reading. Kyreece Lisbie is caught offside.

90'+1'

ChanceAttempt saved. Jannik Schuster (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joel Pereira (Reading). Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.

90'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

90'

Corner to Brentford. Conceded by Paddy Lane.

90'

Attempt blocked. Jaidon Anthony (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.

90'

Offside, Brentford. Jaidon Anthony is caught offside.

89'

ChanceAttempt saved. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joel Pereira (Reading). Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.

88'

SubSubstitution, Reading. George Earthy replaces Josh Stokes.

87'

Corner to Reading. Conceded by Igor Thiago.

86'

Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).

86'

Josh Stokes (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

85'

ChanceAttempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Igor Thiago.

84'

ChanceAttempt saved. Igor Thiago (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joel Pereira (Reading). Assisted by Jaidon Anthony with a cross.

82'

ChanceAttempt missed. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.

81'

Corner to Brentford. Conceded by Liam Fraser.

81'

Attempt blocked. Aaron Hickey (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.

80'

Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

80'

Foul by Jacob Brown (Reading).

79'

SubSubstitution, Reading. Jeriel Dorsett replaces Paudie O'Connor.

79'

SubSubstitution, Reading. Kyreece Lisbie replaces Daniel Kyerewaa.

78'

ChanceAttempt missed. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

77'

SubSubstitution, Brentford. Jaidon Anthony replaces Dango Ouattara.

77'

SubSubstitution, Brentford. Igor Thiago replaces Callum Wilson.

77'

SubSubstitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Fábio Carvalho.

76'

Callum Wilson (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

76'

Foul by Paudie O'Connor (Reading).

74'

Ellery Balcombe (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

74'

Foul by Jacob Brown (Reading).

73'

Corner to Reading. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.

72'

GoalGoal! Reading 1, Brentford 2. Paudie O'Connor (Reading) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charlie Savage with a cross following a corner.

72'

Corner to Reading. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.

71'

Attempt blocked. Josh Stokes (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Savage.

70'

Foul by Callum Wilson (Brentford).

70'

Paudie O'Connor (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

70'

ChanceAttempt missed. Josh Stokes (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

69'

ChanceAttempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Michael Kayode with a cross.

67'

ChanceAttempt missed. Liam Fraser (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Charlie Savage.

67'

ChanceAttempt missed. Charlie Savage (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Randell Williams.

65'

Attempt blocked. Paddy Lane (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Kyerewaa.

65'

Foul by Fábio Carvalho (Brentford).

65'

Conor Masterson (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

64'

ChanceAttempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yehor Yarmoliuk.

63'

SubSubstitution, Reading. Jacob Brown replaces Jamie Reid.

63'

SubSubstitution, Reading. Paddy Lane replaces Haydon Roberts.

62'

ChanceAttempt missed. Michael Kayode (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.

62'

ChanceAttempt saved. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Joel Pereira (Reading). Assisted by Rico Henry with a cross.

61'

SubSubstitution, Brentford. Jannik Schuster replaces El Hadji Malick Diouf.

60'

Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.

60'

Foul by Haydon Roberts (Reading).

59'

ChanceAttempt missed. Charlie Savage (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Kyerewaa.

58'

Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).

58'

Josh Stokes (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

56'

Corner to Brentford. Conceded by Paudie O'Connor.

53'

Corner to Brentford. Conceded by Josh Stokes.

53'

Attempt blocked. El Hadji Malick Diouf (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

52'

Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

52'

Foul by Charlie Savage (Reading).

50'

ChanceAttempt saved. Josh Stokes (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ellery Balcombe (Brentford).

49'

Offside, Brentford. Callum Wilson is caught offside.

48'

Offside, Brentford. Callum Wilson is caught offside.

47'

Foul by Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford).

47'

Ashqar Ahmed (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

47'

ChanceAttempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Wilson.

Second Half begins Reading 0, Brentford 2.

45'

SubSubstitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Mamadou Sangaré.

45'+2'

First Half ends, Reading 0, Brentford 2.

45'+1'

GoalGoal! Reading 0, Brentford 2. Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dango Ouattara with a through ball.

45'+1'

ChanceAttempt missed. Conor Masterson (Reading) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Stokes with a cross following a corner.

45'+1'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

45'

Corner to Reading. Conceded by Rico Henry.

38'

Attempt blocked. Charlie Savage (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashqar Ahmed.

36'

Attempt blocked. Fábio Carvalho (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keane Lewis-Potter.

35'

ChanceAttempt saved. Callum Wilson (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Joel Pereira (Reading).

34'

Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).

34'

Jamie Reid (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.

32'

Offside, Reading. Liam Fraser is caught offside.

31'

Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).

31'

Paudie O'Connor (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

27'

Attempt blocked. Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Kayode.

27'

Attempt blocked. Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.

26'

Corner to Brentford. Conceded by Haydon Roberts.

25'

ChanceAttempt missed. El Hadji Malick Diouf (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.

24'

Corner to Brentford. Conceded by Joel Pereira.

24'

ChanceAttempt saved. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Joel Pereira (Reading). Assisted by Callum Wilson.

24'

ChanceAttempt missed. Callum Wilson (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a cross.

22'

Foul by Fábio Carvalho (Brentford).

22'

Conor Masterson (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

22'

Callum Wilson (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.

22'

Foul by Paudie O'Connor (Reading).

21'

ChanceAttempt missed. Jamie Reid (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.

21'

Attempt blocked. Randell Williams (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Haydon Roberts.

20'

ChanceAttempt saved. Jamie Reid (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ellery Balcombe (Brentford). Assisted by Randell Williams with a cross.

20'

Attempt blocked. Josh Stokes (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

20'

ChanceAttempt missed. Jamie Reid (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Paudie O'Connor with a headed pass following a corner.

20'

Corner to Reading. Conceded by Mamadou Sangaré.

18'

ChanceAttempt missed. El Hadji Malick Diouf (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rico Henry.

16'

Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

16'

Foul by Liam Fraser (Reading).

15'

ChanceAttempt missed. Paudie O'Connor (Reading) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Charlie Savage with a cross following a set piece situation.

14'

Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).

14'

Daniel Kyerewaa (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.

12'

Mamadou Sangaré (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

12'

Dangerous play by Paudie O'Connor (Reading).

12'

Attempt blocked. Paudie O'Connor (Reading) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ashqar Ahmed with a headed pass.

11'

Foul by Callum Wilson (Brentford).

11'

Paudie O'Connor (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

GoalGoal! Reading 0, Brentford 1. Callum Wilson (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Joel PereiraC	90'	0	0	7	2	1	1	20/35 57%	7.7

Defensas

Jugador	Min	G	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
15Paudie O'Connor	79'	1	6	2	0	8	4	14/17 82%	8.5
23Conor Masterson	90'	0	5	1	0	5	1	24/29 83%	6.2
39Ashqar Ahmed	90'	0	1	0	0	3	1	14/18 78%	6.1
5Haydon Roberts	63'	0	2	3	1	4	0	12/22 55%	5.9
3Jeriel DorsettS	11'	0	1	0	1	0	0	1/4 25%	6.2

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	A	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
8Charlie Savage	90'	1	4	0	1	3	0	35/42 83%	8.3
28Josh Stokes	88'	0	1	2	5	4	1	14/21 67%	7.3
14Randell Williams	90'	0	2	1	3	3	0	12/16 75%	7.1
6Liam Fraser	90'	0	0	0	4	4	1	20/24 83%	7.0
11Daniel Kyerewaa	79'	0	2	1	3	3	1	12/14 86%	6.7
17George EarthyS	2'	0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	6.0

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	Sh	SoT	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
9Jamie Reid	63'	3	1	1	3	2/4 50%	6.1
32Paddy LaneS	27'	1	0	1	1	5/9 56%	6.4
19Kyreece LisbieS	11'	0	0	0	0	0/0	5.9
18Jacob BrownS	27'	0	0	0	0	3/3 100%	5.8

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
31Ellery Balcombe	90'	0	0	2	1	1	0	29/34 85%	6.5

Defensas

Jugador	Min	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
3Rico Henry	90'	5	1	3	2	0	70/73 96%	7.9
20Kristoffer AjerC	90'	7	1	2	2	1	94/97 97%	7.9
33Michael Kayode	90'	6	2	0	11	6	65/72 90%	7.9
25El Hadji Malick Diouf	61'	2	1	0	4	3	32/37 86%	6.7
44Jannik SchusterS	29'	5	0	0	1	1	24/26 92%	6.3
2Aaron HickeyS	13'	0	0	0	0	0	5/5 100%	6.0

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	G	A	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
11Dango Ouattara	77'	0	2	2	2	4	1	0	21/26 81%	8.7
24Mikkel Damsgaard	90'	0	0	4	1	5	8	2	76/84 90%	7.8
14Fábio Carvalho	77'	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	34/44 77%	7.6
23Keane Lewis-Potter	90'	0	0	3	1	2	2	0	35/42 83%	7.1
18Mamadou Sangaré	45'	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	44/45 98%	6.6
6Yehor YarmoliukS	45'	0	0	1	1	1	5	0	43/44 98%	6.7

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
13Callum Wilson	77'	1	3	2	2	2	4	10/12 83%	8.4
19Jaidon AnthonyS	13'	0	1	0	1	0	1	5/6 83%	6.5
9Igor ThiagoS	13'	0	2	2	1	0	0	2/2 100%	6.2

Abreviaturas

Min Minutes playedG GoalsA AssistsSv SavesGA Goals concededCl High claimsPun Punched clearPass Passes completed / attemptedScore Our rating (1-10)Clr ClearancesTkl Tackles wonInt InterceptionsDuel Duels wonAer Aerial duels wonKP Key passesDrb Dribbles completedRec RecoveriesSh ShotsSoT Shots on target

REABRE

1 Pereira

39 Ahmed

23 Masterson 14 Williams 6 Fraser 8 Savage

31 Balcombe 20 Ajer

33 Kayode 3 Henry

23 Lewis-Potter 24 Damsgaard

Reading

Leam RichardsonHead coach

Joel Pereira1 · POR

Haydon Roberts5 · DEF63'

Ashqar Ahmed39 · DEF

Paudie O'Connor15 · DEF79'

Conor Masterson23 · DEF

Randell Williams14 · MED

Liam Fraser6 · MED

Charlie Savage8 · MED

Josh Stokes28 · MED88'

Daniel Kyerewaa11 · MED79'

Jamie Reid9 · DEL63'

Substitutes

Paddy Lane32 · SUB63'

Jacob Brown18 · SUB63'

Kyreece Lisbie19 · SUB79'

Jeriel Dorsett3 · SUB79'

George Earthy17 · SUB88'

Jack Stevens25 · SUB

Lewis Wing10 · SUB

Udoka Godwin-Malife2 · SUB

Boyd Beacroft42 · SUB

Brentford

Keith AndrewsHead coach

Ellery Balcombe31 · POR

Kristoffer Ajer20 · DEF

El Hadji Malick Diouf25 · DEF61'

Michael Kayode33 · DEF

Rico Henry3 · DEF

Fábio Carvalho14 · MED77'

Keane Lewis-Potter23 · MED

Mikkel Damsgaard24 · MED

Mamadou Sangaré18 · MED45'

Dango Ouattara11 · MED77'

Callum Wilson13 · DEL77'

Substitutes

Yehor Yarmoliuk6 · SUB45'

Jannik Schuster44 · SUB61'

Aaron Hickey2 · SUB77'

Jaidon Anthony19 · SUB77'

Igor Thiago9 · SUB77'

Vitaly Janelt27 · SUB

Caoimhín Kelleher1 · SUB

Kevin Schade7 · SUB

Benjamin Fredrick48 · SUB

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