Reading 2-3 Blackpool
Championship · · Regular Season - 13
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Reading 2-3 Blackpool.
Reading 2-3 Blackpool at Select Car Leasing Stadium
Managers: V. Paunovic (Reading) · N. Critchley (Blackpool)
Match facts
- Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
- Referee: J. Simpson
- Round: Regular Season - 13
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
Bookings
- 52' J. Yates — Yellow Card
- 57' D. Mitchell — Yellow Card
- 90+2' D. Grimshaw — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Reading — 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 6 · Liam Moore (D)
- 10 · J. Swift (M)
- 14 · O. Ejaria (M)
- 15 · D. Drinkwater (M)
- 17 · A. Yiadom (D)
- 19 · T. Dele-Bashiru (M)
- 21 · A. Baba (D)
- 22 · L. Southwood (G)
- 24 · S. Dann (D)
- 28 · J. Laurent (M)
- 47 · G. Puşcaş (F)
Substitutes
- 3 · T. Holmes (D)
- 30 · F. Azeez (F)
- 32 · Mamadi Camará (F)
- 33 · Rafael Cabral (G)
- 35 · Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
- 39 · Jahmari Clarke (F)
- 48 · Tyrell Ashcroft (D)
Blackpool — 4-4-2
Starting XI
- 3 · J. Husband (D)
- 4 · J. Lawrence-Gabriel (D)
- 8 · R. Wintle (M)
- 9 · J. Yates (F)
- 10 · K. Anderson (M)
- 12 · Kenneth Dougall (M)
- 15 · D. Mitchell (M)
- 16 · S. Carey (F)
- 21 · M. Ekpiteta (D)
- 26 · R. Keogh (D)
- 32 · D. Grimshaw (G)
Substitutes
- 2 · C. Connolly (D)
- 7 · O. Dale (F)
- 11 · J. Bowler (M)
- 13 · S. Moore (G)
- 14 · G. Madine (F)
- 28 · T. John-Jules (F)
- 29 · L. Garbutt (D)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Reading: WWLWW · 12 pts from 5 · 5-2
- Blackpool: LWDWW · 10 pts from 5 · 7-5
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Reading and Blackpool.
- Reading 3-1 Blackpool · Sep 5, 2026
- Reading 0-1 Blackpool · May 2, 2026
- Blackpool 0-3 Reading · Nov 29, 2025
- Blackpool 3-0 Reading · Apr 1, 2025
- Reading 0-3 Blackpool · Dec 14, 2024
Other matches in Regular Season - 13
Championship, Regular Season - 13.
- Derby 2-2 Luton — 19 Oct 2021
- Huddersfield 0-0 Birmingham — 20 Oct 2021
- Hull City 1-2 Peterborough — 20 Oct 2021
- Middlesbrough 2-0 Barnsley — 20 Oct 2021