Reading vs Brentford match stats & report
1–2 Full time
Reading lost to Brentford 1–2 in the League Cup (Round of 32) on 15 September 2026. Brentford had 55% of the ball.
Reading vs Brentford match statistics
- 45% Ball possession 55%
- 17 Total shots 24
- 3 Shots on target 8
- 8 Shots off target 10
- 6 Blocked shots 6
- 10 Shots inside the box 16
- 5 Corners 7
- 8 Fouls 11
- 2 Offsides 3
- 0 Yellow cards 0
- 0 Red cards 0
- 258 Passes 649
- 7 Goalkeeper saves 2
Goals and cards
- 3' Goal C. Wilson (assist D. Ouattara) Brentford
- 45+1' Goal F. Carvalho (assist D. Ouattara) Brentford
- 72' Goal P. O'Connor (assist C. Savage) Reading
The Ghost's call
The Ghost didn't rate this match before kickoff.
What matters
- Brentford have kept 0 clean sheets in 10.
- Brentford score 2.1 a game — 98th percentile in this competition.
- Both teams have scored in 9 of Brentford’s last 10.
Team news & lineups
Reading
Bench B. Beacroft , J. Dorsett , J. Brown , G. Earthy , U. Godwin-Malife , P. Lane , Kyreece Lisbie , J. Stevens , L. Wing
Brentford
Bench Y. Yarmolyuk , J. Anthony , B. Fredrick , A. Hickey , V. Janelt , C. Kelleher , K. Schade , J. Schuster , Thiago
Form now
Each side's form as of , from its matches up to then — not the form this match was played on.
Reading at home
6–1–3 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 2.1 per game
- Conceded
- 1.1 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 10
- Corners
- 5.6 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.4 per game
10% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Brentford away
3–5–2 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 2.1 per game
- Conceded
- 1.7 per game
- Clean sheets
- 0 / 10
- Corners
- 4.2 per game
- Shots on target
- 4.9 per game
14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.