Reading – Mansfield Town
- Kick-off02. Sep 2026 · 19:00
- StadiumMadejski Stadium, Reading
- RefereeT. Reeves
- MatchPremier League
Match analysis
Reading turned their home ground into a fortress, thrashing Mansfield Town 5‑0 and cementing their 14th‑place position with seven points from five games. The victory boosted their goal difference to +5 (12 scored, seven conceded), widening the gap over Mansfield, who sit 17th with the same points but a -3 deficit (eight for, eleven against). The result also settled the season’s head‑to‑head between the two clubs, giving Reading the sole win in their three meetings. With two wins, a draw and two losses, Reading now sit just three points above the relegation‑watch zone, while Mansfield’s three defeats keep them entrenched in the lower half of the table.
Reading
Reading · 4-2-3-1
- J. Pereira
- U. Godwin-Malife
- P. O'Connor
- B. Ward
- J. R. Dorsett A.
- L. Wing
- A. Rinomhota
- K. Lisbie
- G. Earthy
- P. Lane
- J. Marriott
Mansfield Town · 3-1-4-2
- H. Lewis
- E. Hewitt
- A. Oshilaja
- R. Sweeney
- L. Reed
- L. Akins
- N. Moriah-Welsh
- L. Thompson
- O. Dodgson
- D. McGoldrick
- R. Oates
- 35´ ⚽ J. MarriottReading
- 40´ ⚽ B. WardReading
- 44´ ⚽ G. EarthyReading
- 46´ 🔁 L. ThompsonMansfield Town
- 46´ 🔁 N. Moriah-WelshMansfield Town
- 58´ ⚽ J. MarriottReading
- 68´ 🔁 G. EarthyReading
- 68´ 🔁 J. MarriottReading
- 68´ 🔁 L. ReedMansfield Town
- 69´ 🔁 D. McGoldrickMansfield Town
- 72´ 🟨 Joel PereiraReading
- 76´ 🔁 R. OatesMansfield Town
- 77´ 🔁 A. RinomhotaReading
- 80´ ⚽ J. BrownReading
- 82´ 🔁 P. O'ConnorReading
- 82´ 🔁 K. LisbieReading
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