Reading 1-2 Brentford — EFL Cup, 15 Sep 2026
Brentford beat Reading 2-1 in the EFL Cup Round of 32 on 15 September 2026 at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading. Padhraic O'Connor scored for Reading; Callum Wilson and Fabio Carvalho for Brentford. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Reading have won 1 and Brentford 4.
Match timeline
- 0-13'assist: Dango Ouattara
- 45'
- 0-245+1'assist: Dango Ouattara
- Half-time0-2
- 61'
- 63'
- 63'
- 1-272'assist: Charlie Savage
- 77'
- 77'
- 77'
- 79'
- 79'
- 88'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Reading
- 7.8Charlie SavageM
- 7.4Padhraic O'ConnorD
- 7.4Joel PereiraG
- 6.8Patrick LaneF
- 6.4Randell WilliamsM
- 6.4Jamie ReidF
- 6.3Liam FraserM
- 6.3Kyreece LisbieF
- 6.3Josh StokesM
- 6.2Daniel KyerewaaM
- 6.1A. AhmedD
- 6.1C. MastersonD
- 6.0George EarthyM
- 5.9J. DorsettD
- 5.8Jacob BrownF
- 5.5Haydon RobertsD
- 6.6Udoka Godwin-MalifeD
- 6.6Lewis WingM
- 6.6J. StevensG
- 6.6Boyd BeacroftD
Brentford
- 8.2Callum WilsonF
- 7.8Dango OuattaraM
- 7.6M. DamsgaardM
- 7.4Fábio CarvalhoM
- 7.2Rico HenryD
- 7.2M. KayodeD
- 7.1Jannik SchusterD
- 7.0Y. YarmolyukM
- 6.9El DioufD
- 6.9M. SangaréM
- 6.8Kristoffer AjerD
- 6.8Keane Lewis-PotterM
- 6.7Jaidon AnthonyF
- 6.5ThiagoF
- 6.4E. BalcombeG
- 6.3Aaron HickeyD
- 6.6Kevin SchadeM
- 6.6Vitaly JaneltM
- 6.6Caoimhín KelleherG
- 6.6B. FredrickD
Line-ups
Substitutes
ReadingL. Richardson
Substitutes
- 2Udoka Godwin-MalifeD6.6
- 10Lewis WingM6.6
- 18Jacob Brown63'F5.8
- 25J. StevensG6.6
- 3J. DorsettD5.9
- 32Patrick Lane63'F6.8
- 17George Earthy88'M6.0
- 42Boyd BeacroftD6.6
- 19Kyreece LisbieF6.3
BrentfordKeith Andrews
Substitutes
- 1Caoimhín KelleherG6.6
- 27Vitaly JaneltM6.6
- 2Aaron Hickey77'D6.3
- 7Kevin SchadeM6.6
- 9ThiagoF6.5
- 19Jaidon Anthony77'F6.7
- 6Y. YarmolyukM7.0
- 48B. FredrickD6.6
- 44Jannik Schuster61'D7.1
Team statistics
Reading
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Savage | 90 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Padhraic O'Connor | 79 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Joel Pereira | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Patrick Lane | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Randell Williams | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Jamie Reid | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Liam Fraser | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Kyreece Lisbie | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Josh Stokes | 88 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Daniel Kyerewaa | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| A. Ahmed | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.1 |
| C. Masterson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.1 |
| George Earthy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| J. Dorsett | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Jacob Brown | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Haydon Roberts | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Udoka Godwin-Malife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Lewis Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Stevens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Boyd Beacroft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Brentford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Wilson | 77 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.2 |
| Dango Ouattara | 77 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7.8 |
| M. Damsgaard | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Fábio Carvalho | 77 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Rico Henry | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| M. Kayode | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Jannik Schuster | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Y. Yarmolyuk | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 |
| El Diouf | 61 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| M. Sangaré | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Kristoffer Ajer | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Jaidon Anthony | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Thiago | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| E. Balcombe | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Aaron Hickey | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Kevin Schade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Vitaly Janelt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Caoimhín Kelleher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| B. Fredrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Recent Form
ReadingLWWWD
- L12 Sept 26ACambridge United1-2
- W05 Sept 26HBlackpool3-1
- W02 Sept 26HMansfield Town5-0
- W25 Aug 26AStevenage3-0
- D22 Aug 26AAFC Wimbledon0-0
BrentfordDDDWW
- D12 Sept 26ABournemouth2-2
- D05 Sept 26HSunderland1-1
- D30 Aug 26ALeeds1-1
- W25 Aug 26ABirmingham6-1
- W22 Aug 26HTottenham3-0
Head-to-head
Before and after
Reading
- Previous: Cambridge United 2-1 Reading, 12 Sep 2026 · League One
- Next: Reading 2-0 Notts County, 19 Sep 2026 · League One
Brentford
- Previous: Bournemouth 2-2 Brentford, 12 Sep 2026 · Premier League
- Next: Brentford 3-0 Chelsea, 18 Sep 2026 · Premier League
Data updated