2020–21_Reading_F.C._season
2020–21 Reading F.C. season
Reading 2020–21 football season
The 2020–21 season was Reading's 150th year in existence and eighth consecutive season in the Championship,[1] and covers the period from 23 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Quick Facts Owner, Manager ...
| 2020–21 season | |||
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| Owner | Dai Yongge and Dai Xiuli (majority) | ||
| Manager | Veljko Paunović (from 29 August) | ||
| Stadium | Madejski Stadium | ||
| EFL Championship | 7th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round vs Luton Town | ||
| EFL Cup | Second round vs Luton Town | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lucas João (19) All: Lucas João (22) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,000 vs Nottingham Forest (5 December 2020) 2,000 vs Birmingham City (9 December 2020) 2,000 vs Norwich City (16 December 2020) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 0 (22 games behind closed doors) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 240 (8 May 2021) | ||
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Pre-season
On 24 July, the EFL confirmed that the Championship would begin on the weekend of Saturday 12 September 2020.[2]
Transfers and contracts
On 28 July, Reading announced the signing of Josh Laurent to a two-year contract, after his Shrewsbury Town contract expired at the end of the 2019–20 season.[3]
On 3 August, Reading confirmed that Gabriel Osho had declined a new contract with the club after his old contract had expired on 31 July, and had left the club.[4]
On 28 August, Reading confirmed the signing of Ovie Ejaria to a four-year contract from Liverpool.[5]
August
Reading announced their first pre-season friendly on 13 August, an away trip on 28 August to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to face Tottenham Hotspur.[6]
On 18 August, Reading were drawn at home against Colchester United in the first round of the EFL Cup.[7] The following day Reading announced they'd play Gillingham at home on 22 August in their first pre-season friendly game.[8]
On 21 August, the EFL Championship fixture list was released, with Reading starting their campaign with an away trip to Derby County on 12 September.[9] The following day, Reading faced Gillingham in a friendly at the Madejski Stadium. Two quick-fire goals from Lucas João and Andy Rinomhota gave Reading a 2–0 half time lead. In the second half, John Akinde pulled one back for Gillingham from the penalty with the games ended 2–1 to Reading.[10]
On 28 August, Reading faced Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tottenham opened the scoring through an Omar Richards own goal, before goals from Dele Alli and Son Heung-min saw Tottenham take a 3–0 first half lead. In the second half Erik Lamela scored a free-kick before a late George Pușcaș penalty gave Reading a consolation goal to finish the game 4–1 to Tottenham.[11] After the game the club announced that their planned friendly with West Ham United on 1 September was cancelled.
On 29 August, Reading announced the appointment of Veljko Paunović as manager.[12]
On 31 August, Reading announced that as part of their Portuguese training camp, they would face Portimonense in a friendly at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão on 1 September.[13] On the same day, the club confirmed that Mark Bowen had left the club after turning down a new role after being replaced as manager.[14]
September
Reading started the season with a 3–1 home victory over Colchester United in the First Round EFL Cup under the leadership of Eddie Niedzwiecki whilst Veljko Paunović completed his quarantine period. After initially going 1–0 down to a Jevani Brown, Lucas João scored a hat trick to ensure victory and Reading progressed to the Second round of the cup.[Report 1] The following day Reading were drawn at home against Luton Town in the Second round of the EFL Cup, with a home time against Manchester United in the third round if they defeat Luton.[15]
On 8 September, Reading announced the appointment of Quinton Fortune and Nuno Gomes as First Team coaches.[16]
On 10 September, Jordan Holsgrove left the club to sign permanently for Celta Vigo.[17]
Reading's first league game of the season took place on 12 September, against Derby County at Pride Park. Lucas João opened the scoring in the 40th minute, for his fourth goal in two matches, before providing the assist for Ovie Ejaria to double Reading's lead in the 1st minute of added on time at the end of the First Half, and giving Reading a 2–0 victory, to end the first round of games Second in the league.[Report 2]
On 15 September, Reading faced Luton Town at home in the second round of the EFL Cup. A 24th-minute goal from Jordan Clark saw Luton run out winners against a youthful Reading team that saw first team debuts for Dejan Tetek, Nelson Abbey and Lynford Sackey.[Report 3]
Reading's second league game of the season took place on 19 September, with Reading hosting Barnsley. Barnsley defender Michał Helik saw a straight red card in the 42nd minute after pulling back Lucas João, before substitute Yakou Méïté opened the scoring in the 67th minute. One minute later, Mads Juel Andersen was shown a second yellow card, after handling ball, seeing Barnsley down to nine men. Ten minutes later, in the 77th minute, Michael Olise struck a first time volley from the edge of the area to score his first Reading goal and to make it two wins out of two for Reading in the league.[Report 4]
On 22 September, Lewis Gibson joined Reading on a season-long loan deal from Everton.[18]
On 23 September, Marc McNulty was arrested as part of a match fixing prob by Police Scotland.[19]
Reading won their third league game in a row on 26 September, defeating Cardiff City 2–1 at the Cardiff City Stadium. Michael Morrison gave Reading the lead just after halftime with a header from a Michael Olise free kick, with Lucas João doubling the lead just after the hour mark. Lee Tomlin pulled one back for Cardiff City with ten minutes to go, but Reading held out to maintain their one-hundred percent start to the Championship season.[Report 5]
On 30 September, Jeriel Dorsett signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2022.[20]
October
On 3 October, Reading hosted Watford at the Madejski Stadium and maintained their perfect start to the Championship season, with a 1–0 victory thanks to a goal from George Pușcaș.[Report 6]
On 4 October, Alfa Semedo joined Reading on a season-long loan deal from Benfica.[21] The following day, 5 October, Reading signed Tomás Esteves on loan from Porto for the remainder of the season,[22] whilst Marc McNulty joined Dundee United on loan for the season.[23]
On 9 October, manager Veljko Paunović was announced as the Championships manager of the month for September.[24]
On 16 October, domestic transfer deadline-day, Sam Smith moved to Tranmere Rovers on loan until 7 January 2021.[25] Reading travelled to Middlesbrough on 17 October, playing out a 0–0 draw to drop their first points of the season.[Report 7] Three days later, they hosted Wycombe Wanderers at the Madejski Stadium, after a goalless first half, Lucas João scored in the 64th minute with their only shot on target to take all three points.[Report 8] Matchday 7 saw Reading host Rotherham United at the Madejski Stadium on 24 October. Yakou Méïté opened the scoring shortly before halftime, before he doubled the lead in the 79th minute with a bicycle kick from a corner, before an injury time Lucas João penalty finished the game off.[Report 9]
On 27 October, Jökull Andrésson joined Exeter City on an emergency seven-day loan deal.[26][27]
Reading lost their first league game of the season on 30 October, falling to a 3–2 defeat away to Coventry City at St Andrew's. Coventry took the lead through Gustavo Hamer in the first half, before Lucas João scored his ninth goal of the season to tie the game in the 66th minute. Matt Godden and Sam McCallum both scored late in the game to give Coventry City a 3–1 lead heading in to injury time, where George Pușcaș scored to finish the game 3–2.[Report 10]
Towards the end of October, Reading signed teenage Guinea-Bissau winger Mamadi Camará to a two-year contract from Feirense.[28]
November
On 2 November, Andrésson's loan at Exeter City was extended for a further week.[29]
Reading lost their second league game in a row on 4 November, with Preston North End running out 3–0 winners at Madejski Stadium.[Report 11] 3 days later, Reading suffered their third defeat in a row, and second 3–0 defeat in a row as Stoke City came away from the Madejski Stadium with the win.[Report 12]
Andrésson extended his loan at Exeter City for a third week on 10 November,[30] a fourth on 17 November,[31] and for a fifth time on 24 November.[32]
December
On 15 December, Nelson Abbey signed his first professional contract with Reading, until the summer of 2022, and Reading confirmed that Omri Luzon had joined the U23 squad on a contract until June 2021.[33]
On 23 December, Sam Walker joined Blackpool on a seven-day emergency loan.[34] After making his debut for Blackpool on 29 December, Walkers loan deal was extended for a further seven days.[35]
January
On 12 January, Reading's EFL Championship game against Brentford scheduled for 16 January, was postponed due to the COVID-19 cases within the Brentford squad.[36]
Transfers
On 11 January, Sam Walker moved to AFC Wimbledon on loan for the remainder of the season.[37]
On 22 January, Jökull Andrésson joined Morecambe on a week-long emergency loan deal.[38] After facing Exeter City in his second and final game whilst on loan for Morecambe, Andrésson returned to Exeter City on loan for the remainder of the season on 29 January.[39] On the same day, Sam Smith joined Cheltenham Town on loan for the remainder of the season.[40]
February
On 3 February, Mamadi Camará signed his first professional contract with Reading, until the summer of 2022.[41]
On 25 February, Nahum Melvin-Lambert signed his first professional contract with the Reading, until the summer of 2022 before joining St Patrick's Athletic on loan until June.[42]
April
On 30 April, Michael Olise was named as the EA Sports Young Player of the Season and listed in the Sky Bet Championship Team of the Season.[43]
May
On 7 May, Reading announced that Luke Southwood had signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023.[44]
Prior to Reading's last game of the season, on 8 May, Josh Laurent was announced as the club's player of the season.[45]
On 11 May, Reading announced that Michael Morrison had signed a new one-year contract with the club, whilst new contracts had also been offered to Tom McIntyre, Omar Richards, James Holden, Thierry Nevers and Femi Azeez with Ethan Bristow having a clause triggered in his contract to keep him at the club. Scholars Kian Leavy, Harvey Collins, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Malachi Talent-Aryeety and Lynford Sackey were all offered professional contracts too. Reading also announced that Sone Aluko, Sam Baldock, Sam Walker, Tennai Watson, Ryan East, Conor Lawless, Oliver Pendlebury, Jayden Onen, Sam Smith, Joseph Ajose, Josh Hewitt, Omri Luzon, Augustus McGiff, Alfie Anderson, Jordan Hamilton-Olise and Yaw Turkson would all leave the club at the end of their contracts.[46] The following day, 12 May, James Holden joined Maidenhead United on loan for the remainder of the season.[47]
On 25 May, Reading announced that they had activated a clause in Thierry Nevers' contract, extending his contract until the summer of 2022 whilst also confirming he would be joining West Ham United for an undisclosed fee once the transfer window opens on 9 June.[48][49]
Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2020 and List of English football transfers winter 2020–21
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More information Date, Position ...
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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| 28 July 2020 | MF |  | Josh Laurent | Shrewsbury Town | Free | [3] |
| 28 August 2020 | MF | | Ovie Ejaria | Liverpool | Undisclosed | [5] |
| October 2020 | FW |  | Mamadi Camará | Feirense | Undisclosed | [28] |
| November 2020 | MF | | Jayden Onen | Brentford B | Free | |
| December 2021 | DF |  | Omri Luzon | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Free | [33] |
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Loans in
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| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
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| 22 September 2020 | DF | | Lewis Gibson | Everton | End of season | [18] |
| 4 October 2020 | MF | | Alfa Semedo | Benfica | End of season | [21] |
| 5 October 2020 | DF |  | Tomás Esteves | Porto | End of season | [22] |
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| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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| 10 September 2020 | MF |  | Jordan Holsgrove | Celta Vigo | Undisclosed | [17] |
| 25 May 2021† | FW | | Thierry Nevers | West Ham United | Undisclosed | [48][49] |
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- † Nevers' move was announced on the above date, but was not active until 9 June 2021.
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| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
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| 5 October 2020 | FW | | Marc McNulty | Dundee United | End of season | [23] |
| 16 October 2020 | FW | | Sam Smith | Tranmere Rovers | 7 January 2021 | [25][50] |
| 27 October 2020 | GK |  | Jökull Andrésson | Exeter City | 1 December 2020 | [26][27][29][30][31][32] |
| 23 December 2020 | GK | | Sam Walker | Blackpool | 6 January 2021 | [34][35] |
| 11 January 2021 | GK | | Sam Walker | AFC Wimbledon | End of season | [37] |
| 22 January 2021 | GK | | Jökull Andrésson | Morecambe | 29 January 2021 | [38] |
| 29 January 2021 | GK | | Jökull Andrésson | Exeter City | End of season | [39] |
| 29 January 2021 | FW | | Sam Smith | Cheltenham Town | End of season | [40] |
| 25 February 2021 | FW | | Nahum Melvin-Lambert | St Patrick's Athletic | June 2021 | [42] |
| 12 May 2021 | GK | | James Holden | Maidenhead United | End of season | [47] |
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| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref |
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| 30 June 2021 | GK | | Sam Walker | Kilmarnock | 6 July 2021 | [46][51] |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | | Joseph Ajose | Queens Park Rangers | 27 August 2021 | [46][52] |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | | Josh Hewitt | Marquette Golden Eagles | [46][53] | |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | | Omar Richards | Bayern Munich | 1 July 2021 | [54][55] |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | | Tennai Watson | Milton Keynes Dons | 28 July 2021 | [46][56] |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | | Omri Luzon | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 30 September 2021 | [46] |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | | Ryan East | Swindon Town | 7 August 2021 | [46][57] |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | | Jordan Hamilton-Olise | [46] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | MF | | Conor Lawless | Luton Town | 21 September 2021 | [46][58] |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | | Jayden Onen | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 December 2021 | [46][59] |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | | Oliver Pendlebury | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 July 2021 | [46][60] |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | | Yaw Turkson | [46] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | FW | | Alfie Anderson | Slough Town | [46] | |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | | Sam Baldock | Derby County | 17 August 2021 | [46][61] |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | | Sam Smith | Cambridge United | 7 July 2021 | [46][62] |
| 30 June 2021 | FW |  | Sone Aluko | Ipswich Town | 6 August 2021 | [46][63] |
| 30 June 2021 | FW |  | Augustus McGiff | College of Mount Saint Vincent | [46] |
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Trial
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| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | Date to | Ref. |
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| 1 September 2020 | MF |  |
Rodrigo Riquelme | [64] | |
| 1 September 2020 | FW | |
Jordan Adebayo-Smith | [65] | |
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- As of match played 8 May 2021[66]
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| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Sam Walker | |
GK | (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 29) | Colchester United | 2018[67] | 2021[67] | 14 | 0 | |
| 22 | Luke Southwood | |
GK | (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 23) | Academy | 2016[68] | 2023[44] | 4 | 0 | |
| 33 | Rafael Cabral |  |
GK | (1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 30) | Sampdoria | 2019[69] | 2022[69] | 91 | 0 | |
| 40 | Jökull Andrésson | |
GK | (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2018[70] | 2022[71] | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Tomás Esteves | |
DF | (2002-04-03)3 April 2002 (aged 19) | loan from Porto | 2020[22] | 2021[22] | 30 | 1 | |
| 3 | Omar Richards | |
DF | (1998-02-15)15 February 1998 (aged 23) | Academy | 2016[68] | 2021[72] | 104 | 3 | |
| 4 | Michael Morrison | |
DF | (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 33) | Birmingham City | 2019[73] | 2022[46] | 83 | 6 | |
| 5 | Tom McIntyre[lower-alpha 1] | |
DF | (1998-11-06)6 November 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2016[68] | 2021[74] | 44 | 2 | |
| 6 | Liam Moore[lower-alpha 2] |  |
DF | (1993-01-31)31 January 1993 (aged 28) | Leicester City | 2016[75] | 2023[76] | 214 | 6 | |
| 15 | Lewis Gibson | |
DF | (2000-07-19)19 July 2000 (aged 20) | loan from Everton | 2020[18] | 2021[18] | 13 | 0 | |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom[lower-alpha 3] |  |
DF | (1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 29) | Barnsley | 2018[77] | 2022[77] | 94 | 3 | |
| 29 | Tom Holmes | |
DF | (2000-03-12)12 March 2000 (aged 21) | Academy | 2017 | 2022[74] | 41 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 7 | Michael Olise[lower-alpha 4] |  |
MF | (2001-12-12)12 December 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2018[78] | 2022[79] | 73 | 7 | |
| 8 | Andy Rinomhota | |
MF | (1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 24) | Academy | 2017[80] | 2022[81] | 118 | 4 | |
| 10 | John Swift | |
MF | (1995-06-23)23 June 1995 (aged 25) | Chelsea | 2016[82] | 2022[83] | 164 | 23 | |
| 14 | Ovie Ejaria | |
MF | (1997-11-18)18 November 1997 (aged 23) | Liverpool | 2020[5] | 2024[5] | 93 | 7 | |
| 20 | Felipe Araruna | |
MF | (1996-03-12)12 March 1996 (aged 25) | São Paulo | 2020[84] | 2022[84] | 7 | 0 | |
| 28 | Josh Laurent | |
MF | (1995-05-06)6 May 1995 (aged 26) | Shrewsbury Town | 2020[3] | 2022[3] | 46 | 3 | |
| 30 | Alfa Semedo | |
MF | (1997-08-30)30 August 1997 (aged 23) | loan from Benfica | 2020[21] | 2021[21] | 40 | 2 | |
| 34 | Dejan Tetek |  |
MF | (2002-09-24)24 September 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Sam Baldock | |
FW | (1989-03-15)15 March 1989 (aged 32) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2018[85] | 2021[85] | 74 | 11 | |
| 11 | Yakou Méïté[lower-alpha 5] |  |
FW | (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 25) | Paris Saint-Germain | 2016[86] | 2023[87] | 125 | 43 | |
| 18 | Lucas João | |
FW | (1993-09-04)4 September 1993 (aged 27) | Sheffield Wednesday | 2019[88] | 2023[88] | 59 | 28 | |
| 24 | Sone Aluko[lower-alpha 6] | |
FW | (1989-02-19)19 February 1989 (aged 32) | Fulham | 2017 | 2021[89] | 102 | 6 | |
| 47 | George Pușcaș |  |
FW | (1996-04-08)8 April 1996 (aged 25) | Inter Milan | 2019[90] | 2024[90] | 64 | 18 | |
| Sam Smith | |
FW | (1998-03-08)8 March 1998 (aged 23) | Academy | 2016 | 2021[91] | 11 | 2 | ||
| U23 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Coniah Boyce-Clarke | |
GK | (2003-03-01)1 March 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | [92] | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Imari Samuels | |
DF | (2003-02-05)5 February 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Nelson Abbey | |
DF | (2003-08-28)28 August 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2019 | 2022[33] | 1 | 0 | |
| 38 | Ethan Bristow | |
DF | (2001-11-27)27 November 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2018 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 39 | Oliver Pendlebury | |
MF | (2002-01-19)19 January 2002 (aged 19) | Academy | 2019 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Joseph Ajose | |
DF | (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 20) | Port Vale | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | Lynford Sackey | |
FW | (2003-02-18)18 February 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 43 | Tennai Watson | |
DF | (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27) | Academy | 2015 | 2021[93] | 9 | 0 | |
| 44 | Ryan East | |
MF | (1998-08-07)7 August 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2016[68] | 2021[94] | 1 | 0 | |
| 45 | Femi Azeez | |
MF | (2001-06-05)5 June 2001 (aged 19) | Wealdstone | 2019[95] | 2021[92] | 1 | 0 | |
| 46 | Jayden Onen | |
MF | (2001-02-17)17 February 2001 (aged 20) | Brentford B | 2020 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 48 | Jeriel Dorsett | |
DF | (2002-05-04)4 May 2002 (aged 19) | Academy | 2019[96] | 2022[20] | 2 | 0 | |
| 49 | Conor Lawless | |
MF | (2001-09-13)13 September 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2018 | 2021[97] | 1 | 0 | |
| 50 | Mamadi Camará | |
FW | (2003-12-31)31 December 2003 (aged 17) | Feirense | 2020[28] | 2022[41] | 2 | 0 | |
| Josh Hewitt | |
DF | (2001-09-19)19 September 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | 2020[98] | 2021[98] | 0 | 0 | ||
| Omri Luzon | |
DF | (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 22) | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2020[33] | 2021[33] | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thierry Nevers | |
MF | (2001-02-05)5 February 2001 (aged 20) | Academy | 2019 | 2022[48] | 0 | 0 | ||
| Claudio Osorio | |
MF | (2002-09-26)26 September 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kian Leavy |  |
MF | (2002-03-21)21 March 2002 (aged 19) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Augustus McGiff | |
FW | (2002-07-01)1 July 2002 (aged 18) | New York City FC Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| U18 | ||||||||||
| Harvey Collins | |
GK | (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Matt Rowley | |
GK | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kelvin Abrefa |  [lower-alpha 7] |
DF | (2003-12-09)9 December 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jordan Addo-Antoine | |
DF | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jordan Hamilton-Olise | |
DF | (2003-02-09)9 February 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Louie Holzman | |
DF | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sam Paul | |
DF | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Michael Stickland | |
DF | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Hamid Abdel-Salam | |
MF | (2003-10-19)19 October 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jack Senga |  |
MF | (2004-01-27)27 January 2004 (aged 17) | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Malachi Talent-Aryeetey | |
MF | (2002-09-10)10 September 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Yaw Turkson | |
MF | (2003-03-06)6 March 2003 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Benjamin Purcell |  |
MF | (2004-08-25)25 August 2004 (aged 16) | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alfie Anderson | |
FW | (2002-09-06)6 September 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jahmari Clarke | |
FW | (2003-08-17)17 August 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Harvey Maudner | |
FW | (2003-10-07)7 October 2003 (aged 17) | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Nyarko | |
FW | (2002-10-07)7 October 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| 12 | Marc McNulty | |
FW | (1992-09-14)14 September 1992 (aged 28) | Coventry City | 2018[99] | 2022[99] | 17 | 1 | |
| 37 | Nahum Melvin-Lambert | |
FW | (2002-10-21)21 October 2002 (aged 18) | Academy | 2019 | 2022[42] | 3 | 0 | |
| James Holden | |
GK | (2001-09-04)4 September 2001 (aged 19) | Bury | 2019[95] | [92] | 0 | 0 | ||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| Jordan Holsgrove | |
MF | (1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (aged 21) | Academy | 2017[100] | 2021[74] | 0 | 0 | ||
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- Liam Moore was born in Loughborough, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica, and made his international debut for Jamaica in March 2021.
- Michael Olise qualifies to represent England, Nigeria and France, making his international debut for France U18 in June 2019 at the 2019 Toulon Tournament.
- Yakou Méïte was born in Paris, France, but qualified to represent the Ivory Coast, representing the Ivory Coast at U17, U20 and U23 level.
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Reading v Gillingham
| 22 August 2020 | Reading | 2–1 | Gillingham | Reading |
| 13:30 BST (UTC+1) | João  22' Rinomhota 23' |
Report | Akinde 51' (pen.) |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors, and split into three 30-minute periods. | ||||
Tottenham Hotspur v Reading
| 28 August 2020 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | Reading | London |
| 15:30 BST (UTC+1) | Richards 7' (o.g.) Alli 21' Son 39' Lamela 52' |
Report | Pușcaș 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors | ||||
Portimonense v Reading
| 1 September 2020 | Portimonense | 0–0 | Reading | Portimão, Portugal |
| 18:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 0 | ||
| Note: Match played behind closed doors | ||||
U23
Leyton Orient v Reading U23
| 15 August 2020 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Reading U23 | London |
| 13:00 BST (UTC+1) | Clay 25' Angol 89' |
Report | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0 |
Crawley Town v Reading U23
| 17 November 2020 | Crawley Town | 0–0 | Reading U23 | Three Bridges |
| 12:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Jubilee Field Attendance: 0 |
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| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| EFL Championship | 12 September 2020 | May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 041.30 |
| FA Cup | 9 January 2021 | 9 January 2021 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 5 September 2020 | 15 September 2020 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 49 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 65 | 57 | +8 | 040.82 | ||||
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Last updated: 8 May 2021
Source: Competitions
Championship
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Swansea City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Barnsley | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 78 | |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 77 | |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 70 | |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 68 | |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 68 | |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 64 |
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Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[101]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[101]
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 70 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −2 |
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Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: Results
Results by matchday
More information Matchday, Ground ...
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | D | D | L | D |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Results
Derby County v Reading
| 12 September 2020 1 | Derby County | 0–2 | Reading | Derby |
| BST (UTC+1) | Shinnie  37' Sibley 45+3' Byrne 47' |
Report | João 40' Ejaria 45+1' Olise 64' Richards 90+3' |
Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Barnsley
| 19 September 2020 2 | Reading | 2–0 | Barnsley | Reading |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Laurent 49' Méïté 67' Olise 77' |
Report | Andersen 23'  68' Helik  42' Ritzmaier 45+1' Mowatt 74' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Cardiff City v Reading
| 26 September 2020 3 | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Reading | Cardiff |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Hoilett 18' K.Moore 53' Tomlin 81' |
Report | Morrison 47' João 66' Olise 90+5' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Watford
| 3 October 2020 4 | Reading | 1–0 | Watford | Reading |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Laurent 39' Pușcaș 41' Richards 62' Tetek 88' |
Report | Wilmot 40' João Pedro 88' Chalobah 90+3' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Middlesbrough v Reading
| 17 October 2020 5 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Reading | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Morsy 75' McNair 80' |
Report | Moore 47' Richards 73' Holmes 76' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Wycombe Wanderers
| 20 October 2020 6 | Reading | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Reading |
| 20:00 BST (UTC+1) | João 35' 64' Rinomhota 79' |
Report | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies | |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Rotherham United
| 24 October 2020 7 | Reading | 3–0 | Rotherham United | Reading |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Méïté 41', 79' João 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | Wood 90' Ihiekwe 90+3' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Blackburn Rovers v Reading
| 27 October 2020 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–4 | Reading | Blackburn |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Armstrong 3', 66' Holtby 5' Trybull 20' |
Report | Méïté 1' Olise 15' Laurent 18' Rafael 76' João 79' 82' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Coventry City v Reading
| 30 October 2020 9 | Coventry City | 3–2 | Reading | Birmingham |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Hamer 23' 42' Østigård 38' Godden 75' Rose 79' Hyam 82' McCallum 85' Maroši 87' |
Report | João 66' Pușcaș 90+2' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb |
| Note: Match played at St Andrew's in Birmingham due to Coventry City ground sharing with Birmingham City.[102] Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. |
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Reading v Preston North End
| 4 November 2020 10 | Reading | 0–3 | Preston North End | Reading |
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Laurent 86' |
Report | Fisher 15' Sinclair 65' Jakobsen 68' Browne 87' Potts 90+2' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Stoke City
| 7 November 2020 11 | Reading | 0–3 | Stoke City | Reading |
| 12:30 GMT (UTC) | Report | Thompson 4' Campbell 23' Fletcher 35' McClean 86' Brown 90+5' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud | |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Bournemouth v Reading
| 21 November 2020 12 | Bournemouth | 4–2 | Reading | Bournemouth |
| 12:30 GMT (UTC) | Begović 4' Solanke 56', 89' Danjuma 59' 74' L.Cook 77' Lerma 79' |
Report | João 4' (pen.) Aluko 43' Rinomhota 54' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Millwall v Reading
| 25 November 2020 13 | Millwall | 1–1 | Reading | Bermondsey |
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | Cooper 10' J.Wallace 45+1' Williams 52' Hutchinson 70' Leonard 85' |
Report | Semedo 30' João 54' Morrison 55' Ejaria 59' Holmes 75' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Bristol City
| 28 November 2020 14 | Reading | 3–1 | Bristol City | Reading |
| 12:30 GMT (UTC) | Ejaria 54' Méïté 76' João 90+2' |
Report | Moore 65' Martin 70' Wells 73' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Sheffield Wednesday v Reading
| 2 December 2020 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Reading | Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Paterson 12' 59' Shaw 30' Luongo 53' |
Report | João 44' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Nottingham Forest
| 5 December 2020 16 | Reading | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest | Reading |
| 12:30 GMT (UTC) | João 16' (pen.) Morrison 53' Richards 83' |
Report | Yates 14' Cafú 90+1' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Gavin Ward |
Reading v Birmingham City
| 9 December 2020 17 | Reading | 1–2 | Birmingham City | Reading |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Méïté 61' 90+3' João  71' |
Report | Toral 29', 37' Hogan 39' Dean 66' 70' Etheridge 80' Leko 88' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tim Robinson |
Queens Park Rangers v Reading
| 12 December 2020 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–1 | Reading | White City |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Carroll 67' |
Report | Olise 89' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tony Harrington |
Reading v Norwich City
| 16 December 2020 19 | Reading | 1–2 | Norwich City | Reading |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Olise 14' Onen 83' |
Report | Buendía 11' Pukki 55' (pen.) |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
Brentford v Reading
| 19 December 2020 20 | Brentford | 3–1 | Reading | Brentford |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Jensen 11' 45' Mbeumo 23', 29' Janelt 90+3' |
Report | Baldock 53' Aluko 64' |
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Luton Town
| 26 December 2020 21 | Reading | 2–1 | Luton Town | Reading |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | McIntyre 9' 44' Semedo 41' |
Report | Cranie 25' LuaLua 75' 90' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Swansea City v Reading
| 30 December 2020 22 | Swansea City | 0–0 | Reading | Swansea |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC) | Bennett 45+1' |
Report | Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb | |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Huddersfield Town v Reading
| 2 January 2021 23 | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Reading | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Campbell 6' Mbenza 44' Toffolo 69' |
Report | João 52', 65' Holmes 62' |
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Coventry City
| 19 January 2021 25 | Reading | 3–0 | Coventry City | Reading |
| 18:00 GMT (UTC) | João 16' 87' Holmes 29' Rinomhota 46' Swift 71' Morrison 90' |
Report | McFadzean 60' 71' Østigård 80' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Preston North End v Reading
| 24 January 2021 26 | Preston North End | 0–0 | Reading | Preston |
| 12:30 GMT (UTC) | Molumby 65' Huntington 83' Ledson 87' Whiteman 87' |
Report | João 83' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Bournemouth
| 29 January 2021 27 | Reading | 3–1 | Bournemouth | Reading |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC) | Laurent 24' McIntyre 32' Swift 34' João 43' |
Report | Rico 31' Stanislas 85' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Stoke City v Reading
| 6 February 2021 28 | Stoke City | 0–0 | Reading | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | McClean 24' Batth 64' Brown 86' |
Report | Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson | |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Brentford
| 10 February 2021 24 | Reading | 1–3 | Brentford | Reading |
| 19:00 GMT (UTC) | João 25' (pen.) Richards 74' |
Report | Dasilva 36', 86' Toney 88' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| Note: Match originally scheduled and postponed on 16 January due to the COVID-19 cases within the Brentford squad.[36] Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. |
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Reading v Millwall
| 13 February 2021 29 | Reading | 1–2 | Millwall | Reading |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Semedo 18' |
Report | Hutchinson 65' Smith 76' Bennett 85' Wallace 90' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Bristol City v Reading
| 16 February 2021 30 | Bristol City | 0–2 | Reading | Bristol |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Hunt 20' Lansbury 67' T.Moore 76' Bakinson 90+3' |
Report | Richards 37' João 42' Morrison 45' Ejaria 69' Olise 75' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Middlesbrough
| 20 February 2021 31 | Reading | 0–2 | Middlesbrough | Reading |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Richards 43' Rinomhota 59' |
Report | Fletcher 22' 90+1' Bola 29' Howson 71' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Wycombe Wanderers v Reading
| 23 February 2021 32 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | Reading | High Wycombe |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Knight 41' McCleary 45+1' Onyedinma 49' Tafazolli 69' Ikpeazu 85' |
Report | João 70' Pușcaș 83' McIntyre 84' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Rotherham United v Reading
| 27 February 2021 33 | Rotherham United | 0–1 | Reading | Rotherham |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | A.MacDonald 64' Wiles 85' Olosunde 90' |
Report | Morrison 26' |
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Blackburn Rovers
| 2 March 2021 34 | Reading | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Reading |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC) | Semedo 17' Pușcaș 24' |
Report | Bell 52' Evans 58' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Sheffield Wednesday
| 6 March 2021 35 | Reading | 3–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Reading |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Olise 30' (pen.) Moore 37' João 65' Yiadom 88' |
Report | Börner 29' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Nottingham Forest v Reading
| 13 March 2021 36 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Reading | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Holmes 49' (o.g.) |
Report | Méïté 81' Figueiredo 90+2' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Birmingham City v Reading
| 17 March 2021 37 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Reading | Birmingham |
| 19:45 GMT (UTC) | Jutkiewicz 4' Colin 22' Gardner 28' Dean 72' |
Report | Méïté 35' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Queens Park Rangers
| 20 March 2021 38 | Reading | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Reading |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Méïté 57' |
Report | Dykes 45' Chair 52' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Barnsley v Reading
| 2 April 2021 39 | Barnsley | 1–1 | Reading | Barnsley |
| 17:30 BST (UTC+1) | Woodrow 18' Palmer 25' Mowatt 61' (pen.) Halme 68' |
Report | Ejaria 34' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Derby County
| 5 April 2021 40 | Reading | 3–1 | Derby County | Reading |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Olise 45+3' Moore 50' Pușcaș 57' Laurent 83' João 84' |
Report | Lawrence 79' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Watford v Reading
| 9 April 2021 41 | Watford | 2–0 | Reading | Watford |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Sarr 12', 14' Zinckernagel 17' Hughes 75' Success 90+3' |
Report | Rinomhota 56' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Cardiff City
| 16 April 2021 42 | Reading | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Reading |
| 18:00 BST (UTC+1) | Méïté 90+5' |
Report | Nelson 46' Pack 50' Brown 78' K.Moore 87' (pen.) |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Luton Town v Reading
| 21 April 2021 43 | Luton Town | 0–0 | Reading | Luton |
| 19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Bradley 44' Collins 90+2' |
Report | Yiadom 35' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Swansea City
| 25 April 2021 44 | Reading | 2–2 | Swansea City | Reading |
| 12:00 BST (UTC+1) | Holmes 19' Méïté 31' Esteves 90+3' |
Report | Guéhi 17' Lowe 67' Fulton 69' Ayew 83' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Norwich City v Reading
| 1 May 2021 45 | Norwich City | 4–1 | Reading | Norwich |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Aarons 17' Dowell 30', 64' Skipp 42' Quintillà 78' Pukki 85' |
Report | Laurent 12' Richards 25' Semedo 77' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Huddersfield Town
| 8 May 2021 46 | Reading | 2–2 | Huddersfield Town | Reading |
| 12:30 BST (UTC+1) | Semedo 14' Olise 19' (pen.) Méïté 26' |
Report | Koroma 15' Vallejo 80' Edmonds-Green 90+3' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup
Reading v Colchester United
| 5 September 2020 First round | Reading | 3–1 | Colchester United | Reading |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | João 45+1', 56', 75' |
Report | Brown 37' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
Reading v Luton Town
| 15 September 2020 Second round | Reading | 0–1 | Luton Town | Reading |
| 18:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Clark 24' LuaLua 62' Bradley 78' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear | |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup
The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[103]
Luton Town v Reading
| 9 January 2021 Third round | Luton Town | 1–0 | Reading | Luton |
| 12:00 GMT (UTC) | Moncur 30' |
Report | Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond | |
| Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. | ||||
- As of match played 8 May 2021[104]
Appearances and goals
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 2 | DF | POR |
Tomás Esteves | 30 | 1 | 12+17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ENG |
Omar Richards | 42 | 0 | 38+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | ENG |
Michael Morrison | 36 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | SCO |
Tom McIntyre | 28 | 2 | 16+10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | JAM |
Liam Moore | 33 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | FRA |
Michael Olise | 46 | 7 | 37+7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Andy Rinomhota | 43 | 1 | 41+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Sam Baldock | 23 | 0 | 4+16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | ENG |
John Swift | 14 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | CIV |
Yakou Méïté | 25 | 12 | 19+6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ENG |
Ovie Ejaria | 38 | 3 | 37+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | ENG |
Lewis Gibson | 13 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | GHA |
Andy Yiadom | 21 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | POR |
Lucas João | 40 | 22 | 35+4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 20 | MF | BRA |
Felipe Araruna | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 22 | GK | ENG |
Luke Southwood | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 24 | FW | NGA |
Sone Aluko | 36 | 2 | 9+24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | ENG |
Josh Laurent | 46 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF | ENG |
Tom Holmes | 40 | 0 | 30+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 30 | MF | GNB |
Alfa Semedo | 40 | 2 | 24+15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | GK | BRA |
Rafael Cabral | 45 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | MF | SRB |
Dejan Tetek | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 36 | DF | ENG |
Nelson Abbey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 38 | DF | ENG |
Ethan Bristow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 39 | MF | ENG |
Oliver Pendlebury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | FW | ENG |
Lynford Sackey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 43 | DF | ENG |
Tennai Watson | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 45 | MF | ENG |
Femi Azeez | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 46 | MF | ENG |
Jayden Onen | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 47 | FW | ROU |
George Pușcaș | 22 | 4 | 9+12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 48 | DF | ENG |
Jeriel Dorsett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 49 | MF | ENG |
Conor Lawless | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 50 | FW | GNB |
Mamadi Camará | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 12 | FW | SCO |
Marc McNulty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 37 | FW | ENG |
Nahum Melvin-Lambert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
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Goal scorers
More information Place, Position ...
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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| 1 | FW | | 18 | Lucas João | 19 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| 2 | FW | | 11 | Yakou Méïté | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | MF | | 7 | Michael Olise | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | DF | | 4 | Michael Morrison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| FW | | 47 | George Pușcaș | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | MF | | 14 | Ovie Ejaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF | | 28 | Josh Laurent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | FW | | 24 | Sone Aluko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | | 5 | Tom McIntyre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | | 30 | Alfa Semedo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | MF | | 8 | Andy Rinomhota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | | 10 | John Swift | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 17 | Andy Yiadom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | | 2 | Tomás Esteves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 62 | 0 | 3 | 65 | ||||
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Clean sheets
More information Place, Position ...
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
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| 1 | GK | | 33 | Rafael Cabral | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| TOTALS | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||||
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Disciplinary record
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| 3 | | DF | Omar Richards | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 4 | | DF | Michael Morrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | | DF | Tom McIntyre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | | DF | Liam Moore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7 | | MF | Michael Olise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8 | | MF | Andy Rinomhota | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 9 | | FW | Sam Baldock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | | MF | John Swift | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | | FW | Yakou Méïté | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | | MF | Ovie Ejaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | | DF | Andy Yiadom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | | FW | Lucas João | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 28 | | MF | Josh Laurent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 29 | | DF | Tom Holmes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 30 | | MF | Alfa Semedo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 33 | | GK | Rafael Cabral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34 | | MF | Dejan Tetek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 46 | | MF | Jayden Onen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 47 | | FW | George Pușcaș | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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| Players who left Reading during the season: | ||||||||||||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||||
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Manager of the Month
EA Sports Young Player of the Season
More information Month, Name ...
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| Young Player of the Season | Michael Olise | Won[43] |
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Sky Bet Championship Team of the Season
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