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Bromley Women 1-0 Reading Women: Match Report
Reading Women exited the FA Cup with a narrow 1-0 defeat to Bromley Women in front of a bumper crowd at the Copperjax Stadium on Sunday. A passive first half proved costly for the Royals, with Beth Hull’s strike enough to send the Ravens through to the next round despite late pressure and a frantic […]
Leam Richardson Pleased With Bulk Of Reading’s Bradford Performance
The Royals picked up a point against automatic-promotion-chasing Bradford City in a 1-1 draw at the SCL Stadium on Saturday. The visitors took an early lead through Jake Beesley before Udoka Godwin-Malife equalised for Reading in the second half to ensure the points were shared. Here is what Royals boss Leam Richardson had to say […]
The Weekly Bobbins: Still A Work In Progress
Ultimately, we’ll take a point against the high-flying chickens, but it could and maybe should have been more. However, there are still some very familiar flaws in our game. We did well to contain Bradford City, barring the opening stanza when everyone defensively was sound asleep and Jake Beesley capped off a fine move with […]
Reading 1-1 Bradford City: Player Ratings
Joel Pereira: 6 Couldn’t do anything for the first goal and I honestly don’t recall him having to do anything in the rest of the half. Made a couple of saves in the second, the highlight of which was in the 73rd minute when he protected his near post with his legs. Generally not called […]
Reading 1-1 Bradford City: Mismatched But Good Enough
Having watched Reading in this league for over three seasons now, I regularly bemoan the lack of quality on display from teams across the division (and I absolutely include ourselves in that). However, my overriding thought after this afternoon is that Bradford City are a serious outfit at this level. And, I think if the […]
Opposition Lowdown: League Leaders Bradford City
Form Bradford City finished fourth in the league last season, securing a place in the playoffs, however they lost to Bolton Wanderers in the semi-finals after two 0-1 losses. Last season marked their first year back in the third tier after spending six seasons in League Two, following their relegation in 2019, when they finished bottom […]
Reading vs Bradford City: 2026/27 Match Preview
It was an annoying game on Saturday with the Royals losing out to a last-minute goal from Wycombe Wanderers’ new signing, Danny Ings. Jayden Wareham scored against us again and, despite Paudie O’Connor and Jacob Brown getting goals, the game finished in a draw. If you look stats-wise, it probably deserved to be a draw, […]
Who’s Your September 2026 Reading Player Of The Month?
It’s time for our second player of the month award of the season, covering Reading’s six games across all competitions in September. The Royals had five League One matches (three wins, one draw, one loss) as well as being beaten 2-1 in the League Cup by Brentford. And it was, overall, a good month performance-wise. […]
The Tilehurst End Podcast Episode 474: Don’t Stop Believing
Reading draw away with Wycombe Wanderers, having to share the points with those Swan-loving boys. Was it a good point on the road or two points dropped? Ben and Ross argue that it really depends on your expectations for the season. Plus, a bumper mailbag sees listeners ask the boys about Reading’s shape when defending […]
Reading Women 1-1 Oxford City: Match Report
Reading Women were held to a 1-1 draw by local rivals Oxford City on Sunday, with both sides finding the net in a busy three-minute spell before half-time at the SCL Stadium. In what was a robust encounter, the Royals went ahead just six minutes before the break when midfield dynamo Ellie Szekeres struck for […]
The Weekly Bobbins: Fear And Passiveness
The more things change, the more things stay the same. Another beyond frustrating result at Wycombe Wanderers. It was the same last year when Matty Jacob fell asleep at the back post and it was the same this season when Benn Ward lost his man and it was, as they say in places, “Desmond”. We had […]
‘It Feels Like A Defeat’: Leam Richardson On Reading’s Wycombe Draw
The Royals picked up a point on the road, but it could have been all three, following a 2-2 draw against Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park on Saturday. Paudie O’Connor gave Reading the lead early in the second half before Jayden Wareham levelled for the hosts. Jacob Brown restored the Royals’ advantage with 10 minutes […]
Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Reading: Unprofessional
So then, Reading are still waiting for their first three points on the road this season. A 2-2 draw in which we went ahead twice (through Paudie O’Connor and Jacob Brown) and were pegged back twice (through perhaps the most predictable pair of opposition scorers possible in former Royal Jayden Wareham and debutant Danny Ings) […]
Wycombe Wanderers 2-2 Reading: Player Ratings
Joel Pereira: 6 Nothing to do in the first half. I suspect he just enjoyed the sun. Much busier in the second half. Pereira did well to come well out of his area to anticipate a long ball forward not going out of play and clear the danger in the 64th minute and also saved […]
Opposition Lowdown: Tom Hounsell’s Wycombe Wanderers
Form Wycombe Wanderers finished 11th in League One last season, one place ahead of Reading, with both sides ending the season on 63 points. This season marks the Chairboy’s sixth straight term in the third tier, having been relegated from the Championship in 2021, after finishing 22nd. They have had a disappointing start to the current […]
Wycombe Wanderers vs Reading: 2026/27 Match Preview
Even the international break can’t stop the Royals from playing. An away trip to Wycombe Wanderers brings back a familiar face to watch in Jayden Wareham, who Reading are keen to show they have replaced, despite him playing well last season and in this one so far. Reading have already beaten Wycombe this season, on […]
An Insightful Trip To Bearwood
After attending over a thousand games and writing many thousands of words about the football club, I reckon I had a pretty good handle on what happens in and around our club on a daily basis. I thought the modern-day footballer had a relatively easy life. They get paid handsomely for turning up for training, […]
The Tilehurst End Podcast Episode 473: The Quiet Carriage
Reading take down Notts County in their first meeting for over 20 years (though still in the same stadium). Ben and Ross discuss the victory, and the signs that pointed toward it during a positive performance in the midweek loss to Premier League Brentford. Plus, in an email-heavy mailbag, the boys discuss the highs and […]
Approval Rating: Support For Rob Couhig And Co Continuing To Rise
Recently we ran our third approval rating on Reading’s current owners – predominantly Rob Couhig, but also Todd Trosclair and Rick Catania – and the results look good from their point of view. After kicking off with 3.46/5 in September 2025 and then pushing up to 3.63 last May, you’ve now given them a score […]
Reading Women 4-1 Beaconsfield Town Women: Match Report
Reading Women made it two wins from two matches at the SCL Stadium this season with a 4-1 victory over Beaconsfield Town in the second round qualifying of the FA Cup on Sunday. First-half goals from Sophie Bishop and Alice Curr, as well as a brace for Tia Johnson, were enough to secure a place […]
Notts County Fans Verdict: Two For Joy Against The Magpies
After a loss away at Cambridge United last time out in the league, and a valiant but ultimately not good enough effort against Premier League Brentford in the cup, a win was much needed going into Saturday’s game against Notts County. It’s an odd, yet very nice, feeling going into games confident we’re going to […]
Leam Richardson Pleased With Reading’s In-Game Improvements In Notts County Win
The Royals returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Notts County at the SCL Stadium on Saturday. A Jack Marriott brace secured all three points on a great afternoon for Reading, with the result moving Leam Richardson’s side up to eighth in the table, just outside the play-off places with a game in […]
The Weekly Bobbins: Jack In The Box
Reading had a fine performance against Premier League opposition and lost, but played less than their best and saw off Notts County comfortably. That’s the way it goes sometimes, but in truth, we’d rather win in the league – where our bread and butter is – than a cup competition where we would come unstuck […]
Reading 2-0 Notts County: Notts And Crosses
We’re not really used to ‘routine wins’ in these parts, are we? In recent years, Reading have generally needed either to play particularly well for a victory or to get lucky, so today’s game – a run-of-the-mill one by comparison – feels somewhat unfamiliar, but certainly not in a bad way. Reading may not have […]
Reading 2-0 Notts County: Player Ratings
Joel Pereira: 6 Had next to nothing to do in the first half. Did take a nasty fall to create an actual genuine goalkeeper injury timeout. With Reading taking the lead early in the second period, Notts County had to come out of their half more. Pereira still didn’t see many shots though, mostly sucking […]
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