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Reading
2020–21 season
OwnerDai Yongge and Dai Xiuli (majority)
ManagerVeljko Paunović
(from 29 August)
StadiumMadejski Stadium
EFL Championship4th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lucas João (15)
All: Lucas João (18)

The 2020–21 season is 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.

Season review

Pre-season

On 24 July, the EFL confirmed that the Championship would begin on the weekend of Saturday 12th 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 where 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 17th of 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.[33]

On 23 December, Sam Walker joined Blackpool on a seven-day emergency loan.[34] After making his debut for Blackpool in 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 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]

Transfers

Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2020 and List of English football transfers winter 2020–21

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
28 July 2020 MF England Josh Laurent Shrewsbury Town Free [3]
28 August 2020 MF England Ovie Ejaria Liverpool Undisclosed [5]
October 2020 FW Guinea-Bissau Mamadi Camará Feirense Undisclosed [28]
November 2020 MF Uganda Jayden Onen Brentford B Free

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
22 September 2020 DF England Lewis Gibson Everton End of season [18]
4 October 2020 MF Guinea-Bissau Alfa Semedo Benfica End of season [21]
5 October 2020 DF Portugal Tomás Esteves Porto End of season [22]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
10 September 2020 MF Scotland Jordan Holsgrove Celta Vigo Undisclosed [17]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
5 October 2020 FW Scotland Marc McNulty Dundee United End of season [23]
16 October 2020 FW England Sam Smith Tranmere Rovers 7 January 2021 [25][42]
27 October 2020 GK Iceland Jökull Andrésson Exeter City 1 December 2020 [26][27][29][30][31][32]
23 December 2020 GK England Sam Walker Blackpool 6 January 2021 [34][35]
11 January 2021 GK England Sam Walker AFC Wimbledon End of season [37]
22 January 2021 GK Iceland Jökull Andrésson Morecambe 29 January 2021 [38]
29 January 2021 GK Iceland Jökull Andrésson Exeter City End of season [39]
29 January 2021 FW England Sam Smith Cheltenham Town End of season [40]

Trial

Date from Position Nationality Name Date to Ref.
1 September 2020 MF Spain Rodrigo Riquelme [43]
1 September 2020 FW United States Jordan Adebayo-Smith [44]

Squad

As of match played 29 January 2021[45]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
22 Luke Southwood England GK (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 26) Academy 2016[46] 2021[47] 3 0
33 Rafael Cabral Brazil GK (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 34) Sampdoria 2019[48] 2022[48] 72 0
Defenders
2 Tomás Esteves Portugal DF (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22) loan from Porto 2020[22] 2021[22] 20 0
3 Omar Richards England DF (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 26) Academy 2016[46] 2021[49] 86 3
4 Michael Morrison England DF (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36) Birmingham City 2019[50] 2021[50] 74 4
5 Tom McIntyre[a] Scotland DF (1998-11-06) 6 November 1998 (age 25) Academy 2016[46] 2021[51] 33 2
6 Liam Moore England DF (1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 (age 31) Leicester City 2016[52] 2023[53] 200 6
15 Lewis Gibson England DF (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 24) loan from Everton 2020[18] 2021[18] 4 0
17 Andy Yiadom[b] Ghana DF (1991-12-02) 2 December 1991 (age 32) Barnsley 2018[54] 2022[54] 77 2
29 Tom Holmes England DF (2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 (age 24) Academy 2017 2022[51] 22 0
Midfielders
7 Michael Olise[c] France MF (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 22) Academy 2018[55] 2022[56] 53 4
8 Andy Rinomhota England MF (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 27) Academy 2017[57] 2022[58] 102 4
10 John Swift England MF (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29) Chelsea 2016[59] 2022[60] 158 23
14 Ovie Ejaria England MF (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 (age 26) Liverpool 2020[5] 2024[5] 76 6
20 Felipe Araruna Brazil MF (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28) São Paulo 2020[61] 2022[61] 7 0
28 Josh Laurent England MF (1995-05-06) 6 May 1995 (age 29) Shrewsbury Town 2020[3] 2022[3] 27 2
30 Alfa Semedo Guinea-Bissau MF (1997-08-30) 30 August 1997 (age 27) loan from Benfica 2020[21] 2021[21] 23 1
34 Dejan Tetek England MF (2002-09-24) 24 September 2002 (age 21) Academy 2019 4 0
Forwards
9 Sam Baldock England FW (1989-03-15) 15 March 1989 (age 35) Brighton & Hove Albion 2018[62] 2021[62] 68 11
11 Yakou Méïté[d] Ivory Coast FW (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28) Paris Saint-Germain 2016[63] 2023[64] 113 37
18 Lucas João Portugal FW (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 31) Sheffield Wednesday 2019[65] 2023[65] 40 24
24 Sone Aluko[e] Nigeria FW (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 (age 35) Fulham 2017 2021[66] 91 6
47 George Pușcaș Romania FW (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 28) Inter Milan 2019[67] 2024[67] 50 15
U23
31 Coniah Boyce-Clarke England GK (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21) Academy 2019 [68] 0 0
35 Imari Samuels England DF (2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 (age 21) Academy 2019 0 0
36 Nelson Abbey England DF (2003-08-28) 28 August 2003 (age 21) Academy 2019 2022[33] 1 0
37 Nahum Melvin-Lambert England FW (2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 21) Academy 2019 3 0
38 Ethan Bristow England DF (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 22) Academy 2018 3 0
39 Oliver Pendlebury England MF (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 22) Academy 2019 1 0
41 Joseph Ajose England DF (2001-01-29) 29 January 2001 (age 23) Port Vale 2020 0 0
42 Lynford Sackey England FW (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 21) Academy 2019 1 0
43 Tennai Watson England DF (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27) Academy 2015 2021[69] 9 0
44 Ryan East England MF (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998 (age 26) Academy 2016[46] 2021[70] 1 0
45 Femi Azeez England MF (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 23) Wealdstone 2019[71] 2021[68] 0 0
46 Jayden Onen Uganda MF (2001-02-17) 17 February 2001 (age 23) Brentford B 2020 2 0
48 Jeriel Dorsett England DF (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22) Academy 2019[72] 2022[20] 2 0
49 Conor Lawless England MF (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001 (age 23) Academy 2018 2021[73] 1 0
50 Mamadi Camará Guinea-Bissau FW (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 20) Feirense 2020[28] 2022[41] 1 0
James Holden England GK (2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 (age 23) Bury 2019[71] [68] 0 0
Josh Hewitt England DF (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 22) Academy 2020[74] 2021[74] 0 0
Omri Luzon Israel DF (1999-01-07) 7 January 1999 (age 25) Maccabi Petah Tikva 2020 0 0
Thierry Nevers England MF (2001-02-05) 5 February 2001 (age 23) Academy 2019 2021[75] 0 0
Claudio Osorio England MF (2002-09-26) 26 September 2002 (age 21) Academy 2019 0 0
Kian Leavy Republic of Ireland MF (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 22) Academy 2019 0 0
Augustus McGiff United States FW (2002-07-01) 1 July 2002 (age 22) New York City FC Academy 2019 0 0
U18
Harvey Collins England GK (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 21) Academy 2019 0 0
Matt Rowley England GK Academy 2020 0 0
Kelvin Abrefa England DF (2003-12-09) 9 December 2003 (age 20) Academy 2020 0 0
Jordan Addo-Antoine England DF Academy 2020 0 0
Tyrell Ashcroft England DF (2003-02-09) 9 February 2003 (age 21) Academy 2020 0 0
Jordan Hamilton England DF (2003-02-09) 9 February 2003 (age 21) Academy 2019 0 0
Louie Holzman England DF Academy 2020 0 0
Sam Paul England DF Academy 2020 0 0
Michael Stickland England DF Academy 2020 0 0
Hamid Abdel-Salam England MF (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 20) Academy 2020 0 0
Jay Senga Ngoyi England MF Academy 2020 0 0
Malachi Talent-Aryeetey England MF (2002-09-10) 10 September 2002 (age 22) Academy 2019 0 0
Yaw Turkson England MF (2003-03-06) 6 March 2003 (age 21) Academy 2019 0 0
Benjamin Purcell Wales MF (2004-08-25) 25 August 2004 (age 20) Academy 2020 0 0
Alfie Anderson England FW (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 22) Academy 2019 0 0
Jahmari Clarke England FW (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21) Academy 2020 0 0
Harvey Maudner England FW (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 20) Academy 2020 0 0
David Nyarko England FW (2002-10-07) 7 October 2002 (age 21) Academy 2020 0 0
Out on loan
1 Sam Walker England GK (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 32) Colchester United 2018[76] 2021[76] 14 0
12 Marc McNulty Scotland FW (1992-09-14) 14 September 1992 (age 31) Coventry City 2018[77] 2022[77] 17 1
40 Jökull Andrésson Iceland GK (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 23) Academy 2018[78] 2022[79] 0 0
Sam Smith England FW (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 26) Academy 2016 2021[80] 11 2
Left during the season
Jordan Holsgrove Scotland MF (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 25) Academy 2017[81] 2021[51] 0 0
  1. ^ Tom McIntyre was born in Reading, England, but qualified to represent Scotland, representing them at U17, U20 and U21 level.
  2. ^ Andy Yiadom was born in Holloway, England, but qualified to represent Ghana and made his international debut for Ghana in January 2017. He previously represented England at C level.
  3. ^ Michael Olise qualifies to represent England, Nigeria and France, making his international debut for France U18 in June 2019 at the 2019 Toulon Tournament.
  4. ^ Yakou Méïte was born in Paris, France, but qualified to represent the Ivory Coast, representing the Ivory Coast at U17, U20 and U23 level.
  5. ^ Sone Aluko was born in Hounslow, England, but qualified to represent Nigeria and made his international debut for Nigeria in May 2009. He previously represented Nigeria at U20 and U23 level and England at U16, U17, U18 and U19 level.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Sam Walker (at AFC Wimbledon until the end of the season.)
12 FW Scotland SCO Marc McNulty (at Dundee United until the end of the season.)
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 GK Iceland ISL Jökull Andrésson (at Exeter City until the end of the season.)
— FW England ENG Sam Smith (at Cheltenham Town until the end of the season.)

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Jordan Holsgrove (to Celta Vigo)

Friendlies

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.
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
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

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
17 November 2020 Crawley Town 0–0 Reading U23 Three Bridges
12:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Jubilee Field
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL Championship 12 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 26 14 5 7 40 29 +11 053.85
FA Cup 2021 Third round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
EFL Cup 5 September 2020 15 September 2020 First round 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Total 29 15 5 9 43 32 +11 051.72

Last updated: 29 January 2021
Source: Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table

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
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[82]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 14 5 7 40 29  +11 47 9 0 4 22 13  +9 5 5 3 18 16  +2

Last updated: 29 January 2021.
Source: Results

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWWWWDWWWLLLLDWDWLWLLWDWWDW
Position11122111111665435558665554
Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2021. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Results

12 September 2020 1 Derby County 0–2 Reading Derby
BST (UTC+1) Shinnie Yellow card 37'
Sibley Yellow card 45+3'
Byrne Yellow card 47'		 Report João 40'
Ejaria 45+1'
Olise Yellow card 64'
Richards Yellow card 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.
19 September 2020 2 Reading 2–0 Barnsley Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Laurent Yellow card 49'
Méïté 67'
Olise 77'		 Report Andersen Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 68'
Helik Red card 42'
Ritzmaier Yellow card 45+1'
Mowatt Yellow card 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.
26 September 2020 3 Cardiff City 1–2 Reading Cardiff
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Hoilett Yellow card 18'
K.Moore Yellow card 53'
Tomlin 81'		 Report Morrison 47'
João 66'
Olise Yellow card 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.
3 October 2020 4 Reading 1–0 Watford Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Laurent Yellow card 39'
Pușcaș 41'
Richards Yellow card 62'
Tetek Yellow card 88'		 Report Wilmot Yellow card 40'
João Pedro Yellow card 88'
Chalobah Yellow card 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.
17 October 2020 5 Middlesbrough 0–0 Reading Middlesbrough
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Morsy Yellow card 75'
McNair Yellow card 80'		 Report Moore Yellow card 47'
Richards Yellow card 73'
Holmes Yellow card 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.
20 October 2020 6 Reading 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) João Yellow card 35' 64'
Rinomhota Yellow card 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.
24 October 2020 7 Reading 3–0 Rotherham United Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Méïté 41', 79'
João 90+3' (pen.)		 Report Wood Yellow card 90'
Ihiekwe Yellow card 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.
27 October 2020 8 Blackburn Rovers 2–4 Reading Blackburn
19:45 GMT (UTC) Armstrong 3', 66'
Holtby Yellow card 5'
Trybull Yellow card 20'		 Report Méïté 1'
Olise 15'
Laurent 18'
Rafael Yellow card 76'
João Yellow card 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.
30 October 2020 9 Coventry City 3–2 Reading Birmingham
19:45 GMT (UTC) Hamer 23' Yellow card 42'
Østigård Yellow card 38'
Godden 75'
Rose Yellow card 79'
Hyam Yellow card 82'
McCallum 85'
Maroši Yellow card 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.[83]
Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
4 November 2020 10 Reading 0–3 Preston North End Reading
19:00 GMT (UTC) Laurent Yellow card 86' Report Fisher Yellow card 15'
Sinclair 65'
Jakobsen 68'
Browne Yellow card 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.
7 November 2020 11 Reading 0–3 Stoke City Reading
12:30 GMT (UTC) Report Thompson Yellow card 4'
Campbell 23'
Fletcher 35'
McClean Yellow card 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.
21 November 2020 12 Bournemouth 4–2 Reading Bournemouth
12:30 GMT (UTC) Begović Yellow card 4'
Solanke 56', 89'
Danjuma 59' Yellow card 74'
L.Cook 77'
Lerma Yellow card 79'		 Report João 4' (pen.)
Aluko 43'
Rinomhota Yellow card 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.
25 November 2020 13 Millwall 1–1 Reading Bermondsey
19:00 GMT (UTC) Cooper Yellow card 10'
J.Wallace 45+1'
Williams Yellow card 52'
Hutchinson Yellow card 70'
Leonard Yellow card 85'		 Report Semedo Yellow card 30'
João 54'
Morrison Yellow card 55'
Ejaria Yellow card 59'
Holmes Yellow card 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.
28 November 2020 14 Reading 3–1 Bristol City Reading
12:30 GMT (UTC) Ejaria 54'
Méïté 76'
João 90+2'		 Report Moore Yellow card 65'
Martin Yellow card 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.
2 December 2020 15 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Reading Sheffield
19:45 GMT (UTC) Paterson 12' Yellow card 59'
Shaw Red card 30'
Luongo Yellow card 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.
5 December 2020 16 Reading 2–0 Nottingham Forest Reading
12:30 GMT (UTC) João 16' (pen.)
Morrison 53'
Richards Yellow card 83'		 Report Yates Red card 14'
Cafú Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Gavin Ward
9 December 2020 17 Reading 1–2 Birmingham City Reading
19:45 GMT (UTC) Méïté 61' Yellow card 90+3'
João soccer ball with red X 71'		 Report Toral 29', 37'
Hogan Yellow card 39'
Dean Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 70'
Etheridge Yellow card 80'
Leko Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tim Robinson
12 December 2020 18 Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Reading White City
15:00 GMT (UTC) Carroll Yellow card 67' Report Olise 89' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tony Harrington
16 December 2020 19 Reading 1–2 Norwich City Reading
19:45 GMT (UTC) Olise 14'
Onen Yellow card 83'		 Report Buendía 11'
Pukki 55' (pen.)		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
19 December 2020 20 Brentford 3–1 Reading Brentford
15:00 GMT (UTC) Jensen 11' Yellow card 45'
Mbeumo 23', 29'
Janelt Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Baldock Yellow card 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.
26 December 2020 21 Reading 2–1 Luton Town Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) McIntyre 9' Yellow card 44'
Semedo 41'		 Report Cranie Yellow card 25'
LuaLua Yellow card 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.
30 December 2020 22 Swansea City 0–0 Reading Swansea
20:00 GMT (UTC) Bennett Yellow card 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.
2 January 2021 23 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Reading Huddersfield
15:00 GMT (UTC) Campbell 6'
Mbenza Yellow card 44'
Toffolo Yellow card 69'		 Report João 52', 65'
Holmes Yellow card 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.
16 January 2021 24 Reading v Brentford Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Note: Match postponed on 16 January due to COVID-19 cases within the Brentford squad.[36]
19 January 2021 25 Reading 3–0 Coventry City Reading
18:00 GMT (UTC) João 16' Yellow card 87'
Holmes Yellow card 29'
Rinomhota 46'
Swift 71'
Morrison Yellow card 90'		 Report McFadzean Yellow card 60' Yellow-red card 71'
Østigård Yellow card 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.
24 January 2021 26 Preston North End 0–0 Reading Preston
12:30 GMT (UTC) Molumby Yellow card 65'
Huntington Yellow card 83'
Ledson Yellow card 87'
Whiteman Yellow card 87'		 Report João soccer ball with red X 83' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 0
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
29 January 2021 27 Reading 3–1 Bournemouth Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Laurent 24'
McIntyre 32'
Swift Yellow card 34'
João 43'		 Report Rico Yellow card 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.
6 February 2021 28 Stoke City v Reading Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT (UTC) Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup
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.
15 September 2020 Second round Reading 0–1 Luton Town Reading
18:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Clark 24'
LuaLua Yellow card 62'
Bradley Yellow card 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 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[84]

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.

Squad statistics

As of match played 29 January 2021[85]

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Portugal POR Tomás Esteves 20 0 10+9 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Omar Richards 24 0 22+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
4 DF England ENG Michael Morrison 27 2 26 2 0 0 1 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Tom McIntyre 17 2 7+8 2 1 0 1 0
6 DF England ENG Liam Moore 19 0 18 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF France FRA Michael Olise 26 4 18+6 4 1 0 1 0
8 MF England ENG Andy Rinomhota 27 1 26 1 0 0 0+1 0
9 FW England ENG Sam Baldock 17 0 4+10 0 1 0 2 0
10 MF England ENG John Swift 8 1 6+2 1 0 0 0 0
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Yakou Méïté 13 6 10+3 6 0 0 0 0
14 MF England ENG Ovie Ejaria 21 2 21 2 0 0 0 0
15 DF England ENG Lewis Gibson 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Ghana GHA Andy Yiadom 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Portugal POR Lucas João 21 18 19+1 15 0 0 1 3
20 MF Brazil BRA Felipe Araruna 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
22 GK England ENG Luke Southwood 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
24 FW Nigeria NGA Sone Aluko 25 2 9+13 2 1 0 2 0
28 MF England ENG Josh Laurent 27 2 26 2 0 0 1 0
29 DF England ENG Tom Holmes 21 0 16+4 0 0 0 1 0
30 MF Guinea-Bissau GNB Alfa Semedo 23 1 13+9 1 1 0 0 0
33 GK Brazil BRA Rafael Cabral 26 0 26 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF England ENG Dejan Tetek 4 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 1 0
36 DF England ENG Nelson Abbey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
37 FW England ENG Nahum Melvin-Lambert 3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
38 DF England ENG Ethan Bristow 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
39 MF England ENG Oliver Pendlebury 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
42 FW England ENG Lynford Sackey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
43 DF England ENG Tennai Watson 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
46 MF Uganda UGA Jayden Onen 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
47 FW Romania ROU George Pușcaș 9 2 3+5 2 0 0 1 0
48 DF England ENG Jeriel Dorsett 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
49 MF England ENG Conor Lawless 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
50 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Mamadi Camará 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players away on loan:
12 FW Scotland SCO Marc McNulty 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW Portugal 18 Lucas João 15 0 3 18
2 FW Ivory Coast 11 Yakou Méïté 6 0 0 6
3 MF France 7 Michael Olise 4 0 0 4
4 FW Romania 47 George Pușcaș 2 0 0 2
MF England 14 Ovie Ejaria 2 0 0 2
DF England 4 Michael Morrison 2 0 0 2
FW Nigeria 24 Sone Aluko 2 0 0 2
MF England 28 Josh Laurent 2 0 0 2
DF Scotland 5 Tom McIntyre 2 0 0 2
10 MF Guinea-Bissau 30 Alfa Semedo 1 0 0 1
MF England 8 Andy Rinomhota 1 0 0 1
MF England 10 John Swift 1 0 0 1
Total 40 0 3 43

Clean sheets

Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 GK Brazil 33 Rafael Cabral 11 0 0 11
TOTALS 11 0 0 11

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3 England DF Omar Richards 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 England DF Michael Morrison 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 Scotland DF Tom McIntyre 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 England DF Liam Moore 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 France MF Michael Olise 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 England MF Andy Rinomhota 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 England FW Sam Baldock 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 England MF John Swift 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 Ivory Coast FW Yakou Méïté 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 England MF Ovie Ejaria 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 Portugal FW Lucas João 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
28 England MF Josh Laurent 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
29 England DF Tom Holmes 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
30 Guinea-Bissau MF Alfa Semedo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 Brazil GK Rafael Cabral 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 England MF Dejan Tetek 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
46 Uganda MF Jayden Onen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players away on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
Total 29 0 0 0 0 0 29 0

Awards

Manager of the Month

Month Name Award
September Veljko Paunović Won[24]

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