Blackpool 3-0 Reading: result and report

League One · Tuesday 1 April 2025

Result

Blackpool 3-0 Reading

League One · Tuesday 1 April 2025, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Blackpool 3-0 Reading: match report

Blackpool defeated Reading 3-0 in the League One on Tuesday 1 April 2025. The half-time score was 0-0.

Sonny Carey opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Blackpool's goals came from Sonny Carey (53'), Oliver Casey (55') and Sonny Carey (90+4'). Reading did not score.

Discipline: Blackpool received 1 yellow card; Reading received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackpool were 10th on 57 points from 39 and Reading 6th on 62 points from 38. Blackpool went on to finish that season 9th with 67 points, and Reading 7th with 75.

Blackpool lined up in a 4-4-2 and Reading in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Sonny Carey of Blackpool (9.3), ahead of Oliver Casey (8.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Blackpool wins, 1 draw and 4 for Reading.

Going into the match Blackpool's last five read W-W-L-W-W and Reading's W-D-W-D-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 53'Goal · Sonny CareyBlackpool · 1-0
  • 55'Goal · Oliver CaseyBlackpool · 2-0
  • 80'Yellow card · CJ HamiltonBlackpool
  • 90+4'Goal · Sonny CareyBlackpool · 3-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Blackpool 5, draws 1, Reading 4.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Andy LyonsBlackpool · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)

Blackpool line-up (4-4-2)

Harry Tyrer, O. Offiah, Oliver Casey, James Husband, Hayden Coulson, Rob Apter, Lee Evans, Albie Morgan, Sonny Carey, Ashley Fletcher, Niall Ennis

Reading line-up (4-3-3)

Joel Pereira, Tivonge Rushesha, Michael Stickland, Andy Yiadom, Kelvin Abrefa, Harvey Knibbs, Lewis Wing, Charlie Savage, Chem Campbell, Jayden Wareham, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan