Leeds United 3-2 Reading: result and report

Championship · Saturday 16 April 2016

Result

Leeds United 3-2 Reading

Championship · Saturday 16 April 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Leeds United 3-2 Reading: match report

Leeds United defeated Reading 3-2 in the Championship on Saturday 16 April 2016. The half-time score was 0-1.

Michael Hector opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Leeds United's goals came from Toumani Diagouraga (48'), Chris Wood (69') and Chris Wood (85'). Reading scored through Michael Hector (39') and Deniss Rakels (81').

Discipline: Leeds United received 2 yellow cards; Reading received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Leeds United were 15th on 49 points from 41 and Reading 14th on 51 points from 41. Leeds United went on to finish that season 14th with 57 points, and Reading 17th with 52.

Leeds United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Reading in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Leeds United win, 5 draws and 4 for Reading.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 35'Yellow card · George EvansReading
  • 39'Goal · Michael HectorReading · 0-1
  • 48'Goal · Toumani DiagouragaLeeds United · 1-1
  • 65'Yellow card · Mirco AntenucciLeeds United
  • 65'Yellow card · Garath McClearyReading
  • 69'Goal · Chris WoodLeeds United · 2-1
  • 79'Yellow card · Oliver NorwoodReading
  • 81'Goal · Deniss RakelsReading · 2-2
  • 85'Goal · Chris WoodLeeds United · 3-2
  • 89'Yellow card · Liam CooperLeeds United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Leeds United 1, draws 5, Reading 4.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Sam ByramLeeds United · injury (Muscle Injury)

Leeds United expected line-up (4-3-3)

Marco Silvestri, Sam Byram, Sol Bamba, Liam Cooper, Charlie Taylor, Gaetano Berardi, Alex Mowatt, Lewis Cook

Reading expected line-up (4-4-2)

Alex Simon McCarthy, Chris Gunter, Sean Morrison, Stephen Kelly, Alex Pearce, Jordan Obita, Jem Karacan, Hal Robson-Kanu, Garath McCleary