Reading 3-1 Blackpool: result and report

Championship · Saturday 25 February 2023

Result

Reading 3-1 Blackpool

Championship · Saturday 25 February 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Reading 3-1 Blackpool: match report

Reading won against Blackpool 3-1 in the Championship on Saturday 25 February 2023. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Tom Ince opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Reading's goals came from Tom Ince (13'), Andy Carroll (70', penalty) and Tom Ince (72'). Blackpool scored through Sonny Carey (90+4').

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

Going into the game Reading were 16th on 41 points from 32 and Blackpool 23rd on 31 points from 33. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 50 points, and Blackpool 24th with 44.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Blackpool in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Tom Ince of Reading (8.8), ahead of Amadou Mbengue (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Reading wins, 1 draw and 6 for Blackpool.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · Tom InceReading · 1-0
  • 57'Yellow card · Amadou Salif MbengueReading
  • 70'Penalty goal · Andy CarrollReading · 2-0
  • 72'Goal · Tom InceReading · 3-0
  • 90+4'Goal · Sonny CareyBlackpool · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 3, draws 1, Blackpool 6.

Team news

Reading line-up (4-2-3-1)

Joe Lumley, Amadou Mbengue, Scott Dann, Naby Sarr, Tom McIntyre, Cesare Casadei, Jeff Hendrick, Yakou Méïté, Tom Ince, Junior Hoilett, Andy Carroll

Blackpool line-up (4-4-2)

Chris Maxwell, Andy Lyons, Curtis Nelson, Jordan Thorniley, James Husband, Josh Bowler, Callum Connolly, Sonny Carey, Luke Garbutt, Shayne Lavery, Gary Madine