Reading 3-2 Exeter City: result and report

League One · Monday 1 January 2024

Result

Reading 3-2 Exeter City

League One · Monday 1 January 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Reading 3-2 Exeter City: match report

Reading won against Exeter City 3-2 in the League One on Monday 1 January 2024. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Harvey Knibbs opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Reading's goals came from Harvey Knibbs (9'), an own goal by Alex Hartridge (45+2') and Femi Azeez (77'). Exeter City scored through Zak Jules (18') and Dion Rankine (68').

Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Exeter City received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 20th on 24 points from 24 and Exeter City 21st on 23 points from 23. Reading went on to finish that season 15th with 59 points, and Exeter City 13th with 61.

Reading lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Exeter City in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Harvey Knibbs of Reading (8.1), ahead of Lewis Wing (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Reading wins, 0 draws and 1 for Exeter City.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Harvey KnibbsReading · 1-0
  • 18'Goal · Zak JulesExeter City · 1-1
  • 42'Yellow card · Michael CraigReading
  • 45+2'Own goal · Alex HartridgeReading · 2-1
  • 68'Goal · Dion RankineExeter City · 2-2
  • 77'Goal · Femi AzeezReading · 3-2
  • 81'Yellow card · Jeriel DorsettReading

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Reading 0, draws 0, Exeter City 1.

Team news

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

David Button, Clinton Mola, Tyler Bindon, Nelson Abbey, Jeriel Dorsett, Michael Craig, Femi Azeez, Lewis Wing, Harvey Knibbs, Caylan Vickers, Sam Smith

Exeter City line-up (3-4-2-1)

Viljami Sinisalo, C. Diabate, Alex Hartridge, Zak Jules, Harry Kite, Tom Carroll, Reece Cole, Ilmari Niskanen, Dion Rankine, James Scott, Jack Aitchison