Reading 2-2 Exeter City: result and report
League One · Tuesday 27 January 2026
Result
Reading 2-2 Exeter City
League One · Tuesday 27 January 2026, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Reading 2-2 Exeter City: match report
Reading drew with Exeter City 2-2 in the League One on Tuesday 27 January 2026. The half-time score was 1-1.
P. Sweeney opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Reading's goals came from Will Keane (45+1') and Paudie O'Connor (75'). Exeter City scored through P. Sweeney (14') and Luca Woodhouse (90+3').
Discipline: Reading received 4 yellow cards; Exeter City received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Reading were 14th on 36 points from 26 and Exeter City 13th on 36 points from 26. Reading went on to finish that season 12th with 63 points, and Exeter City 21st with 49.
Reading lined up in a 4-4-2 and Exeter City in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Paudie O'Connor of Reading (7.8), ahead of Lewis Wing (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Reading wins, 2 draws and 1 for Exeter City.
Key events
- 14'Goal · P. Sweeney
- 45+1'Goal · Will Keane
- 69'Yellow card · Jeriel Dorsett
- 74'Yellow card · Luca Woodhouse
- 75'Goal · Paudie O'Connor
- 78'Yellow card · Paudie O'Connor
- 79'Yellow card · Haydon Roberts
- 90+3'Goal · Luca Woodhouse
- 90+6'Yellow card · Ryan Nyambe
- 90+11'Yellow card · Timur Tuterov
Head-to-head
Team news
Reading line-up (4-4-2)
Joel Pereira, Ryan Nyambe, Paudie O'Connor, Jeriel Dorsett, Haydon Roberts, Daniel Kyerewaa, Lewis Wing, Charlie Savage, Kamari Doyle, Will Keane, Jack Marriott
Exeter City line-up (3-4-2-1)
Joe Whitworth, Pierce Sweeney, Jack Fitzwater, Luca Woodhouse, Ilmari Niskanen, Ethan Brierley, J. McMillan, Liam Oakes, Reece Cole, Sonny Cox, Jayden Wareham