Reading 3-1 Peterborough United: result and report

League One · Saturday 29 March 2025

Result

Reading 3-1 Peterborough United

League One · Saturday 29 March 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Reading 3-1 Peterborough United: match report

Reading won against Peterborough United 3-1 in the League One on Saturday 29 March 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Reading's goals came from an own goal by Sam Hughes (7'), Harvey Knibbs (58') and Charlie Savage (63'). Peterborough United scored through Kwame Poku (66').

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Peterborough United received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 9th on 59 points from 37 and Peterborough United 15th on 45 points from 37. Reading went on to finish that season 7th with 75 points, and Peterborough United 18th with 51.

Reading lined up in a 4-3-3 and Peterborough United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Charlie Savage of Reading (8.1), ahead of Kwame Poku (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Reading wins, 2 draws and 3 for Peterborough United.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Own goal · Sam HughesReading · 1-0
  • 43'Yellow card · Tayo EdunPeterborough United
  • 44'Yellow card · Abraham OdohPeterborough United
  • 58'Goal · Harvey KnibbsReading · 2-0
  • 63'Goal · Charlie SavageReading · 3-0
  • 66'Goal · Kwame PokuPeterborough United · 3-1
  • 76'Yellow card · Cian HayesPeterborough United
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Tom CarrollReading

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Reading 4, draws 2, Peterborough United 3.

Team news

Reading line-up (4-3-3)

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

Peterborough United line-up (4-2-3-1)

J. Steer, James Dornelly, Emmanuel Fernandez, Sam Hughes, Tayo Edun, Archie Collins, Mahamadou Susoho, Kwame Poku, Malik Mothersille, Abraham Odoh, Ricky-Jade Jones