Reading 1-3 Stockport County: result and report

League One · Saturday 18 January 2025

Result

Reading 1-3 Stockport County

League One · Saturday 18 January 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Reading 1-3 Stockport County: match report

Reading were beaten by Stockport County 1-3 in the League One on Saturday 18 January 2025. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Macauley Southam-Hales opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Reading's goal came from Sam Smith (61'). Stockport County scored through Macauley Southam-Hales (5'), Callum Connolly (13') and Jack Diamond (68').

Discipline: Reading received 3 yellow cards; Stockport County received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 6th on 41 points from 24 and Stockport County 7th on 38 points from 25. Reading went on to finish that season 7th with 75 points, and Stockport County 4th with 89.

Reading lined up in a 4-3-3 and Stockport County in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Oliver Norwood of Stockport County (8.5), ahead of Callum Connolly (8.2).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Macauley Southam-HalesStockport County · 0-1
  • 13'Goal · Callum ConnollyStockport County · 0-2
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Andre GarciaReading
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Ethan PyeStockport County
  • 48'Yellow card · Charlie SavageReading
  • 57'Yellow card · Callum ConnollyStockport County
  • 61'Goal · Sam SmithReading · 1-2
  • 68'Goal · Jack DiamondStockport County · 1-3
  • 88'Yellow card · Sam SmithReading

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Reading 0, draws 0, Stockport County 1.

Team news

Reading line-up (4-3-3)

Joel Pereira, Tivonge Rushesha, Harlee Dean, Tyler Bindon, Abraham Kanu, Harvey Knibbs, Lewis Wing, Charlie Savage, Chem Campbell, Sam Smith, Andre Garcia

Stockport County line-up (3-4-1-2)

Ben Hinchliffe, Kyle Knoyle, Callum Connolly, Ethan Pye, Macauley Southam-Hales, Oliver Norwood, Callum Camps, Ibou Touray, Will Collar, Kyle Wootton, Tanto Olaofe