Reading 2-1 Stoke City: result and report

Championship · Sunday 4 September 2022

Result

Reading 2-1 Stoke City

Championship · Sunday 4 September 2022, 11:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Reading 2-1 Stoke City: match report

Reading beat Stoke City 2-1 in the Championship on Sunday 4 September 2022. The half-time score was 1-1.

Lucas João opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Reading's goals came from Lucas João (2') and Lucas João (57', penalty). Stoke City scored through Ben Wilmot (40').

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

Going into the game Reading were 7th on 12 points from 7 and Stoke City 19th on 8 points from 7. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 50 points, and Stoke City 16th with 53.

Reading lined up in a 3-5-2 and Stoke City in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Lucas João of Reading (8.8), ahead of Tom Ince (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Reading win, 6 draws and 3 for Stoke City.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Lucas JoãoReading · 1-0
  • 6'Yellow card · Sam HutchinsonReading
  • 40'Goal · Ben WilmotStoke City · 1-1
  • 57'Penalty goal · Lucas JoãoReading · 2-1
  • 90'Yellow card · Joe LumleyReading

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 1, draws 6, Stoke City 3.

Team news

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Reading line-up (3-5-2)

Joe Lumley, Tom Holmes, Sam Hutchinson, Tom McIntyre, Andy Yiadom, Tom Ince, Jeff Hendrick, Tyrese Fornah, Junior Hoilett, Shane Long, Lucas João

Stoke City line-up (3-5-2)

Jack Bonham, Ben Wilmot, Aden Flint, Morgan Fox, Jacob Brown, Will Smallbone, Lewis Baker, Sam Clucas, Tariqe Fosu-Henry, Liam Delap, Tyrese Campbell