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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Regular Season - 15
Premier League 2 Division One 2025/26Match Finished

Sunderland U21 vs Reading U21

30 Mar 2026 · 19:00 BST · Regular Season - 15

Sunderland U21

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2:2HT 1–1

Reading U21

AWAY
⚽ Scott 6′⚽ Scott 69′
⚽ Carter Bowdery 27′⚽ David Hicks 52′
Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground, SunderlandReferee: A. BannisterRecorded clock 90′ + 13′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Sunderland U21 and Reading U21 finished level

Match Finished in the regular season - 15 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 4 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES2 – 2
HALF-TIME1 – 1
MATCH COVERAGE

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LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Sunderland U21Reading U21

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Sunderland U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Graeme Murty

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    CowanProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 2
    Jenson JonesProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 43′
  3. 5
    KindonProfile: Defender
  4. 6
    Finlay HolcroftProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 63′
  5. 3
    LightfootProfile: Defender
  6. 10
    Harrison JonesProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
  7. 4
    Jenson JonesProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 43′
  8. 7
    DinsdaleProfile: Midfielder
    Off 86′
  9. 8
    Jack WhittakerProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 90+2′
  10. 11
    ScottProfile: Defender
    Normal Goal 6′Normal Goal 69′Red Card 77′
  11. 9
    ProctorProfile: Midfielder

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    RobertsonProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 12
    Alex LienardProfile: Defender
  3. 14
    WalshProfile: Attacker
    On 90+2′
  4. 15
    HuntProfile: Midfielder
    On 86′
  5. 16
    Lewis CampbellProfile: Midfielder

Reading U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Michael Gilkes

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    BorgnisProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 2
    Emmanuel OshoProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  3. 5
    Phillip DuahProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 90+1′
  4. 6
    Sam HarrisonProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    Off 87′
  5. 3
    Saint-LouisProfile: Midfielder
  6. 8
    Tyler SackeyProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  7. 4
    Luke HowardProfile: Defender
    Yellow Card 80′Off 90+2′
  8. 7
    David HicksProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 52′
  9. 10
    Carter BowderyProfile: Midfielder
    Normal Goal 27′Yellow Card 31′
  10. 11
    Kiyan Coke-Miles-SmithProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
  11. 9
    JonesProfile: Midfielder
    Off 90+2′

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    WellandProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 15
    CliffProfile: Midfielder
    On 90+2′
  3. 14
    Harley IrishProfile: Defender
  4. 12
    Jacob NeptuneProfile: Defender
    On 87′
  5. 16
    LonmeniProfile: Midfielder
    On 90+2′
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Scott · Assist: Jenson Jones

  2. Normal GoalReading U21

    Carter Bowdery · Assist: Tyler Sackey

  3. Yellow CardReading U21

    Carter Bowdery

  4. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Jenson Jones

  5. Normal GoalReading U21

    David Hicks · Assist: Kiyan Coke-Miles-Smith

  6. Yellow CardSunderland U21

    Finlay Holcroft

  7. Normal GoalSunderland U21

    Scott · Assist: Dinsdale

  8. Red CardSunderland U21

    Scott

  9. Yellow CardReading U21

    Luke Howard

  10. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Dinsdale On Hunt

  11. SubstitutionReading U21

    Off Sam Harrison On Jacob Neptune

  12. Yellow CardReading U21

    Phillip Duah

  13. SubstitutionSunderland U21

    Off Jack Whittaker On Walsh

  14. SubstitutionReading U21

    Off Luke Howard On Cliff

  15. SubstitutionReading U21

    Off Jones On Lonmeni

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2025/26 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Sunderland U21

WSunderland U21 vs Arsenal U2123 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 203 – 1LChelsea U21 vs Sunderland U2114 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 194 – 0WSunderland U21 vs Leeds United U219 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 185 – 2WCrystal Palace U21 vs Sunderland U212 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 170 – 1WEverton U21 vs Sunderland U2120 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 161 – 2

Reading U21

LReading U21 vs Manchester United U2120 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 200 – 1WWest Ham United U21 vs Reading U2113 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 191 – 2WReading U21 vs Everton U219 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 181 – 0LWolves U21 vs Reading U212 Mar 2026 · Regular Season - 172 – 1LReading U21 vs Arsenal U2123 Feb 2026 · Regular Season - 161 – 4
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 17 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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