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Premier League 2 Division One 2023/24Match Finished

Reading U21 vs Middlesbrough U21

18 Dec 2023 · 19:00 GMT · Group 1 - 12

Reading U21

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Middlesbrough U21

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⚽ Ajay Matthews 14′ (Penalty)⚽ Ajay Matthews 21′ (Penalty)
Electrical Services Stadium, Aldershot, HampshireReferee: M. RussellRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Reading U21 and Middlesbrough U21 finished level

Match Finished in the group 1 - 12 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 4 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES2 – 2
HALF-TIME2 – 2
MATCH COVERAGE

Know what’s in the report

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

Team statistics

Reading U21Middlesbrough 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

Reading U21

Formation not supplied

Coach P. Scott

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Harvey CollinsProfile: Goalkeeper · 21 at kick-off
    Off 89′
  2. 2
    Sam PaulProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  3. 5
    Michael SticklandProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  4. 3
    John RyanProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  5. 8
    Charlie WellensProfile: Midfielder · 21 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 19′
  6. 4
    Benjamin PurcellProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 80′
  7. 10
    Mamadi CamaráProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 80′
  8. 6
    Boyd BeacroftProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
    Off 89′
  9. 7
    Adrian AkandeProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
  10. 11
    Jeremiah Okine-PetersProfile: Attacker · 22 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 85′Off 89′
  11. 9
    Basil Tenywa TumaProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 40′

Substitutes5

  1. 16
    Hamid Awad Abdel SalamProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
    On 80′
  2. 15
    Jacob BorgnisProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    On 80′
  3. 12
    John ClarkeProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
    On 89′
  4. 14
    Taylan HarrisProfile: Attacker · 18 at kick-off
    On 89′
  5. 13
    Harrison RhoneProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
    On 89′

Middlesbrough U21

Formation not supplied

Coach M. Tinkler

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Shea ConnorProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  2. 3
    Cain SykesProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
  3. 5
    Jack HannahProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  4. 11
    Sam CollinsProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
  5. 6
    Terrell AgyemangProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
    Off 62′
  6. 2
    Frankie WhelanProfile: Defender · 20 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 6′
  7. 7
    Nathan SimpsonProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  8. 8
    Jack StottProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
  9. 4
    Aidan BridgeProfile: Midfielder · 18 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 45+2′Off 62′
  10. 10
    Max Isaak HowellsProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
  11. 9
    Ajay MatthewsProfile: Attacker · 17 at kick-off
    Penalty 14′Penalty 21′Yellow Card 90+2′

Substitutes4

  1. 14
    Yacou TraoreProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    On 62′
  2. 15
    Fenton Lorimer JohnProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    On 62′
  3. 21
    Nathan FisherProfile: Goalkeeper · 18 at kick-off
  4. 12
    Afonso Mozinho Makiesse LindoProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
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. Yellow CardMiddlesbrough U21

    Frankie Whelan

  2. PenaltyMiddlesbrough U21

    Ajay Matthews

  3. Normal GoalReading U21

    Charlie Wellens

  4. PenaltyMiddlesbrough U21

    Ajay Matthews

  5. Normal GoalReading U21

    Basil Tenywa Tuma · Assist: Jeremiah Okine-Peters

  6. Yellow CardMiddlesbrough U21

    Aidan Bridge

  7. SubstitutionMiddlesbrough U21

    Off Terrell Agyemang On Yacou Traore

  8. SubstitutionMiddlesbrough U21

    Off Aidan Bridge On Fenton Lorimer John

  9. SubstitutionReading U21

    Off Mamadi Camará On Hamid Awad Abdel Salam

  10. SubstitutionReading U21

    Off Benjamin Purcell On Jacob Borgnis

  11. Yellow CardReading U21

    Jeremiah Okine-Peters

  12. SubstitutionReading U21

    Off Boyd Beacroft On John Clarke

  13. SubstitutionReading U21

    Off Jeremiah Okine-Peters On Taylan Harris

  14. SubstitutionReading U21

    Off Harvey Collins On Harrison Rhone

  15. Yellow CardMiddlesbrough U21

    Ajay Matthews

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.

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THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2023/24 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Reading U21

LDerby County U21 vs Reading U214 Dec 2023 · Group 1 - 115 – 1DWest Bromwich Albion U21 vs Reading U216 Nov 2023 · Group 1 - 110 – 0WReading U21 vs Blackburn Rovers U2130 Oct 2023 · Group 1 - 97 – 2LSouthampton U21 vs Reading U2129 Sept 2023 · Group 1 - 76 – 0WReading U21 vs Leeds United U2122 Sept 2023 · Group 1 - 63 – 2

Middlesbrough U21

WMiddlesbrough U21 vs Derby County U215 Nov 2023 · Group 1 - 101 – 0LWest Ham United U21 vs Middlesbrough U2127 Oct 2023 · Group 1 - 85 – 0WMiddlesbrough U21 vs Stoke City U2129 Sept 2023 · Group 1 - 74 – 1WLeicester City U21 vs Middlesbrough U2125 Sept 2023 · Group 1 - 71 – 3WLiverpool U21 vs Middlesbrough U213 Sept 2023 · Group 1 - 61 – 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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