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Matches/Premier League 2 Division One/Regular Season - 11
Premier League 2 Division One 2025/26Match Finished

Reading U21 vs Blackburn Rovers U21

19 Jan 2026 · 19:00 GMT · Regular Season - 11

Reading U21

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4:1HT 0–1

Blackburn Rovers U21

AWAY
⚽ Ashqar Ahmed 55′⚽ Sean Patton 71′⚽ Sean Patton 86′⚽ Sean Patton 88′
⚽ Jake Batty 32′
EBB Stadium at Recreation Ground, AldershotReferee: Not suppliedRecorded clock 90′ + 3′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Reading U21 win 4–1

Match Finished in the regular season - 11 of the Premier League 2 Division One. 5 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES4 – 1
HALF-TIME0 – 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

Reading U21Blackburn Rovers 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 Peter Scott

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Jack StevensProfile: Goalkeeper · 28 at kick-off
  2. 2
    Ashqar AhmedProfile: Defender · 18 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 55′
  3. 5
    Tyler SackeyProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
  4. 6
    Phillip DuahProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  5. 3
    Kelvin Ampomah Opoku AbrefaProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
  6. 8
    Tivonge RusheshaProfile: Midfielder · 23 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 14′Off 69′
  7. 4
    David HicksProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    Yellow Card 49′
  8. 11
    Emmanuel OshoProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  9. 10
    Mamadi CamaráProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
  10. 7
    Jeremiah Okine-PetersProfile: Attacker · 24 at kick-off
    Off 69′
  11. 9
    Reece EvansProfile: Attacker · 20 at kick-off
    Off 62′

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    WellandProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 12
    Jay WilliamsProfile: Defender
  3. 14
    Luke HowardProfile: Defender
    On 69′
  4. 15
    JonesProfile: Midfielder
    On 69′
  5. 16
    Sean PattonProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 62′Normal Goal 71′Normal Goal 86′Normal Goal 88′

Blackburn Rovers U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Mike Sheron Nigel

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    HonorProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 2
    Lucas HoughtonProfile: Defender
  3. 4
    Hayden CarterProfile: Defender · 26 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  4. 5
    Charles OlsonProfile: Defender · 21 at kick-off
  5. 7
    PittProfile: Defender
    Off 87′
  6. 6
    FarkasProfile: Midfielder
  7. 8
    Jake GarrettProfile: Midfielder · 22 at kick-off
  8. 3
    Jake BattyProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 32′
  9. 10
    ListerProfile: Midfielder
    Yellow Card 80′
  10. 9
    Charlie ClanfordProfile: Attacker
  11. 11
    StritchProfile: Midfielder

Substitutes5

  1. 13
    Blake WolsoncroftProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 12
    Alfie McIlroyProfile: Midfielder
    On 46′
  3. 14
    LowProfile: Midfielder
  4. 15
    NosegbeProfile: Defender
    On 87′
  5. 16
    WallsProfile: Midfielder
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 CardReading U21

    Tivonge Rushesha

  2. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U21

    Jake Batty · Assist: Stritch

  3. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U21

    Off Hayden Carter On Alfie McIlroy

  4. Yellow CardReading U21

    David Hicks

  5. Normal GoalReading U21

    Ashqar Ahmed · Assist: Emmanuel Osho

  6. SubstitutionReading U21

    Off Reece Evans On Sean Patton

  7. SubstitutionReading U21

    Off Tivonge Rushesha On Luke Howard

  8. SubstitutionReading U21

    Off Jeremiah Okine-Peters On Jones

  9. Normal GoalReading U21

    Sean Patton · Assist: Emmanuel Osho

  10. Yellow CardBlackburn Rovers U21

    Lister

  11. Normal GoalReading U21

    Sean Patton · Assist: Mamadi Camará

  12. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U21

    Off Pitt On Nosegbe

  13. Normal GoalReading U21

    Sean Patton · Assist: Mamadi Camará

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.

Reading U21

LReading U21 vs Leeds United U2110 Jan 2026 · Regular Season - 100 – 2LChelsea U21 vs Reading U218 Nov 2025 · Regular Season - 94 – 1LReading U21 vs Fulham U211 Nov 2025 · Regular Season - 81 – 5LWest Bromwich Albion U21 vs Reading U2124 Oct 2025 · Regular Season - 72 – 1LManchester City U21 vs Reading U215 Oct 2025 · Regular Season - 63 – 0

Blackburn Rovers U21

LBlackburn Rovers U21 vs Nottingham Forest U2112 Jan 2026 · Regular Season - 100 – 3LBlackburn Rovers U21 vs Derby County U2110 Nov 2025 · Regular Season - 91 – 4WManchester United U21 vs Blackburn Rovers U2131 Oct 2025 · Regular Season - 80 – 4WBlackburn Rovers U21 vs Manchester City U2125 Oct 2025 · Regular Season - 72 – 0LStoke City U21 vs Blackburn Rovers U213 Oct 2025 · Regular Season - 63 – 1
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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