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Premier League 2 2026/27Match Finished

Blackburn Rovers U21 vs Reading U21

14 Sept 2026 · 19:00 BST · Regular Season

Blackburn Rovers U21

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Reading U21

AWAY
⚽ Lister 21′⚽ Tyler Sackey 58′ (Own Goal)
⚽ Matteo Dashi 19′⚽ Decandia 45′ (Own Goal)⚽ Ntege 90′
Lancashire County Ground, LeylandReferee: M. ScholesRecorded clock 90′ + 6′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Reading U21 win 3–2

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

90 MINUTES2 – 3
HALF-TIME1 – 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

Blackburn Rovers 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

Blackburn Rovers U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Paul Butler

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Felix GoddardProfile: Goalkeeper · 22 at kick-off
  2. 4
    Alfie McIlroyProfile: Midfielder
  3. 9
    Harvey HigginsProfile: Attacker
    Yellow Card 62′
  4. 3
    RiceProfile: Defender
  5. 2
    Lucas HoughtonProfile: Defender
  6. 6
    Isaac DunnProfile: Midfielder
  7. 8
    BallProfile: Midfielder
  8. 11
    PatesProfile: Defender
  9. 7
    Frank VareProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  10. 5
    DecandiaProfile: Defender
    Yellow Card 28′Own Goal 45′
  11. 10
    ListerProfile: Midfielder
    Normal Goal 21′

Substitutes7

  1. 13
    Finley TaylorProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 12
    Tinotenda GoremusanduProfile: Midfielder
  3. 14
    MansbridgeProfile: Defender
  4. 15
    Freddie LeatherbarrowProfile: Midfielder
  5. 16
    OuattaraProfile: Midfielder
  6. 17
    McCoyProfile: Attacker
  7. 18
    SergeantProfile: Midfielder
    On 46′

Reading U21

Formation not supplied

Coach Michael Gilkes

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

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    WellandProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 3
    LoganProfile: Defender
  3. 5
    Phillip DuahProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  4. 6
    Tyler SackeyProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Own Goal 58′
  5. 2
    LonmeniProfile: Midfielder
  6. 4
    Kevin MfuambaProfile: Midfielder · 20 at kick-off
    Off 77′
  7. 8
    Luke HowardProfile: Midfielder
  8. 11
    CliffProfile: Midfielder
    Off 71′
  9. 10
    Matteo DashiProfile: Midfielder · 19 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 19′Off 71′
  10. 9
    NtegeProfile: Attacker
    Normal Goal 90′
  11. 7
    JonesProfile: Midfielder

Substitutes6

  1. 13
    RoseProfile: Goalkeeper
  2. 14
    Boyd BeacroftProfile: Defender · 23 at kick-off
  3. 12
    Sam HarrisonProfile: Defender · 19 at kick-off
  4. 15
    John RyanProfile: Defender · 22 at kick-off
    On 71′
  5. 16
    Carter BowderyProfile: Midfielder
    On 71′Yellow Card 87′
  6. 17
    Kiyan Coke-Miles-SmithProfile: Attacker · 19 at kick-off
    On 77′
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 GoalReading U21

    Matteo Dashi · Assist: Lonmeni

  2. Normal GoalBlackburn Rovers U21

    Lister · Assist: Frank Vare

  3. Yellow CardBlackburn Rovers U21

    Decandia

  4. Own GoalReading U21

    Decandia

  5. SubstitutionBlackburn Rovers U21

    Off Frank Vare On Sergeant

  6. Own GoalBlackburn Rovers U21

    Tyler Sackey

  7. Yellow CardBlackburn Rovers U21

    Harvey Higgins

  8. SubstitutionReading U21

    Off Cliff On John Ryan

  9. SubstitutionReading U21

    Off Matteo Dashi On Carter Bowdery

  10. SubstitutionReading U21

    Off Kevin Mfuamba On Kiyan Coke-Miles-Smith

  11. Yellow CardReading U21

    Carter Bowdery

  12. Normal GoalReading U21

    Ntege · Assist: John Ryan

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 2026/27 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Blackburn Rovers U21

LIpswich Town U21 vs Blackburn Rovers U2128 Aug 2026 · Regular Season4 – 1

Reading U21

WBurnley U21 vs Reading U2128 Aug 2026 · Regular Season1 – 3LReading U21 vs Derby County U2124 Aug 2026 · Regular Season1 – 3
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 10 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.