Cheltenham Town vs Reading

29 December 2023 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee S Tallis

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–2

  • Liam Sercombe 29’
  • David Button 37’ (og)
  • Jeriel Dorsett 45’
  • Paul Mukairu 45+2’

Match summary

The points were shared as Cheltenham Town and Reading drew 2-2. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Liam Sercombe put Cheltenham Town ahead in the 29th minute, Button's own goal made it 2-0 in the 37th minute, Jeriel Dorsett pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 45th minute, and Paul Mukairu equalised with a header in first-half stoppage time.

Shots finished 20-13 to Cheltenham Town, with 8 on target for Cheltenham Town and 5 for Reading.

Match stats

Cheltenham Town Reading
20 Shots 13
8 Shots on Target 5
7 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Cheltenham Town Reading
Kick-off
Liam Sercombe1-0 (Cheltenham Town)
29’
David Button
Own goal
2-0 (Cheltenham Town)
37’
45’
Jeriel Dorsett2-1 (Reading)
45+2’
Paul Mukairu2-2 (Reading)
Half-time2-2
Full-time2-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Cheltenham Town
  • Liam Smith
  • Tom Pett
Reading
  • Amadou Salif Mbengue
  • Jeriel Dorsett
  • Harvey Knibbs
  • Sam Smith

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Reading attacking Cheltenham Town attacking 
1’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, off target 4’ Tom Bradbury (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, saved 6’ Curtis Thompson (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 8’ Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, blocked 9’ Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 9’ Sean Long (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 14’ Robert Street (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 16’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), set piece, off target 21’ Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 21’ George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 25’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 28’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), set piece, blocked 29’ Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town), open play, goal 31’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), set piece, off target 37’ David Button (Reading), own goal 37’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 40’ Sean Long (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 42’ Unknown (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, saved 44’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, off target 45’ Jeriel Dorsett (Reading), from a corner, goal 45’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, blocked 47’ Paul Mukairu (Reading), open play, goal 50’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), set piece, blocked 51’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 63’ Sam Smith (Reading), set piece, off target 66’ Jeriel Dorsett (Reading), open play, blocked 67’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, blocked 69’ Sam Smith (Reading), from a corner, blocked 69’ Lewis Wing (Reading), direct free kick, saved 78’ Sean Long (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 84’ Thomas Holmes (Reading), from a corner, blocked 84’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, saved 90+4’ Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 90+6’ Oliver Hammond (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, blocked 90+6’ Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town), set piece, blocked 1’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, off target 4’ Tom Bradbury (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, saved 6’ Curtis Thompson (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 8’ Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, blocked 9’ Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 9’ Sean Long (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 14’ Robert Street (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 16’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), set piece, off target 21’ Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 21’ George Lloyd (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 25’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 28’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), set piece, blocked 29’ Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town), open play, goal 31’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), set piece, off target 37’ David Button (Reading), own goal 37’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 40’ Sean Long (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 42’ Unknown (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, saved 44’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, off target 45’ Jeriel Dorsett (Reading), from a corner, goal 45’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, blocked 47’ Paul Mukairu (Reading), open play, goal 50’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), set piece, blocked 51’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 63’ Sam Smith (Reading), set piece, off target 66’ Jeriel Dorsett (Reading), open play, blocked 67’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, blocked 69’ Sam Smith (Reading), from a corner, blocked 69’ Lewis Wing (Reading), direct free kick, saved 78’ Sean Long (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 84’ Thomas Holmes (Reading), from a corner, blocked 84’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, saved 90+4’ Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 90+6’ Oliver Hammond (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, blocked 90+6’ Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town), set piece, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 6 – – – –
Sean Long
90′ – – 3 – – – –
Liam Sercombe Taken off
77′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Curtis Thompson Taken off
61′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – –
Ben Williams Taken off
61′ – – – – – – –
Robert Street Taken off
45′ – – 1 – – – –
George Lloyd Taken off
77′ – – 1 – – – –
Aidan Keena Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 1 – – – –
William Ferry Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – – –
Elliot Bonds Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – – –
Oliver Hammond Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 – – – –
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cheltenham Town win 33% Avg odds 2.80
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.40
Reading win 39% Avg odds 2.41

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.