Portsmouth vs Reading

17 February 2024 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee Joshua Smith

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Paddy Lane 36’
  • Marlon Pack 49’
  • Callum Lang 59’
  • Colby Bishop 84’
  • Charlie Savage 89’

Match summary

Portsmouth won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Reading. Portsmouth led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Paddy Lane put Portsmouth ahead in the 36th minute. In the second half, Marlon Pack made it 2-0 in the 49th minute, Callum Lang made it 3-0 in the 59th minute, Colby Bishop made it 4-0 in the 84th minute, and Charlie Savage pulled one back to make it 4-1 from a corner in the 89th minute.

Shots finished 16-10 to Reading, with 6 on target for Portsmouth and 8 for Reading.

Match stats

Portsmouth Reading
10 Shots 16
6 Shots on Target 8
3 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Portsmouth Reading
Kick-off
Paddy Lane1-0 (Portsmouth)
36’
Half-time1-0
Marlon Pack2-0 (Portsmouth)
49’
Callum Lang3-0 (Portsmouth)
59’
Colby Bishop4-0 (Portsmouth)
84’
89’
Charlie Savage4-1 (Reading)
Full-time4-1

Bookings

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

Portsmouth
  • Joe Rafferty
  • Conor Shaughnessy
  • Marlon Pack
  • Josh Martin
Reading
  • Clinton Mola
  • Lewis Wing
  • Femi Azeez

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Reading attacking Portsmouth attacking 
1’ Paul Mukairu (Reading), open play, off target 11’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, saved 11’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 15’ Andy Yiadom (Reading), open play, off target 17’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, saved 20’ Paul Mukairu (Reading), open play, off target 23’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, saved 24’ Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading), from a corner, off target 33’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, blocked 34’ Owen Moxon (Portsmouth), open play, blocked 36’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, goal 45’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, off target 48’ Sean Raggett (Portsmouth), set piece, off target 49’ Marlon Pack (Portsmouth), open play, goal 53’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, saved 59’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, goal 63’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, saved 68’ Lewis Wing (Reading), direct free kick, hit the woodwork 70’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, off target 79’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, saved 82’ Owen Moxon (Portsmouth), open play, off target 84’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), set piece, goal 88’ Ben Elliott (Reading), open play, off target 89’ Charlie Savage (Reading), from a corner, goal 90+3’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, blocked 1’ Paul Mukairu (Reading), open play, off target 11’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, saved 11’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 15’ Andy Yiadom (Reading), open play, off target 17’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, saved 20’ Paul Mukairu (Reading), open play, off target 23’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, saved 24’ Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading), from a corner, off target 33’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, blocked 34’ Owen Moxon (Portsmouth), open play, blocked 36’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, goal 45’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, off target 48’ Sean Raggett (Portsmouth), set piece, off target 49’ Marlon Pack (Portsmouth), open play, goal 53’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, saved 59’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, goal 63’ Callum Lang (Portsmouth), open play, saved 68’ Lewis Wing (Reading), direct free kick, hit the woodwork 70’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, off target 79’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, saved 82’ Owen Moxon (Portsmouth), open play, off target 84’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), set piece, goal 88’ Ben Elliott (Reading), open play, off target 89’ Charlie Savage (Reading), from a corner, goal 90+3’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – –
Abu Kamara Taken off
86′ – – – – – – –
Callum Lang Taken off
86′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Paddy Lane Taken off
73′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Colby Bishop Taken off
86′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Christian Saydee Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Gavin Whyte Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
Kusini Yengi Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
Josh Martin Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – –
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

Portsmouth win 60% Avg odds 1.55
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.08
Reading win 17% Avg odds 5.56

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

Form going into the game

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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.