Reading vs Fleetwood Town

24 October 2023 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee B Atkinson

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Dominic Ballard 56’
  • Bosun Lawal 2’
  • Josh Vela 90+2’

Match summary

Fleetwood Town won 2-1 away at Reading, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Fleetwood Town led 1-0 at half-time.

Bosun Lawal put Fleetwood Town ahead in the 2nd minute, Dominic Ballard equalised in the 56th minute, and Josh Vela won it in stoppage time.

Shots finished 18-15 to Reading, with 6 on target for Reading and 6 for Fleetwood Town.

Match stats

Reading Fleetwood Town
18 Shots 15
6 Shots on Target 6
9 Corners 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Reading Fleetwood Town
Kick-off
2’
Bosun Lawal0-1 (Fleetwood Town)
Half-time0-1
Dominic Ballard1-1 (Reading)
56’
90+2’
Josh Vela1-2 (Fleetwood Town)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Reading
  • Matty Carson
Fleetwood Town
  • Josh Vela
  • Jayden Stockley

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fleetwood Town attacking Reading attacking 
2’ Bosun Lawal (Fleetwood Town), open play, goal 8’ Mamadi Camara (Reading), open play, blocked 12’ Danny Mayor (Fleetwood Town), open play, off target 19’ Promise Omochere (Fleetwood Town), open play, hit the woodwork 23’ Josh Earl (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, saved 23’ Jack Marriott (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, saved 29’ Jack Marriott (Fleetwood Town), open play, saved 31’ Harlee Dean (Reading), from a corner, blocked 31’ Tyler Bindon (Reading), from a corner, blocked 33’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, blocked 35’ Dominic Ballard (Reading), open play, saved 42’ Bosun Lawal (Fleetwood Town), open play, blocked 47’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 48’ Josh Earl (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, blocked 49’ Junior Quitirna (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, off target 50’ Bosun Lawal (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, off target 51’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, off target 51’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, blocked 56’ Dominic Ballard (Reading), open play, goal 67’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, saved 68’ Jack Marriott (Fleetwood Town), open play, saved 68’ Lewis Wing (Reading), from a corner, off target 71’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, hit the woodwork 71’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, blocked 71’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, blocked 77’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, blocked 78’ Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Fleetwood Town), set piece, off target 79’ Shaun Rooney (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, off target 79’ Ryan Broom (Fleetwood Town), set piece, blocked 82’ Jayden Stockley (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, blocked 83’ Scott Robertson (Fleetwood Town), set piece, blocked 90’ Tyler Bindon (Reading), from a corner, saved 90+1’ Harlee Dean (Reading), from a corner, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Josh Vela (Fleetwood Town), open play, goal 90+6’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, blocked 2’ Bosun Lawal (Fleetwood Town), open play, goal 8’ Mamadi Camara (Reading), open play, blocked 12’ Danny Mayor (Fleetwood Town), open play, off target 19’ Promise Omochere (Fleetwood Town), open play, hit the woodwork 23’ Josh Earl (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, saved 23’ Jack Marriott (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, saved 29’ Jack Marriott (Fleetwood Town), open play, saved 31’ Harlee Dean (Reading), from a corner, blocked 31’ Tyler Bindon (Reading), from a corner, blocked 33’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, blocked 35’ Dominic Ballard (Reading), open play, saved 42’ Bosun Lawal (Fleetwood Town), open play, blocked 47’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 48’ Josh Earl (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, blocked 49’ Junior Quitirna (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, off target 50’ Bosun Lawal (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, off target 51’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, off target 51’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, blocked 56’ Dominic Ballard (Reading), open play, goal 67’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, saved 68’ Jack Marriott (Fleetwood Town), open play, saved 68’ Lewis Wing (Reading), from a corner, off target 71’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, hit the woodwork 71’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, blocked 71’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, blocked 77’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, blocked 78’ Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Fleetwood Town), set piece, off target 79’ Shaun Rooney (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, off target 79’ Ryan Broom (Fleetwood Town), set piece, blocked 82’ Jayden Stockley (Fleetwood Town), from a corner, blocked 83’ Scott Robertson (Fleetwood Town), set piece, blocked 90’ Tyler Bindon (Reading), from a corner, saved 90+1’ Harlee Dean (Reading), from a corner, hit the woodwork 90+2’ Josh Vela (Fleetwood Town), open play, goal 90+6’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Harlee Dean
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Nesta Guinness-Walker Taken off
87′ – – – – – – –
Mamadi Camara Taken off
30′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 4 – – – –
Charlie Savage Taken off
86′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Dominic Ballard Taken off
71′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Femi Azeez Came on as a substitute
60′ – – 2 – – – –
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 1 – – – –
Michael Craig Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
Matty Carson Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – –
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

Reading win 44% Avg odds 2.12
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.46
Fleetwood Town win 29% Avg odds 3.30

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.