Reading vs Northampton Town

29 March 2024 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee T Parsons

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 65’

Match summary

Reading beat Northampton Town 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan put Reading ahead in the 65th minute.

Shots finished 19-13 to Northampton Town, with 2 on target for Reading and 8 for Northampton Town.

Match stats

Reading Northampton Town
13 Shots 19
2 Shots on Target 8
5 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Reading Northampton Town
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan1-0 (Reading)
65’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Reading
  • Ben Elliott
Northampton Town
  • Manny Monthe

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Northampton Town attacking Reading attacking 
3’ Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town), set piece, saved 4’ Charlie Savage (Reading), direct free kick, off target 5’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 7’ Ben Elliott (Reading), open play, off target 14’ Marc Leonard (Northampton Town), open play, saved 19’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, off target 20’ Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 27’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, off target 27’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, blocked 30’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, saved 30’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, saved 32’ Ben Fox (Northampton Town), open play, saved 32’ Louis Appéré (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 34’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, off target 36’ Louis Appéré (Northampton Town), open play, saved 42’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, off target 47’ Marc Leonard (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 51’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, off target 55’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, blocked 56’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, off target 58’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 59’ Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town), from a corner, off target 65’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, goal 68’ Manny Monthe (Northampton Town), open play, off target 70’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, blocked 76’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), open play, off target 79’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 87’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), open play, saved 87’ Ali Koiki (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 89’ Femi Azeez (Reading), from a corner, hit the woodwork 89’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 90+1’ Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town), from a corner, saved 3’ Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town), set piece, saved 4’ Charlie Savage (Reading), direct free kick, off target 5’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 7’ Ben Elliott (Reading), open play, off target 14’ Marc Leonard (Northampton Town), open play, saved 19’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, off target 20’ Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 27’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, off target 27’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, blocked 30’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, saved 30’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, saved 32’ Ben Fox (Northampton Town), open play, saved 32’ Louis Appéré (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 34’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), open play, off target 36’ Louis Appéré (Northampton Town), open play, saved 42’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, off target 47’ Marc Leonard (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 51’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, off target 55’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, blocked 56’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, off target 58’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 59’ Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town), from a corner, off target 65’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, goal 68’ Manny Monthe (Northampton Town), open play, off target 70’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, blocked 76’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), open play, off target 79’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 87’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), open play, saved 87’ Ali Koiki (Northampton Town), open play, blocked 89’ Femi Azeez (Reading), from a corner, hit the woodwork 89’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 90+1’ Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town), from a corner, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jeriel Dorsett Taken off
75′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – – –
Femi Azeez Taken off
90′ – – 3 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Ben Elliott Taken off
59′ – – 1 – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan Came on as a substitute
31′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Kelvin Abrefa Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
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 56% Avg odds 1.69
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.85
Northampton Town win 20% Avg odds 4.64

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.