Reading vs Peterborough United

29 March 2025 · League One · 2024/25 · Referee Adam Herczeg

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Sam Hughes 7’ (og)
  • Harvey Knibbs 58’
  • Charlie Savage 63’
  • Kwame Poku 66’

Match summary

Reading saw off Peterborough United 3-1. Reading led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Hughes's own goal put Reading ahead in the 7th minute. In the second half, Harvey Knibbs made it 2-0 in the 58th minute, Charlie Savage made it 3-0 in the 63rd minute, and Kwame Poku pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 66th minute.

Shots finished 15-12 to Peterborough United, with 7 on target for Reading and 4 for Peterborough United.

Match stats

Reading Peterborough United
12 Shots 15
7 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Reading Peterborough United
Kick-off
Sam Hughes
Own goal
1-0 (Reading)
7’
Half-time1-0
Harvey Knibbs2-0 (Reading)
58’
Charlie Savage3-0 (Reading)
63’
66’
Kwame Poku3-1 (Peterborough United)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Reading
  • Tom Carroll
Peterborough United
  • Tayo Edun
  • Abraham Odoh
  • Cian Hayes

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Peterborough United attacking Reading attacking 
7’ Sam Hughes (Peterborough United), own goal 10’ Mamadi Camara (Reading), open play, saved 14’ Abraham Odoh (Peterborough United), open play, off target 19’ Ricky-Jade Jones (Peterborough United), open play, off target 21’ Kwame Poku (Peterborough United), open play, blocked 21’ Lewis Wing (Reading), from a corner, off target 24’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, off target 53’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, saved 58’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, goal 58’ Mamadi Camara (Reading), open play, blocked 63’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, goal 66’ Kwame Poku (Peterborough United), open play, goal 68’ Ricky-Jade Jones (Peterborough United), open play, saved 71’ Andy Yiadom (Reading), from a corner, saved 72’ Kwame Poku (Peterborough United), open play, off target 72’ Jayden Wareham (Reading), from a corner, saved 72’ Andy Yiadom (Reading), from a corner, blocked 79’ Adrian Akande (Reading), open play, blocked 81’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, saved 82’ Malik Mothersille (Peterborough United), open play, saved 86’ Sam Hughes (Peterborough United), open play, off target 88’ Hector Kyprianou (Peterborough United), open play, off target 88’ Carl Johnston (Peterborough United), open play, blocked 90+2’ Kwame Poku (Peterborough United), open play, saved 90+3’ Jadel Katongo (Peterborough United), open play, blocked 90+4’ Cian Hayes (Peterborough United), open play, blocked 90+5’ Ricky-Jade Jones (Peterborough United), from a corner, off target 90+5’ Kwame Poku (Peterborough United), from a corner, blocked 7’ Sam Hughes (Peterborough United), own goal 10’ Mamadi Camara (Reading), open play, saved 14’ Abraham Odoh (Peterborough United), open play, off target 19’ Ricky-Jade Jones (Peterborough United), open play, off target 21’ Kwame Poku (Peterborough United), open play, blocked 21’ Lewis Wing (Reading), from a corner, off target 24’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, off target 53’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, saved 58’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, goal 58’ Mamadi Camara (Reading), open play, blocked 63’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, goal 66’ Kwame Poku (Peterborough United), open play, goal 68’ Ricky-Jade Jones (Peterborough United), open play, saved 71’ Andy Yiadom (Reading), from a corner, saved 72’ Kwame Poku (Peterborough United), open play, off target 72’ Jayden Wareham (Reading), from a corner, saved 72’ Andy Yiadom (Reading), from a corner, blocked 79’ Adrian Akande (Reading), open play, blocked 81’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, saved 82’ Malik Mothersille (Peterborough United), open play, saved 86’ Sam Hughes (Peterborough United), open play, off target 88’ Hector Kyprianou (Peterborough United), open play, off target 88’ Carl Johnston (Peterborough United), open play, blocked 90+2’ Kwame Poku (Peterborough United), open play, saved 90+3’ Jadel Katongo (Peterborough United), open play, blocked 90+4’ Cian Hayes (Peterborough United), open play, blocked 90+5’ Ricky-Jade Jones (Peterborough United), from a corner, off target 90+5’ Kwame Poku (Peterborough United), from a corner, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Tivonge Rushesha
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Harvey Knibbs Taken off
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Charlie Savage Taken off
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Chem Campbell Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan Taken off
78′ – – – – – – –
Mamadi Camara Taken off
62′ – – 2 – – – –
Jayden Wareham Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 – – – –
Adrian Akande Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 1 – – – –
Tom Carroll Came on as a substitute
0′ – – – – – –
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 32% Avg odds 2.89
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.58
Peterborough United win 42% Avg odds 2.26

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.