Reading vs Portsmouth

28 October 2023 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee M Coy

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 2–2

  • Lewis Wing 23’
  • Charlie Savage 27’
  • Tino Anjorin 33’
  • Colby Bishop 45+9’
  • Terry Devlin 58’

Match summary

Portsmouth came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at Reading. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Lewis Wing put Reading ahead in the 23rd minute, Charlie Savage made it 2-0 in the 27th minute, Tino Anjorin pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 33rd minute, and Colby Bishop equalised in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Terry Devlin won it in the 58th minute.

Shots finished 18-13 to Portsmouth, with 5 on target for Reading and 9 for Portsmouth. Reading had a player sent off.

Match stats

Reading Portsmouth
13 Shots 18
5 Shots on Target 9
6 Corners 9
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0

Key events

Reading Portsmouth
Kick-off
Lewis Wing1-0 (Reading)
23’
Charlie Savage2-0 (Reading)
27’
33’
Tino Anjorin2-1 (Portsmouth)
45+9’
Colby Bishop2-2 (Portsmouth)
Half-time2-2
58’
Terry Devlin2-3 (Portsmouth)
Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Reading
  • Amadou Salif Mbengue
  • Harlee Dean
  • Nesta Guinness-Walker
  • Lewis Wing
  • Ben Elliott
Portsmouth
  • Alex Robertson
  • Christian Saydee

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Portsmouth attacking Reading attacking 
9’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, saved 12’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, blocked 13’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, saved 23’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, goal 27’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, goal 32’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), set piece, blocked 32’ Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth), set piece, saved 33’ Tino Anjorin (Portsmouth), open play, goal 33’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, blocked 37’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, off target 38’ Tino Anjorin (Portsmouth), open play, saved 43’ Alex Robertson (Portsmouth), open play, saved 45’ Charlie Savage (Reading), from a corner, off target 51’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, off target 54’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, goal 54’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, blocked 48’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, off target 49’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), from a corner, off target 49’ Tino Anjorin (Portsmouth), from a corner, saved 50’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), from a corner, off target 53’ Jack Sparkes (Portsmouth), set piece, off target 58’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, goal 66’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), set piece, off target 71’ Gavin Whyte (Portsmouth), open play, blocked 76’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, saved 81’ Harlee Dean (Reading), set piece, off target 83’ Andy Yiadom (Reading), open play, blocked 85’ Andy Yiadom (Reading), from a corner, saved 90+5’ David Button (Reading), from a corner, off target 90+5’ Ben Elliott (Reading), open play, saved 90+8’ Ben Elliott (Reading), open play, blocked 9’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, saved 12’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, blocked 13’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, saved 23’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, goal 27’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, goal 32’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), set piece, blocked 32’ Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth), set piece, saved 33’ Tino Anjorin (Portsmouth), open play, goal 33’ Paddy Lane (Portsmouth), open play, blocked 37’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, off target 38’ Tino Anjorin (Portsmouth), open play, saved 43’ Alex Robertson (Portsmouth), open play, saved 45’ Charlie Savage (Reading), from a corner, off target 51’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, off target 54’ Colby Bishop (Portsmouth), open play, goal 54’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, blocked 48’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, off target 49’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), from a corner, off target 49’ Tino Anjorin (Portsmouth), from a corner, saved 50’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), from a corner, off target 53’ Jack Sparkes (Portsmouth), set piece, off target 58’ Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), open play, goal 66’ Regan Poole (Portsmouth), set piece, off target 71’ Gavin Whyte (Portsmouth), open play, blocked 76’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, saved 81’ Harlee Dean (Reading), set piece, off target 83’ Andy Yiadom (Reading), open play, blocked 85’ Andy Yiadom (Reading), from a corner, saved 90+5’ David Button (Reading), from a corner, off target 90+5’ Ben Elliott (Reading), open play, saved 90+8’ Ben Elliott (Reading), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Harlee Dean
90′ – – 1 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Nesta Guinness-Walker Taken off
66′ – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Charlie Savage Taken off
75′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Femi Azeez Taken off
66′ – – 1 – – – –
Sam Smith Taken off
75′ – – 1 – – – –
Harvey Knibbs Taken off
66′ – – – – – – –
Amadou Salif Mbengue Came on as a substituteSent off
24′ – – – – – –
Ben Elliott Came on as a substitute
24′ – – 2 – – –
Paul Mukairu Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – –
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 – – – –
Dominic Ballard 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 26% Avg odds 3.56
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.55
Portsmouth win 47% Avg odds 2.00

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.