2021–22 Reading F.C. season
2021–22 season | |||
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Owner | Dai Yongge and Dai Xiuli (majority) | ||
Manager | Veljko Paunović Marko Mitrović (Rounds 16 & 17) | ||
Stadium | Select Car Leasing Stadium | ||
EFL Championship | 20th | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
EFL Cup | First round vs Swansea City | ||
Top goalscorer | League: John Swift (8) All: John Swift (8) | ||
Highest home attendance | 14,928 vs Queens Park Rangers (11 September 2021) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 4,989 vs Swansea City (10 August 2021) | ||
Average home league attendance | 11,968 (23 November 2021) | ||
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The 2021–22 season will be Reading's 151st year in existence and eighth consecutive season in the Championship,[1] and covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Season review[]
Pre-season[]
On 24 June 2021, the 2021-22 season EFL Championship fixture list was released, with Reading beginning their campaign away at Stoke City, and finishing the season away to Luton Town.[2] Later on the same day, Reading where drawn at home to Swansea City in the First Round of the 2021–22 EFL Cup.[3]
On 15 July, Readings proposed friendly against Aberdeen scheduled for Friday 16th July, was cancelled after two members of staff and one player returned positive COVID-19 tests.[4]
On 16 July, the Madejski Stadium's naming rights were sold to title sponsors Select Car Leasing in a 10-year deal, with the stadium being renamed the 'Select Car Leasing Stadium'.[5]
Transfers and contracts[]
On 25 May 2021, Reading announced that they had activated a clause in Thierry Nevers' contract, extending his contract until the summer of 2022 whilst also confirming he would be joining West Ham United for an undisclosed fee once the transfer window opens on 9 June 2021.[6][7]
On 29 June, Reading announced that Tom McIntyre had signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2024.[8]
On 2 July, Reading announced that they had signed new one-year contracts with youngsters, Femi Azeez and James Holden, whilst Lynford Sackey, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Harvey Collins, Kian Leavy and Malachi Talent-Aryeetey all signed their first professional contracts with the club.[9]
On 8 July, Reading confirmed that Michael Olise had left the club to sign for Crystal Palace for a record fee received by the club.[10] On the same day, young goalkeeper Coniah Boyce-Clarke joined Bath City to train with and feature in the forthcoming pre-season games.[11] On 13 July, Reading confirmed that Jökull Andrésson was currently training with Morecambe with permission to feature in two of their pre-season friendlies.[12]
On 20 July, Under-23 goalkeeper James Holden, joined Maidenhead United on a season-long loan deal.[13]
On 23 July, Jökull Andrésson signed a new three-year contract with the club, before moving to Morecambe on a season-long loan deal.[14]
On 28 July, Nahum Melvin-Lambert returned to St Patrick's Athletic on loan for the second half of the 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division season.[15]
August[]
On 12 August, Tom Dele-Bashiru joined Reading on a season-long loan deal from Watford.[16] The following day, 13 August, Reading announced that Marc McNulty had returned to Dundee United on loan for the season.[17]
On 19 August, Reading announced the signing of Junior Hoilett to a one-year contract.[18] The following day, 20 August, Jeriel Dorsett joined Rochdale on a season-long loan deal.[19] On the same day, young academy defender Jack Senga-Ngoyi joined Maidenhead United on a work experience loan deal.[20]
On 27 August, Reading announced the signing of Alen Halilović to a one-year contract after he'd left Birmingham City in the summer,[21] and the season-long loan signing of Baba Rahman Chelsea.[22]
On 30 August, Reading announced the signing of Scott Dann to a one-year contract, after he'd left Crystal Palace in the summer, whilst Danny Drinkwater join on a season-long loan from Chelsea later in the same day.[23][24]
October[]
On 21 October, Reading announced that they had signed former Chelsea youth team player Rashawn Scott to their Under-23 team until the end of the season, whilst Academy Graduate Michael Stickland had committed to signing his first professional contract with the club come the completion of his scholarship in the summer.[25]
November[]
On 1 November, manager Veljko Paunović tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in him isolating and assistant manager Marko Mitrović taking charger of the first team for their trip to Millwall on 2 November and Birmingham City on 6 November.[26]
On 15 November, Reading announced the signing of Andy Carroll on a short-term contract until mid-January 2022.[27]
On 17 November, Reading accepted a six-point penalty deduction from the EFL, dropping them from 16th to 19th, for breaking the EFL's Profit and Sustainability limits, with a further six-points suspended until the 2022-23 season.[28]
On 19 November, Coniah Boyce-Clarke joined St Albans City on an initial one-month youth loan.[29]
December[]
On 6 December, Reading where drawn away to Kidderminster Harriers in the Third Round of the 2021–22 FA Cup.[30]
On 15 December, Reading's match against Luton Town scheduled for 18 December, was postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases within the First Team and Under-23 squads.[31] Six days later, 21 December, Reading's away game at Peterborough United scheduled for 26 December, was also postponed due to COVID-19 within the First Team and Under-23 squads.[32] On 27 December, Readings home match against Fulham was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation at the club.[33]
Transfers[]
In[]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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19 August 2021 | FW | Junior Hoilett | Unattached | Free | [18] | |
27 August 2021 | MF | Alen Halilović | Unattached | Free | [21] | |
30 August 2021 | DF | Scott Dann | Unattached | Free | [23] | |
21 October 2021 | MF | Rashawn Scott | Unattached | Free | [25] | |
15 November 2021 | FW | Andy Carroll | Unattached | Free | [27] |
Loans in[]
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
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12 August 2021 | MF | Tom Dele-Bashiru | Watford | End of season | [16] | |
27 August 2021 | DF | Baba Rahman | Chelsea | End of season | [22] | |
30 August 2021 | MF | Danny Drinkwater | Chelsea | End of season | [24] |
Out[]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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25 May 2021 | FW | Thierry Nevers | West Ham United | Undisclosed | [6][7] | |
8 July 2021 | MF | Michael Olise | Crystal Palace | Undisclosed | [10] |
- Nevers' move was announced on the above date, but was not active until 9 June 2021.
Loans out[]
Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
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20 July 2021 | GK | James Holden | Maidenhead United | End of season | [13] | |
23 July 2021 | GK | Jökull Andrésson | Morecambe | End of season | [14] | |
28 July 2021 | FW | Nahum Melvin-Lambert | St Patrick's Athletic | November 2021 | [15] | |
13 August 2021 | FW | Marc McNulty | Dundee United | End of season | [17] | |
20 August 2021 | DF | Jeriel Dorsett | Rochdale | End of season | [19] | |
20 August 2021 | DF | Jack Senga-Ngoyi | Maidenhead United | Work Experience | [20] | |
19 November 2021 | GK | Coniah Boyce-Clarke | St Albans City | 19 December 2021 | [29] |
Trial[]
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | Last club | Date to | Ref. |
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July 2021 | FW | Kyle Edwards | West Bromwich Albion | 25 July 2021 | [34][35] | |
July 2021 | DF | Achraf Lazaar | Watford | [36] | ||
July 2021 | MF | Kadeem Harris | Sheffield Wednesday |
Squad[]
- As of match played 11 December 2021[37]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
22 | Luke Southwood | GK | 6 December 1997 | Academy | 2016[38] | 2023[39] | 21 | 0 | ||
33 | Rafael Cabral | GK | 20 May 1990 | Sampdoria | 2019[40] | 2022[40] | 97 | 0 | ||
Defenders | ||||||||||
3 | Tom Holmes | DF | 12 March 2000 | Academy | 2017 | 2022[41] | 55 | 1 | ||
4 | Michael Morrison | DF | 3 March 1988 | Birmingham City | 2019[42] | 2022[43] | 91 | 6 | ||
5 | Tom McIntyre[a] | DF | 6 November 1998 (aged 22) | Academy | 2016[38] | 2024[8] | 49 | 2 | ||
6 | Liam Moore[b] | DF | 31 January 1993 | Leicester City | 2016[44] | 2023[45] | 230 | 8 | ||
17 | Andy Yiadom[c] | DF | 2 December 1991 | Barnsley | 2018[46] | 2022[46] | 114 | 3 | ||
21 | Baba Rahman | DF | 2 July 1994 | loan from Chelsea | 2021[22] | 2022[22] | 17 | 0 | ||
24 | Scott Dann | DF | 14 February 1987 | Unattached | 2021[23] | 2022[23] | 13 | 2 | ||
38 | Michael Stickland | DF | 24 August 2002 | Academy | 2020 | [25] | 2 | 0 | ||
41 | Ethan Bristow | DF | 27 November 2001 | Academy | 2018 | 7 | 0 | |||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
7 | Alen Halilović | MF | 18 June 1996 | Unattached | 2021[21] | 2022[21] | 10 | 1 | ||
8 | Andy Rinomhota | MF | 21 April 1997 | Academy | 2017[47] | 2022[48] | 123 | 4 | ||
10 | John Swift | MF | 23 June 1995 | Chelsea | 2016[49] | 2022[50] | 185 | 30 | ||
14 | Ovie Ejaria | MF | 18 November 1997 | Liverpool | 2020[51] | 2024[51] | 107 | 9 | ||
15 | Danny Drinkwater | MF | 5 March 1990 | loan from Chelsea | 2021[24] | 2022[24] | 12 | 1 | ||
16 | Dejan Tetek | MF | 24 September 2002 | Academy | 2019 | 18 | 0 | |||
19 | Tom Dele-Bashiru | MF | 17 September 1999 | loan from Watford | 2021[16] | 2022[16] | 20 | 4 | ||
20 | Felipe Araruna | MF | 12 March 1996 | São Paulo | 2020[52] | 2022[52] | 7 | 0 | ||
28 | Josh Laurent | MF | 6 May 1995 | Shrewsbury Town | 2020[53] | 2022[53] | 68 | 3 | ||
32 | Mamadi Camará | MF | 31 December 2003 | Feirense | 2020[54] | 2022[55] | 5 | 0 | ||
Forwards | ||||||||||
9 | Andy Carroll | FW | 6 January 1989 | Unattached | 2021[27] | 2022[27] | 5 | 1 | ||
11 | Yakou Méïté[d] | FW | 11 February 1996 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2016[56] | 2023[57] | 125 | 43 | ||
18 | Lucas João | FW | 4 September 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2019[58] | 2023[58] | 61 | 28 | ||
23 | Junior Hoilett | FW | 5 June 1990 | Unattached | 2021[18] | 2022[18] | 8 | 1 | ||
30 | Femi Azeez | FW | 5 June 2001 | Wealdstone | 2019[59] | 2022[9] | 10 | 2 | ||
39 | Jahmari Clarke | FW | 17 August 2003 | Academy | 2020 | 11 | 2 | |||
47 | George Pușcaș | FW | 8 April 1996 | Inter Milan | 2019[60] | 2024[60] | 86 | 18 | ||
U23 | ||||||||||
35 | Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan | FW | 23 April 2002 | Academy | 2021 | 2022[9] | 1 | 0 | ||
36 | Claudio Osorio | MF | 26 September 2002 | Academy | 2019 | 1 | 0 | |||
37 | Kian Leavy | MF | 21 March 2002 | Academy | 2019 | 2022[9] | 1 | 0 | ||
42 | Lynford Sackey | DF | 18 February 2003 | Academy | 2019 | 2022[9] | 2 | 0 | ||
43 | Nelson Abbey | DF | 28 August 2003 | Academy | 2019 | 2022[61] | 2 | 0 | ||
44 | Imari Samuels | DF | 5 February 2003 | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
45 | Benjamin Purcell | MF | 25 August 2004 | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
48 | Tyrell Ashcroft | DF | 7 March 2002 | Academy | 2020 | 2 | 0 | |||
Harvey Collins | GK | 5 November 2002 | Academy | 2019 | 2022[9] | 0 | 0 | |||
Lewis Hutchings | MF | 22 July 2002 | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Rashawn Scott | MF | 22 March 2004 | Unattached | 2021[25] | 2022[25] | 0 | 0 | |||
Malachi Talent-Aryeetey | MF | 10 September 2002 | Academy | 2019 | 2022[9] | 0 | 0 | |||
Nahum Melvin-Lambert | FW | 21 October 2002 | Academy | 2019 | 2022[62] | 3 | 0 | |||
U18 | ||||||||||
49 | Kelvin Abrefa | DF | 9 December 2003 | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
Matt Rowley | GK | 12 August 2002 | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Jordan Addo-Antoine | DF | 10 September 2004 | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kyle Daniel-Spray | DF | 11 December 2004 | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Louie Holzman | DF | 16 November 2003 | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Zion Nditi | DF | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Sam Paul | DF | 12 January 2004 | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Hamid Abdel-Salam | MF | 19 October 2003 | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Jacob Borgnis | MF | 5 May 2003 | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Ryley Campbell | MF | 29 December 2003 | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Harrison Furlong | MF | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Ajani Giscombe | MF | 12 May 2004 | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Troy Murray | MF | 6 November 2002 | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Tom Norcott | MF | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Caylan Vickers | MF | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Ashton Greaver | FW | 19 August 2004 | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Harvey Maudner | FW | 7 October 2003 | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
David Nyarko | FW | 7 October 2002 | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Jeremiah Okine-Peters | FW | Academy | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Out on loan | ||||||||||
12 | Marc McNulty | FW | 14 September 1992 | Coventry City | 2018[63] | 2022[63] | 17 | 1 | ||
34 | Jeriel Dorsett | DF | 4 May 2002 | Academy | 2019[64] | 2022[65] | 2 | 0 | ||
40 | James Holden | GK | 4 September 2001 | Bury | 2019[59] | 2022[9] | 0 | 0 | ||
46 | Jack Senga-Ngoyi | DF | 27 January 2004 | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
31 | Coniah Boyce-Clarke | GK | 1 March 2003 | Academy | 2019 | [66] | 0 | 0 | ||
Jökull Andrésson | GK | 25 August 2001 | Academy | 2018[67] | 2022[68] | 0 | 0 | |||
Left during the season |
- ^ Tom McIntyre was born in Reading, England, but qualified to represent Scotland, representing them at U17, U20 and U21 level.
- ^ Liam Moore was born in Loughborough, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica, and made his international debut for Jamaica in March 2021.
- ^ Andy Yiadom was born in Holloway, England, but qualified to represent Ghana and made his international debut for Ghana in January 2017. He previously represented England at C level.
- ^ Yakou Méïte was born in Paris, France, but qualified to represent the Ivory Coast, representing the Ivory Coast at U17, U20 and U23 level.
Out on loan[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Friendlies[]
In May Reading confirmed their first pre-season friendly, against West Ham United on 21 July, at the Madejski Stadium.[69] Reading's second pre-season friendly was confirmed on 8 June, a behind-closed door meeting with Charlton Athletic at the Madejski Stadium on 24 July.[70] On 21 June, Reading confirmed their first pre-season friendly would be a behind-closed-doors match against Lincoln City on 10 July at their Bearwood Park Training Ground.[71] On 6 July, Reading confirmed that they will travel to Scotland, to face Aberdeen in a behind-closed doors friendly at their Cormack Park training ground on 16 July.[72] On 15 July, Reading confirmed their last pre-season friendly would be a home match against Crystal Palace on 31 July, a week before the new Championship season kicks off.[73]
10 July 2021 | Reading | 1–0 | Lincoln City | Wokingham |
13:00 BST (UTC+1) | Ashcroft 71' | Report | Stadium: Bearwood Park |
16 July 2021 | Aberdeen | Cancelled | Reading | Aberdeen, Scotland |
13:30 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Cormack Park | ||
Note: Match cancelled due to Three positive COVID-19 results.[4] |
21 July 2021 | Reading | 0–3 | West Ham United | Reading |
19:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Diop 37' Coventry 56' Johnson 78' |
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium |
24 July 2021 | Reading | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Reading |
14:00 BST (UTC+1) | Ejaria 38' | Report | Ghandour 80' | Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 0 |
Note: Match played behind closed doors. |
25 July 2021 | Hungerford Town | Cancelled | Reading U23 | Hungerford |
BST (UTC+1) | Stadium: Bulpit Lane | |||
Note: Match cancelled. [74] |
27 July 2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | Reading | Lancing |
BST (UTC+1) | Report | Swift (pen.) Azeez |
Stadium: | |
Note: Match played behind closed doors. |
30 July 2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion U23 | v | Reading U23 | Lancing |
14:00 BST (UTC+1) | Stadium: |
31 July 2021 | Reading | 1–3 | Crystal Palace | Reading |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Morrison 51' Swift 67' |
Report | Kouyaté 30' Mateta 55' (pen.) R.Street 57' Ayew 80' Banks 90+3' |
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Referee: Keith Stroud |
6 August 2021 | Maidenhead United | 1–1 | Reading U23 | Maidenhead |
19:30 BST (UTC+1) | Samuels 68' (o.g.) | Ehibhatiomhan 30' | Stadium: York Road |
Competitions[]
Overview[]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
EFL Championship | 7 August 2021 | Matchday 1 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 38.10 | ||
FA Cup | January 2021 | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
EFL Cup | 10 August 2021 | 10 August 2021 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
Total | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 36.36 |
Last updated: 4 December 2021
Source: Competitions
Championship[]
On 24 June, the 2021-22 season EFL Championship fixture list was released, with Reading beginning their campaign away at Stoke City, and finishing the season away to Luton Town.[2]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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18 | Bristol City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 27 | |
19 | Hull City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 23 | |
20 | Cardiff City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 22 | |
21 | Reading | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 21[a] | |
22 | Peterborough United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 19 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | Barnsley | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 14 | |
24 | Derby County | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 7[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[78]
Notes:
Results summary[]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −7 |
Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source: Results
Results by matchday[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
- ^ Between matchday 17 and 18, Reading were deducted 6 points.
Results[]
7 August 2021 1 | Stoke City | 3–2 | Reading | Stoke-on-Trent |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Powell 25' Brown 28' Surridge 85' |
Report | Moore 24' 61' Swift 27' Laurent 90' |
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 19,068 Referee: Matt Donohue |
14 August 2021 2 | Reading | 2–1 | Preston North End | Reading |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Azeez 28' Morrison 59' Bristow 66' Swift 69' Laurent 90+6' |
Report | Johnson 61' (pen.) | Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 12,156 Referee: Josh Smith |
17 August 2021 3 | Reading | 2–3 | Bristol City | Reading |
20:00 BST (UTC+1) | Azeez 19' Moore 81' |
Report | Weimann 5', 52' Martin 14' James 90+2' |
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 14,207 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
21 August 2021 4 | Coventry City | 2–1 | Reading | Coventry |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Hyam 5' Maatsen 45+1' Allen 62' O'Hare 78' Sheaf 90+4' Hamer 90+5' Godden 90+8' |
Report | Swift 40' (pen.) Dele-Bashiru 50' Rinomhota 75' Clarke 90+1' |
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 16,464 Referee: |
28 August 2021 5 | Huddersfield Town | 4–0 | Reading | Huddersfield |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Thomas 31' 66' O'Brien 39' Pearson 51' 59' Ward 68' Lees 81' |
Report | Yiadom 23' Dele-Bashiru 51' |
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 14,613 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
11 September 2021 6 | Reading | 3–3 | Queens Park Rangers | Reading |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Swift 35', 64', 77' Rafael 82' Morrison 87' |
Report | Morrison 11' (o.g.) Gray 79' Dickie 89' Johansen 90+1' |
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 14,928 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
14 September 2021 7 | Reading | 3–1 | Peterborough United | Reading |
20:00 BST (UTC+1) | Swift 64' Dele-Bashiru 67', 88' |
Report | Kent 45+3' Thompson 74' |
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 11,411 Referee: Tim Robinson |
18 September 2021 8 | Fulham | 1–2 | Reading | Fulham |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Seri 28' Wilson 57' Odoi 65' Ream 77' Muniz 86' |
Report | Ejaria 19', 53' Hoilett 34' Swift 56' Rahman 58' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,901 Referee: Steve Martin |
25 September 2021 9 | Reading | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Reading |
12:30 BST (UTC+1) | Tetek 49' Halilović 55' Southwood 79' Rahman 81' |
Report | Jones 42' Peltier 61' Crooks 86' McNair 90+3' |
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 12,469 Referee: Peter Bankes |
29 September 2021 10 | Derby County | 1–0 | Reading | Derby |
19:45 BST (UTC+1) | Stearman 16' Forsyth 33' Byrne 59' Shinnie 74' Lawrence 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 18,769 Referee: John Busby |
2 October 2021 11 | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Reading | Cardiff |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Pack 32' 37' Collins 84' McGuinness 90+4' |
Report | Hoilett 38' | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 18,400 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
16 October 2021 12 | Reading | 1–0 | Barnsley | Reading |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Swift 77' | Report | Brittain 29' Gomes 56' |
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 12,199 Referee: Andy Davies |
20 October 2021 13 | Reading | 2–3 | Blackpool | Reading |
20:00 BST (UTC+1) | Dann 11' Dele-Bashiru 21' |
Report | Yates 52', 73', 85' (pen) Mitchell 57' Dale 69' Grimshaw 90+2' |
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 10,587 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
23 October 2021 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | Reading | Blackburn |
15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Buckley 38' Gallagher 61' Dolan 64' van Hecke 72' Poveda 79' Johnson 90' |
Report | Swift 56' Drinkwater 90+2' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 10,517 Referee: Tony Harrington |
30 October 2021 15 | Reading | 0–2 | Bournemouth | Reading |
20:00 BST (UTC+1) | Laurent 13' | Report | Kilkenny 37' Anthony 38' Solanke 43' Lowe 59' Mepham 90+1' |
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 13,551 Referee: Oliver Langford |
2 November 2021 16 | Millwall | 1–0 | Reading | Bermondsey |
19:45 GMT (UTC) | Kieftenbeld 31' Afobe 71' Leonard 88' |
Report | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,004 Referee: Gavin Ward |
6 November 2021 17 | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Reading | Birmingham |
15:30 GMT (UTC) | Hogan 3' Bela 30' Dean 34' Oakley 38' McGree 55' |
Report | Clarke 70', 82' Holmes 76' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 17,535 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
Note: Match delayed by 30 minutes due to electrical issues at the ground. |
20 November 2021 18 | Reading | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | Reading |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Moore 32' Drinkwater 57' Dann 64' Swift 66' Rahman 87' |
Report | Zinckernagel 4' Yates 37' |
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 14,907 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
23 November 2021 19 | Reading | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Reading |
20:00 GMT (UTC) | Report | Fleck 15' Bogle 56' Brewster 77' Gibbs-White 90+2' |
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 10,247 Referee: Andy Davies |
27 November 2021 20 | Swansea City | 2–3 | Reading | Swansea |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Paterson 3' Manning 49' Laird 83' |
Report | Dele-Bashiru 4' Carroll 30' Drinkwater 50' 74' Swift 86' Pușcaș 89' |
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 16,980 Referee: Tony Harrington |
4 December 2021 21 | Reading | 1–1 | Hull City | Reading |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Halilović 40' Holmes 45+2' Rahman 74' |
Report | Wilks 55' Elder 90+3' |
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 11,827 Referee: Steve Martin |
11 December 2021 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | Reading | West Bromwich |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Robinson 62', 63' | Report | Halilović 34' Tetek 66' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 11,109 Referee: David Webb |
18 December 2021 23 | Reading | v | Luton Town | Reading |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium | |||
Note: Match postponed on 15 December due to COVID-19.[31] |
26 December 2021 24 | Peterborough United | v | Reading | Peterborough |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: London Road Stadium | |||
Note: Match postponed on 21 December due to COVID-19.[32] |
29 December 2021 25 | Reading | v | Fulham | Reading |
20:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium | |||
Note: Match postponed on 27 December due to COVID-19.[33] |
3 January 2022 26 | Reading | v | Derby County | Reading |
20:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium |
EFL Cup[]
On 24 June, Reading where drawn at home to Swansea City in the First Round of the 2021–22 EFL Cup,[3][79]
10 August 2021 First round | Reading | 0–3 | Swansea City | Reading |
20:00 BST (UTC+1) | Camará 34' Stickland 87' |
Report | Latibeaudiere 16' Naughton 32' D.Williams 37' Cabango 60' Piroe 83' |
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 4,989 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
FA Cup[]
On 6 December, Reading where drawn away to Kidderminster Harriers in the Third Round of the 2021–22 FA Cup.[30]
8 January 2022 Third round | Kidderminster Harriers | v | Reading | Kidderminster |
15:00 GMT (UTC) | Stadium: Aggborough Stadium |
Squad statistics[]
- As of match played 11 December 2021
Appearances and goals[]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
3 | DF | ENG | Tom Holmes | 14 | 1 | 8+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | ENG | Michael Morrison | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | SCO | Tom McIntyre | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | JAM | Liam Moore | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | CRO | Alen Halilović | 10 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | ENG | Andy Rinomhota | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | ENG | Andy Carroll | 5 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | ENG | John Swift | 21 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | ENG | Ovie Ejaria | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | ENG | Danny Drinkwater | 12 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | MF | SRB | Dejan Tetek | 9 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
17 | DF | GHA | Andy Yiadom | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | FW | POR | Lucas João | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | NGA | Tom Dele-Bashiru | 20 | 4 | 18+2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | DF | GHA | Baba Rahman | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | GK | ENG | Luke Southwood | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
23 | FW | CAN | Junior Hoilett | 8 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | ENG | Scott Dann | 13 | 2 | 11+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
28 | MF | ENG | Josh Laurent | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | FW | ENG | Femi Azeez | 9 | 2 | 5+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
32 | MF | GNB | Mamadi Camará | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
33 | GK | BRA | Rafael Cabral | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
35 | FW | ENG | Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
36 | MF | ENG | Claudio Osorio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
37 | MF | IRL | Kian Leavy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
38 | DF | ENG | Michael Stickland | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
39 | FW | ENG | Jahmari Clarke | 11 | 2 | 0+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
41 | DF | ENG | Ethan Bristow | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
42 | DF | ENG | Lynford Sackey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
43 | DF | ENG | Nelson Abbey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
47 | FW | ROU | George Pușcaș | 22 | 0 | 13+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
48 | DF | ENG | Tyrell Ashcroft | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players away on loan: | |||||||||||||
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season: |
Goal scorers[]
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MF | 10 | John Swift | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
2 | MF | 19 | Tom Dele-Bashiru | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | FW | 30 | Femi Azeez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
DF | 6 | Liam Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
MF | 14 | Ovie Ejaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
FW | 39 | Jahmari Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
DF | 24 | Scott Dann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
8 | MF | 7 | Alen Halilović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 23 | Junior Hoilett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
FW | 9 | Andy Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
MF | 15 | Danny Drinkwater | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
DF | 3 | Tom Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Clean sheets[]
Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | 22 | Luke Southwood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTALS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Disciplinary record[]
Number | Nation | Position | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | DF | Tom Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | Michael Morrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | Liam Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | Alen Halilović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
8 | MF | Andy Rinomhota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | John Swift | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | Danny Drinkwater | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
16 | MF | Dejan Tetek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
17 | DF | Andy Yiadom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | Tom Dele-Bashiru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
21 | DF | Baba Rahman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
22 | GK | Luke Southwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
23 | FW | Junior Hoilett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
28 | MF | Josh Laurent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
32 | MF | Mamadi Camará | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
33 | GK | Rafael Cabral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
38 | DF | Michael Stickland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
39 | FW | Jahmari Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
41 | DF | Ethan Bristow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
47 | FW | George Pușcaș | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Players away on loan: | ||||||||||||
Players who left Reading during the season: | ||||||||||||
Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
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