Bristol Rovers 2-2 Reading | Result & Match Report
Bristol Rovers
2 - 2 Reading
EFL Trophy · Group South - 3 · Full Time
EFL Trophy · Group South - 3: Bristol Rovers and Reading drew 2-2. The match was played on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 at Memorial Stadium (Bristol).
⚽ Goals
sean patton 3' (Reading) · Jerae Jones 55' (Reading) · Arvin Appiah 58' (Bristol Rovers) · Philip Sanyaolu 65' (Bristol Rovers) · Tommy Leigh 91' (P) (Bristol Rovers) · sean patton 92' (P) (Reading) · Jack Sparkes 93' (P) (Bristol Rovers) · Boyd Beacroft 93' (P) (Reading) · Ryan De Havilland 94' (P) (Bristol Rovers) · Tyler Sackey 95' (P) (Reading) · Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny 95' (P) (Bristol Rovers) · Kazim Salahi-Ali 97' (P) (Bristol Rovers)
Match Analysis
After a 0-1 first half, the game finished 2-2.
Bristol Rovers held 52% of possession against 48%, attempting 14 shots to Reading's 10.
Shots on target read 6-5 and corners 8-3.
⏱️ Match Events
3'⚽sean patton (Jerae Jones)
40'🟨Boyd Beacroft
55'⚽Jerae Jones (Luke Howard)
58'⚽Arvin Appiah (Ryan De Havilland)
62'🔄▲ Tommy Leigh ▼ Stan Dunne
63'🔄▲ Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny ▼ Bobby Kamwa
65'⚽Philip Sanyaolu (Ciaran Kelly)
73'🔄▲ Shaqai Forde ▼ Philip Sanyaolu
73'🔄▲ Kazim Salahi-Ali ▼ Arvin Appiah
73'🔄▲ Jack Toogood ▼ Richard Smallwood
74'🔄▲ Joseph Barough ▼ Jerae Jones
75'🟨Macauley Southam
83'🔄▲ Scofield Lonmeni ▼ Luke Howard
84'🔄▲ Matteo Dashi ▼ Kevin Mfuamba
90+3'🔄▲ Torin Ntege ▼ Emmanuel Osho
90+5'🟨Tommy Leigh
91'⚽(P)Tommy Leigh
92'⚽(P)sean patton
93'⚽(P)Jack Sparkes
93'⚽(P)Boyd Beacroft
94'⚽(P)Ryan De Havilland
95'⚽(P)Tyler Sackey
95'⚽(P)Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny
96'❌Matteo Dashi
97'⚽(P)Kazim Salahi-Ali
👕 Line-ups
Bristol Rovers · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 6.57
Substitutes: K. Balmer, S. Forde, T. Leigh, R. Russell-Denny, Kazim Salahi-Ali, Jack Toogood, Brad Young
Coach: S. Evans
Reading · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 6.62
Substitutes: S. Lonmeni, S. Harrison, M. Dashi, Joseph Barough, Matthew Christopher Rowley, Torin Ntege, T. St Louis
Coach: L. Richardson
📊 Match Stats
0.67Expected goals (xG)1.52
⭐ Player of the Match
J. Jones (Reading) — named player of the match with a 8.1 rating.
📝 Player Ratings
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