Reading 1-3 Cardiff

Match summary

Cardiff beat Reading 3-1 in League One on Sat, 18 Apr 2026.

Goals — Reading: Kyerewaa 73' | Cardiff: Colwill 40'; Kellyman 55'; Ng 86'.

Reading had 37% of the possession and 15 shots (7 on target) against 15 (9) for Cardiff; corners 7-9, yellow cards 3-4.

In their last 14 meetings Reading won 4, Cardiff won 4 and 6 ended level.

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium. Referee: Matthew Corlett.

Match timeline

1. 40'ColwillAssist: R. WintleGoal0-1
2. 41'OshoYellow card
3. 55'KellymanAssist: R. WintleGoal0-2
4. 63'KyerewaaYellow card
5. 63'R. WintleYellow card
6. 64'O'ConnorYellow card
7. 67'⇄In TurnbullOut RobertsonSubstitution
8. 69'F. BurnsYellow card
9. 72'LawlorYellow card
10. 73'KyerewaaGoal1-2
11. 74'⇄In MarriottOut LaneSubstitution
12. 82'⇄In Y. SalechOut WillockSubstitution
13. 82'⇄In J. ColwillOut ColwillSubstitution
14. 82'⇄In W..FishOut LawlorSubstitution
15. 86'NgAssist: KellymanGoal1-3
16. 88'⇄In RitchieOut H. RobertsSubstitution
17. 88'⇄In LiamOut A. RinomhotaSubstitution
18. 88'⇄In AbrefaOut NyambeSubstitution
19. 90'⇄In RobinsonOut O. TannerSubstitution
20. 90'W..FishYellow card

Top performers

MarriottReading · Attacker

• Expected Goals0
• Shots On Target1
• Minutes17

Y. SalechCardiff · Attacker

• Expected Goals0
• Shots On Target0
• Minutes9

KyerewaaReading · Midfielder

• Expected Goals0
• Shots On Target1
• Minutes90

ColwillCardiff · Midfielder

• Expected Goals0
• Shots On Target2
• Minutes81

DorsettReading · Defender

• Interceptions0
• Tackles0
• Minutes90

NgCardiff · Defender

• Interceptions1
• Tackles0
• Minutes90

Lineups

13Trott6.7

38Ng8.14Osho6.848↓Lawlor6.43J. Bagan6.3

6R. Wintle8.618↓Robertson7.2

11↓O. Tanner6.810↓Colwill8.116↓Willock6.5

8Kellyman8.4

9K. Ehibhatiomhan6.7

32↓Lane7.011Kyerewaa7.5

5↓H. Roberts6.418↓A. Rinomhota6.610Wing7.224↓Nyambe6.3

3Dorsett6.315O'Connor6.212F. Burns6.1

1J. Pereira6.5

Statistics

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Previous meetings

• Sat, 18 OctCardiff2-1ReadingLeague One
• Wed, 31 JulCardiff2-1ReadingClub Friendlies
• Fri, 17 FebCardiff1-0ReadingChampionship
• Sat, 6 AugReading2-1CardiffChampionship
• Sat, 9 AprReading1-2CardiffChampionship
• Sat, 2 OctCardiff0-1ReadingChampionship
• Fri, 16 AprReading1-1CardiffChampionship
• Sat, 26 SepCardiff1-2ReadingChampionship
• Tue, 4 FebCardiff3-3ReadingFA Cup - 4th Round
• Fri, 31 JanCardiff1-1ReadingChampionship

Match information

Competition

League One

Round

Round 44

Kick-off

Sat, 18 Apr 2026

Stadium

Select Car Leasing Stadium

Capacity

24,200

Attendance

13,938

Referee

Matthew Corlett