| Club: | Reading |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Owner: | Dai Yongge and Dai Xiuli (majority) |
| Manager: | Veljko Paunović |
| Stadium: | Madejski Stadium |
| League: | EFL Championship |
| League Result: | 7th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third round vs Luton Town |
| Cup2: | EFL Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round vs Luton Town |
| League Topscorer: | Lucas João (19) |
| Season Topscorer: | Lucas João (22) |
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| Lowest Attendance: | 0 |
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| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 season was Reading's 150th year in existence and eighth consecutive season in the Championship,[1] and covers the period from 23 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
On 24 July, the EFL confirmed that the Championship would begin on the weekend of Saturday 12 September 2020.[2]
On 28 July, Reading announced the signing of Josh Laurent to a two-year contract, after his Shrewsbury Town contract expired at the end of the 2019–20 season.[3]
On 3 August, Reading confirmed that Gabriel Osho had declined a new contract with the club after his old contract had expired on 31 July, and had left the club.[4]
On 28 August, Reading confirmed the signing of Ovie Ejaria to a four-year contract from Liverpool.[5]
Reading announced their first pre-season friendly on 13 August, an away trip on 28 August to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to face Tottenham Hotspur.[6]
On 18 August, Reading were drawn at home against Colchester United in the first round of the EFL Cup.[7] The following day Reading announced they'd play Gillingham at home on 22 August in their first pre-season friendly game.[8]
On 21 August, the EFL Championship fixture list was released, with Reading starting their campaign with an away trip to Derby County on 12 September.[9] The following day, Reading faced Gillingham in a friendly at the Madejski Stadium. Two quick-fire goals from Lucas João and Andy Rinomhota gave Reading a 2–0 half time lead. In the second half, John Akinde pulled one back for Gillingham from the penalty with the games ended 2–1 to Reading.[10]
On 28 August, Reading faced Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tottenham opened the scoring through an Omar Richards own goal, before goals from Dele Alli and Son Heung-min saw Tottenham take a 3–0 first half lead. In the second half Erik Lamela scored a free-kick before a late George Pușcaș penalty gave Reading a consolation goal to finish the game 4–1 to Tottenham.[11] After the game the club announced that their planned friendly with West Ham United on 1 September was cancelled.
On 29 August, Reading announced the appointment of Veljko Paunović as manager.[12]
On 31 August, Reading announced that as part of their Portuguese training camp, they would face Portimonense in a friendly at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão on 1 September.[13] On the same day, the club confirmed that Mark Bowen had left the club after turning down a new role after being replaced as manager.[14]
Reading started the season with a 3–1 home victory over Colchester United in the First Round EFL Cup under the leadership of Eddie Niedzwiecki whilst Veljko Paunović completed his quarantine period. After initially going 1–0 down to a Jevani Brown, Lucas João scored a hat trick to ensure victory and Reading progressed to the Second round of the cup.[15] The following day Reading were drawn at home against Luton Town in the Second round of the EFL Cup, with a home time against Manchester United in the third round if they defeat Luton.[16]
On 8 September, Reading announced the appointment of Quinton Fortune and Nuno Gomes as First Team coaches.[17]
On 10 September, Jordan Holsgrove left the club to sign permanently for Celta Vigo.[18]
Reading's first league game of the season took place on 12 September, against Derby County at Pride Park. Lucas João opened the scoring in the 40th minute, for his fourth goal in two matches, before providing the assist for Ovie Ejaria to double Reading's lead in the 1st minute of added on time at the end of the First Half, and giving Reading a 2–0 victory, to end the first round of games Second in the league.[19]
On 15 September, Reading faced Luton Town at home in the second round of the EFL Cup. A 24th-minute goal from Jordan Clark saw Luton run out winners against a youthful Reading team that saw first team debuts for Dejan Tetek, Nelson Abbey and Lynford Sackey.[20]
Reading's second league game of the season took place on 19 September, with Reading hosting Barnsley. Barnsley defender Michał Helik saw a straight red card in the 42nd minute after pulling back Lucas João, before substitute Yakou Méïté opened the scoring in the 67th minute. One minute later, Mads Juel Andersen was shown a second yellow card, after handling ball, seeing Barnsley down to nine men. Ten minutes later, in the 77th minute, Michael Olise struck a first time volley from the edge of the area to score his first Reading goal and to make it two wins out of two for Reading in the league.[21]
On 22 September, Lewis Gibson joined Reading on a season-long loan deal from Everton.[22]
On 23 September, Marc McNulty was arrested as part of a match fixing prob by Police Scotland.[23]
Reading won their third league game in a row on 26 September, defeating Cardiff City 2–1 at the Cardiff City Stadium. Michael Morrison gave Reading the lead just after halftime with a header from a Michael Olise free kick, with Lucas João doubling the lead just after the hour mark. Lee Tomlin pulled one back for Cardiff City with ten minutes to go, but Reading held out to maintain their one-hundred percent start to the Championship season.[24]
On 30 September, Jeriel Dorsett signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2022.[25]
On 3 October, Reading hosted Watford at the Madejski Stadium and maintained their perfect start to the Championship season, with a 1–0 victory thanks to a goal from George Pușcaș.[26]
On 4 October, Alfa Semedo joined Reading on a season-long loan deal from Benfica.[27] The following day, 5 October, Reading signed Tomás Esteves on loan from Porto for the remainder of the season,[28] whilst Marc McNulty joined Dundee United on loan for the season.[29]
On 9 October, manager Veljko Paunović was announced as the Championships manager of the month for September.[30]
On 16 October, domestic transfer deadline-day, Sam Smith moved to Tranmere Rovers on loan until 7 January 2021.[31] Reading travelled to Middlesbrough on 17 October, playing out a 0–0 draw to drop their first points of the season.[32] Three days later, they hosted Wycombe Wanderers at the Madejski Stadium, after a goalless first half, Lucas João scored in the 64th minute with their only shot on target to take all three points.[33] Matchday 7 saw Reading host Rotherham United at the Madejski Stadium on 24 October. Yakou Méïté opened the scoring shortly before halftime, before he doubled the lead in the 79th minute with a bicycle kick from a corner, before an injury time Lucas João penalty finished the game off.[34]
On 27 October, Jökull Andrésson joined Exeter City on an emergency seven-day loan deal.[35] [36]
Reading lost their first league game of the season on 30 October, falling to a 3–2 defeat away to Coventry City at St Andrew's. Coventry took the lead through Gustavo Hamer in the first half, before Lucas João scored his ninth goal of the season to tie the game in the 66th minute. Matt Godden and Sam McCallum both scored late in the game to give Coventry City a 3–1 lead heading in to injury time, where George Pușcaș scored to finish the game 3–2.[37]
Towards the end of October, Reading signed teenage Guinea-Bissau winger Mamadi Camará to a two-year contract from Feirense.[38]
On 2 November, Andrésson's loan at Exeter City was extended for a further week.[39]
Reading lost their second league game in a row on 4 November, with Preston North End running out 3–0 winners at Madejski Stadium.[40] 3 days later, Reading suffered their third defeat in a row, and second 3–0 defeat in a row as Stoke City came away from the Madejski Stadium with the win.[41]
Andrésson extended his loan at Exeter City for a third week on 10 November,[42] a fourth on 17 November,[43] and for a fifth time on 24 November.[44]
On 15 December, Nelson Abbey signed his first professional contract with Reading, until the summer of 2022, and Reading confirmed that Omri Luzon had joined the U23 squad on a contract until June 2021.[45]
On 23 December, Sam Walker joined Blackpool on a seven-day emergency loan.[46] After making his debut for Blackpool on 29 December, Walkers loan deal was extended for a further seven days.[47]
On 12 January, Reading's EFL Championship game against Brentford scheduled for 16 January, was postponed due to the COVID-19 cases within the Brentford squad.[48]
On 11 January, Sam Walker moved to AFC Wimbledon on loan for the remainder of the season.[49]
On 22 January, Jökull Andrésson joined Morecambe on a week-long emergency loan deal.[50] After facing Exeter City in his second and final game whilst on loan for Morecambe, Andrésson returned to Exeter City on loan for the remainder of the season on 29 January.[51] On the same day, Sam Smith joined Cheltenham Town on loan for the remainder of the season.[52]
On 3 February, Mamadi Camará signed his first professional contract with Reading, until the summer of 2022.[53]
On 25 February, Nahum Melvin-Lambert signed his first professional contract with the Reading, until the summer of 2022 before joining St Patrick's Athletic on loan until June.[54]
On 30 April, Michael Olise was named as the EA Sports Young Player of the Season and listed in the Sky Bet Championship Team of the Season.[55]
On 7 May, Reading announced that Luke Southwood had signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023.[56]
Prior to Reading's last game of the season, on 8 May, Josh Laurent was announced as the club's player of the season.[57]
On 11 May, Reading announced that Michael Morrison had signed a new one-year contract with the club, whilst new contracts had also been offered to Tom McIntyre, Omar Richards, James Holden, Thierry Nevers and Femi Azeez with Ethan Bristow having a clause triggered in his contract to keep him at the club. Scholars Kian Leavy, Harvey Collins, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Malachi Talent-Aryeety and Lynford Sackey were all offered professional contracts too. Reading also announced that Sone Aluko, Sam Baldock, Sam Walker, Tennai Watson, Ryan East, Conor Lawless, Oliver Pendlebury, Jayden Onen, Sam Smith, Joseph Ajose, Josh Hewitt, Omri Luzon, Augustus McGiff, Alfie Anderson, Jordan Hamilton-Olise and Yaw Turkson would all leave the club at the end of their contracts.[58] The following day, 12 May, James Holden joined Maidenhead United on loan for the remainder of the season.[59]
On 25 May, 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.[60] [61]
See main article: List of English football transfers summer 2020 and List of English football transfers winter 2020–21.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2020 | MF | Josh Laurent | Shrewsbury Town | Free | |||
| 28 August 2020 | MF | Ovie Ejaria | Liverpool | Undisclosed | |||
| October 2020 | FW |  | Mamadi Camará | Feirense | Undisclosed | ||
| November 2020 | MF | Jayden Onen | Brentford B | Free | |||
| December 2021 | DF |  | Omri Luzon | Maccabi Petah Tikva | Free |
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2020 | DF | Lewis Gibson | Everton | End of season | |||
| 4 October 2020 | MF | | Alfa Semedo | Benfica | End of season | ||
| 5 October 2020 | DF | Tomás Esteves | Porto | End of season |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2020 | MF | Jordan Holsgrove | Celta Vigo | Undisclosed | |||
| 25 May 2021 | FW | Thierry Nevers | West Ham United | Undisclosed |
Nevers' move was announced on the above date, but was not active until 9 June 2021.
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 October 2020 | FW | Marc McNulty | Dundee United | End of season | |||
| 16 October 2020 | FW | Sam Smith | Tranmere Rovers | 7 January 2021 | [62] | ||
| 27 October 2020 | GK |  | Jökull Andrésson | Exeter City | 1 December 2020 | ||
| 23 December 2020 | GK | Sam Walker | Blackpool | 6 January 2021 | |||
| 11 January 2021 | GK | Sam Walker | AFC Wimbledon | End of season | |||
| 22 January 2021 | GK | | Jökull Andrésson | Morecambe | 29 January 2021 | ||
| 29 January 2021 | GK | | Jökull Andrésson | Exeter City | End of season | ||
| 29 January 2021 | FW | Sam Smith | Cheltenham Town | End of season | |||
| 25 February 2021 | FW | Nahum Melvin-Lambert | St Patrick's Athletic | June 2021 | |||
| 12 May 2021 | GK | James Holden | Maidenhead United | End of season |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Sam Walker | Kilmarnock | 6 July 2021 | [63] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | DF | Joseph Ajose | Queens Park Rangers | 27 August 2021 | [64] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | DF | Josh Hewitt | Marquette Golden Eagles | [65] | |||
| 30 June 2021 | DF | Omar Richards | Bayern Munich | 1 July 2021 | [66] [67] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | DF | Tennai Watson | Milton Keynes Dons | 28 July 2021 | [68] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | DF | | Omri Luzon | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 30 September 2021 | ||
| 30 June 2021 | MF | Ryan East | Swindon Town | 7 August 2021 | [69] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | MF | Jordan Hamilton-Olise | Westfield | ||||
| 30 June 2021 | MF | Conor Lawless | Luton Town | 21 September 2021 | [70] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | MF | Jayden Onen | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 December 2021 | [71] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | MF | Oliver Pendlebury | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 July 2021 | [72] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | MF | Yaw Turkson | Tiffin Dragons | [73] | |||
| 30 June 2021 | FW | Alfie Anderson | Slough Town | ||||
| 30 June 2021 | FW | Sam Baldock | Derby County | 17 August 2021 | [74] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | FW | Sam Smith | Cambridge United | 7 July 2021 | [75] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | FW | Sone Aluko | Ipswich Town | 6 August 2021 | [76] | ||
| 30 June 2021 | FW |  | Augustus McGiff | College of Mount Saint Vincent |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | Date to | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2020 | MF |  | Rodrigo Riquelme | [77] | |
| 1 September 2020 | FW | | Jordan Adebayo-Smith | [78] | |
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Sam Walker | GK | 2021 5, df=yes | Colchester United | 2018[80] | 2021 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Luke Southwood | GK | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2016[81] | 2023 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 33 | Rafael Cabral |  | GK | 2021 5, df=yes | Sampdoria | 2019[82] | 2022 | 91 | 0 | |
| 40 | Jökull Andrésson | | GK | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2018[83] | 2022[84] | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | Tomás Esteves | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | loan from Porto | 2020 | 2021 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Omar Richards | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2016 | 2021[85] | 104 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Michael Morrison | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | Birmingham City | 2019[86] | 2022 | 83 | 6 | ||
| 5 | Tom McIntyre | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2016 | 2021 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Liam Moore |  | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | Leicester City | 2016[87] | 2023[88] | 214 | 6 | |
| 15 | Lewis Gibson | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | loan from Everton | 2020 | 2021 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Andy Yiadom |  | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | Barnsley | 2018[89] | 2022 | 94 | 3 | |
| 29 | Tom Holmes | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2017 | 2022[90] | 41 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 7 | Michael Olise |  | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2018[91] | 2022[92] | 73 | 7 | |
| 8 | Andy Rinomhota | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2017[93] | 2022[94] | 118 | 4 | ||
| 10 | John Swift | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Chelsea | 2016[95] | 2022[96] | 164 | 23 | ||
| 14 | Ovie Ejaria | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Liverpool | 2020 | 2024 | 93 | 7 | ||
| 20 | Felipe Araruna | | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | São Paulo | 2020[97] | 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 28 | Josh Laurent | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Shrewsbury Town | 2020 | 2022 | 46 | 3 | ||
| 30 | Alfa Semedo | | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | loan from Benfica | 2020 | 2021 | 40 | 2 | |
| 34 | Dejan Tetek |  | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||||||||
| 9 | Sam Baldock | FW | 2021 5, df=yes | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2018[98] | 2021 | 74 | 11 | ||
| 11 | Yakou Méïté |  | FW | 2021 5, df=yes | Paris Saint-Germain | 2016[99] | 2023[100] | 125 | 43 | |
| 18 | Lucas João | FW | 2021 5, df=yes | Sheffield Wednesday | 2019[101] | 2023 | 59 | 28 | ||
| 24 | Sone Aluko | FW | 2021 5, df=yes | Fulham | 2017 | 2021[102] | 102 | 6 | ||
| 47 | George Pușcaș |  | FW | 2021 5, df=yes | Inter Milan | 2019[103] | 2024 | 64 | 18 | |
| Sam Smith | FW | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2016 | 2021[104] | 11 | 2 | |||
| U23 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Coniah Boyce-Clarke | GK | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | [105] | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Imari Samuels | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 36 | Nelson Abbey | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 38 | Ethan Bristow | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2018 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 39 | Oliver Pendlebury | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 41 | Joseph Ajose | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | Port Vale | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 42 | Lynford Sackey | FW | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 43 | Tennai Watson | DF | 1997 3, df=yes | Academy | 2015 | 2021[106] | 9 | 0 | ||
| 44 | Ryan East | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2016 | 2021[107] | 1 | 0 | ||
| 45 | Femi Azeez | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Wealdstone | 2019 | 2021 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 46 | Jayden Onen | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Brentford B | 2020 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 48 | Jeriel Dorsett | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019[108] | 2022 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 49 | Conor Lawless | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2018 | 2021[109] | 1 | 0 | ||
| 50 | Mamadi Camará | | FW | 2021 5, df=yes | Feirense | 2020 | 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Josh Hewitt | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2020[110] | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Omri Luzon | | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2020 | 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Thierry Nevers | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 2022 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Claudio Osorio | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kian Leavy |  | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Augustus McGiff | | FW | 2021 5, df=yes | New York City FC Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| U18 | ||||||||||
| Harvey Collins | GK | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Matt Rowley | GK | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Kelvin Abrefa |  | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jordan Addo-Antoine | DF | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Jordan Hamilton-Olise | DF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Louie Holzman | DF | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Sam Paul | DF | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Michael Stickland | DF | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Hamid Abdel-Salam | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jack Senga |  | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Malachi Talent-Aryeetey | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Yaw Turkson | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Benjamin Purcell | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Alfie Anderson | FW | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jahmari Clarke | FW | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Harvey Maudner | FW | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| David Nyarko | FW | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Out on loan | ||||||||||
| 12 | Marc McNulty | FW | 2021 5, df=yes | Coventry City | 2018[111] | 2022 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 37 | Nahum Melvin-Lambert | FW | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2019 | 2022 | 3 | 0 | ||
| James Holden | GK | 2021 5, df=yes | Bury | 2019[112] | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Left during the season | ||||||||||
| Jordan Holsgrove | MF | 2021 5, df=yes | Academy | 2017[113] | 2021 | 0 | 0 | |||
See main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship.
See main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup.
See main article: 2020–21 FA Cup.
The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[114]
|-|colspan="14"|Players away on loan:|-|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:|}
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=80 | Championship | width=80 | FA Cup | width=80 | League Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 18 | Lucas João | 19 | 0 | 3 | 22 | ||||||||||
| 2 | FW | | 11 | Yakou Méïté | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 3 | MF | | 7 | Michael Olise | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 4 | DF | 4 | Michael Morrison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| FW | | 47 | George Pușcaș | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | 14 | Ovie Ejaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| MF | 28 | Josh Laurent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 8 | FW | 24 | Sone Aluko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| DF | 5 | Tom McIntyre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||
| MF | | 30 | Alfa Semedo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 11 | MF | 8 | Andy Rinomhota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| MF | 10 | John Swift | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| DF | | 17 | Andy Yiadom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| DF | 2 | Tomás Esteves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total | 62 | 0 | 3 | 65 | |||||||||||||
| width=60 | Place | width=60 | Position | width=60 | Nation | width=60 | Number | width=150 | Name | width=80 | Championship | width=80 | FA Cup | width=80 | League Cup | width=80 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | | 33 | Rafael Cabral | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Omar Richards | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | Michael Morrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | Tom McIntyre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | DF | Liam Moore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7 | | MF | Michael Olise | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Andy Rinomhota | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | Sam Baldock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | John Swift | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | FW | Yakou Méïté | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Ovie Ejaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | DF | Andy Yiadom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Lucas João | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | Josh Laurent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF | Tom Holmes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 30 | | MF | Alfa Semedo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 33 | | GK | Rafael Cabral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34 | | MF | Dejan Tetek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 46 | MF | Jayden Onen | 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 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||||