Reading FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24

Reading FC

2 – 3

Full Time

Portsmouth FC

Sat 28 Oct 2023 · 14:00 Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

• Overview
• Events
• Lineups
• H2H

• Match Preview

  Reading FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

  • Reading FC 45 games · 63 pts (2025/26)
  • Portsmouth FC 46 games · 73 pts (2025/26)

  Martin Coy

  Standings

  #	Team	P	Pts
  1	Hull City AFC	46	89
  2	Lincoln City FC	45	100
  3	Coventry City FC	34	67
  4	Cardiff City FC	45	91
  5	Bolton Wanderers FC	45	75
  6	Milton Keynes Dons FC	46	89
  7	Stockport County FC	45	74
  8	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	85
  9	Sunderland AFC	46	84
  10	Bradford City AFC	45	74
  11	Stevenage FC	45	72
  12	Luton Town FC	45	71
  13	Oxford United FC	46	76
  14	Plymouth Argyle FC	45	70
  15	Huddersfield Town AFC	45	64
  16	Reading FC	45	63
  17	Portsmouth FC	46	73
  18	Ipswich Town FC	46	70
  19	Mansfield Town FC	45	62
  20	Accrington Stanley FC	46	61
  21	Wycombe Wanderers FC	45	60
  22	Barnsley FC	45	59
  23	Charlton Athletic FC	46	59
  24	Blackpool FC	45	57
  25	Cambridge United FC	46	58
  26	Doncaster Rovers FC	45	57
  27	Cheltenham Town FC	46	56
  28	Wigan Athletic FC	45	56
  29	Peterborough United FC	45	53
  30	Burton Albion FC	45	53
  31	Shrewsbury Town FC	46	50
  32	Morecambe FC	46	42
  33	AFC Wimbledon	45	53
  34	Fleetwood Town FC	46	40
  35	Tranmere Rovers FC	34	32
  36	Leyton Orient FC	45	51
  37	Exeter City FC	45	49
  38	Rochdale AFC	46	47
  39	Gillingham FC	46	40
  40	Walsall FC	46	47
  41	Port Vale FC	45	42
  42	Rotherham United FC	45	41
  43	Swindon Town FC	46	43
  44	Southend United FC	35	19
  45	Scunthorpe United FC	46	46
  46	Crewe Alexandra FC	46	29
  47	Bury FC	0	-12
  48	Bristol Rovers FC	46	38
  49	Northampton Town FC	45	35

• Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Reading FC and Portsmouth FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Harvey Knibbs, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 16 goals in the last 14 games.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Paddy Lane suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Portsmouth FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 23' Goal! Lewis Wing scores his 46 goal in 371 matches.
  • 27' GOAL! Charlie Savage scores on 27. Assisted by Harvey Knibbs
  • 32' It’s high time Ruben Selles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' Goal! Faustino Anjorin scores his 5 goal in 395 matches.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Will Norris made 330 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 43' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 45' Lewis Wing was booked on 45.
  • 50' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Joe Rafferty has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' Nesta Guinness-Walker is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
  • 54' What a strike from Colby Bishop! The score is 2-2.
  • 58' Goal! Terry Devlin scores his 1 goal in 361 matches.
  • 60' The referee shows Portsmouth FC player a card on 60.
  • 62' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Faustino Anjorin by Gavin Whyte on 62 minute.
  • 66' Ben Elliott has so much to prove this time. He replaces Femi Azeez on 66 minute.
  • 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 73' Another change for Portsmouth FC made on 73 minute. Terry Devlin leaves to be changed by Abu Kamara.
  • 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 82' Harlee Dean was booked on 82.
  • 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Christian Saydee. He receives a card.
  • 90' Ben Elliott is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Sean Raggett is replacing Alex Robertson for the Portsmouth FC side.
  • With this win, Portsmouth FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

• Reading FC

  Starting XI

  • 17
    Andy Yiadom
  • 1
    David Button
  • 6
    Harlee Dean
  • 29
    Lewis Wing
  • 10
    Sam Smith
  • 18
    Nesta Guinness-Walker
  • 7
    Harvey Knibbs
  • 11
    Femi Azeez ↓ Ben Elliott 66'
  • 36
    Michael Craig
  • 8
    Charlie Savage
  • 24
    Tyler Bindon

  Bench

  • 22
    Joel Pereira
  • 32
    Nelson Abbey
  • 12
    Paul Mukairu
  • 27
    Amadou Salif Mbengue
  • 9
    Dominic Ballard
  • 15
    Kelvin Ehibhationhan
  • 4
    Ben Elliott ↑ 66'

  Coach Ruben Selles

  Portsmouth FC

  Starting XI

  • 1
    Will Norris
  • 18
    Conor Shaughnessy
  • 17
    Joe Rafferty
  • 21
    Jack Sparkes ↓ Zak Swanson 90'
  • 16
    Joe Morrell
  • 9
    Colby Bishop
  • 5
    Regan Poole
  • 28
    Faustino Anjorin ↓ Gavin Whyte 62'
  • 8
    Alex Robertson ↓ Sean Raggett 90'
  • 32
    Paddy Lane ↓ Christian Saydee 73'
  • 24
    Terry Devlin ↓ Abu Kamara 73'

  Bench

  • 31
    Ryan Schofield
  • 20
    Sean Raggett ↑ 90'
  • 11
    Gavin Whyte ↑ 62'
  • 19
    Kusini Yengi
  • 15
    Christian Saydee ↑ 73'
  • 2
    Zak Swanson ↑ 90'
  • 25
    Abu Kamara ↑ 73'

  Coach John Mousinho

• Reading FC Form

  2023-10-24 Reading FC 1–2 Fleetwood Town FC L 2023-10-21 Charlton Athletic FC 4–0 Reading FC L 2023-10-07 Leyton Orient FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2023-10-03 Northampton Town FC 3–1 Reading FC L 2023-09-30 Reading FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D

  Portsmouth FC Form

  2023-10-24 Cambridge United FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D 2023-10-21 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Carlisle United FC W 2023-10-07 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Port Vale FC W 2023-10-03 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2023-09-30 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Portsmouth FC W