Football
Reading vs Northampton Town. Sky Bet League One.
3:00pm, Friday 29th March 2024.
Select Car Leasing Stadium.
Match ends, Reading 1, Northampton Town 0.
Second Half ends, Reading 1, Northampton Town 0.
Kelvin Abrefa (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tyreece Simpson (Northampton Town).
Hand ball by Shaun McWilliams (Northampton Town).
Joel Pereira (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sam Sherring (Northampton Town).
Attempt saved. Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock with a cross.
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.
Substitution, Reading. Paul Mukairu replaces Femi Azeez.
Femi Azeez (Reading) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box following a corner.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Louie Moulden.
Attempt saved. Femi Azeez (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Knibbs.
Harvey Knibbs (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ben Fox (Northampton Town).
Attempt saved. Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Leonard.
Attempt blocked. Ali Koiki (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyreece Simpson.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading).
Foul by Femi Azeez (Reading).
Kieron Bowie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Ali Koiki replaces Emmanuel Monthe.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Kieron Bowie replaces Sam Hoskins.
Attempt blocked. Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tony Springett.
Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Sherring.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Tyreece Simpson replaces Louis Appéré.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Tony Springett replaces Jack Sowerby because of an injury.
Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Abrefa replaces Jeriel Dorsett.
Delay in match because of an injury Jack Sowerby (Northampton Town).
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Tyler Bindon.
Attempt blocked. Femi Azeez (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Knibbs.
Attempt missed. Emmanuel Monthe (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock with a cross.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Shaun McWilliams replaces Aaron McGowan.
Goal! Reading 1, Northampton Town 0. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
Clinton Mola (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marc Leonard (Northampton Town).
Foul by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading).
Aaron McGowan (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Harvey Knibbs (Reading).
Aaron McGowan (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Reading. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan replaces Ben Elliott.
Attempt missed. Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Clinton Mola.
Attempt blocked. Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Hoskins.
Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Knibbs.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ben Fox.
Attempt blocked. Lewis Wing (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Knibbs.
Foul by Ben Elliott (Reading).
Sam Sherring (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Harvey Knibbs (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Femi Azeez with a headed pass.
Offside, Reading. Femi Azeez is caught offside.
Delay in match (Reading).
Attempt blocked. Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Appéré.
Foul by Tyler Bindon (Reading).
Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Sam Sherring.
Second Half begins Reading 0, Northampton Town 0.
First Half ends, Reading 0, Northampton Town 0.
Attempt missed. Charlie Savage (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sam Smith.
Offside, Northampton Town. Louis Appéré is caught offside.
Offside, Northampton Town. Aaron McGowan is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Louis Appéré (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Emmanuel Monthe.
Attempt missed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Delay in match because of an injury Louie Moulden (Northampton Town).
Attempt saved. Ben Fox (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Louis Appéré (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron McGowan.
Attempt saved. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jon Guthrie.
Attempt missed. Charlie Savage (Reading) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt blocked. Sam Smith (Reading) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Knibbs with a cross.
Lewis Wing (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Reading. Sam Smith is caught offside.
Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Ben Elliott (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt missed. Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading).
Louis Appéré (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Harvey Knibbs (Reading) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Femi Azeez with a cross.
Attempt saved. Marc Leonard (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Fox.
Delay in match because of an injury Aaron McGowan (Northampton Town).
Hand ball by Sam Smith (Reading).
Attempt missed. Ben Elliott (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a fast break.
Attempt blocked. Mitchell Pinnock (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Hoskins.
Attempt missed. Charlie Savage (Reading) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Emmanuel Monthe (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Femi Azeez (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Emmanuel Monthe (Northampton Town).
Attempt saved. Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mitchell Pinnock with a cross.
Louis Appéré (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jeriel Dorsett (Reading).
Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
