Exeter City vs Reading

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 19 Sep 2023, 18:00
Exeter City
Exeter City
0–9
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 St James Park (Exeter, Devon) 👤 C. Brook Round 3

Match report

Reading thrashed Exeter City 9-0 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 19 September 2023. It was 0-2 at half-time, with 7 more goals in the second half.

Reading dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 26 shots to Exeter City's 2.

The match was played at St James Park (Exeter, Devon), with C. Brook in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 39% - 61% Shots 2 - 26 On target 1 - 13 Corners 1 - 14 Fouls 9 - 12 Yellow cards 2
10
Player of the match
Dominic Ballard
Reading · 2 goals, 2 assists
9 Ben Elliott 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Caylan Vickers 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Taylan Harris 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Matthew Carson 1 assist
First half vs second half
Reading came out stronger after half-time, with 17 second-half shots against 9 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 0–9 2–17
Shots On Goal 0–3 1–10
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 1–10 0–4
Match statistics
2 Shots Total 26
1 Shots On Goal 13
1 Shots Off Goal 9
0 Shots Blocked 4
0 Shots Inside Box 21
2 Shots Outside Box 5
9 Fouls 12
1 Corners 14
3 Offsides 2
39% Ball Possession 61%
1 Yellow Cards 1
5 Saves 1
349 Passes Total 517
247 Passes Accurate 431
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Exeter City · 3-4-1-2
33 G. Woods
35 J. O'Connor 24 J. Fitzwater 3 Z. Jules
17 C. Watts 41 P. Borges 47 J. Richards 36 M. Beardmore
23 K. Taylor
11 J. Scott 19 S. Cox
Reading · 4-4-2
31 C. Boyce-Clarke
27 A. Mbengue 6 H. Dean 5 T. McIntyre 47 M. Carson
4 B. Elliott 40 T. Rushesha 36 M. Craig 12 P. Mukairu
19 J. Wareham 42 C. Vickers
Exeter City
Coach
G. Caldwell
Substitutes
  • 57 Aamir Daniels
  • 38 Max Edgecombe
  • 44 Theo Cutler
  • 51 Alfie Cunningham
  • 54 Sam Joce
  • 30 Shaun MacDonald
  • 46 Liam Oakes
Reading
Coach
Rubén Sellés
Substitutes
  • 30 Kelvin Abrefa
  • 7 Harvey Knibbs
  • 9 Dominic Ballard
  • 20 Jeriel Dorsett
  • 55 Taylan Harris
  • 22 Joel Pereira
  • 48 Basil Tuma
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Daniels ↓ C. Watts Exeter City
  • 60' ↑ M. Edgecombe ↓ Z. Jules Exeter City
  • 60' ↑ T. Cutler ↓ J. Scott Exeter City
  • 63' ↑ D. Ballard ↓ J. Wareham Reading
  • 63' ↑ K. Abrefa ↓ A. Mbengue Reading
  • 63' ↑ H. Knibbs ↓ P. Mukairu Reading
  • 70' ↑ J. Dorsett ↓ T. Mcintyre Reading
  • 72' ↑ A. Cunningham ↓ K. Taylor Exeter City
  • 72' ↑ S. Joce ↓ J. Fitzwater Exeter City
  • 82' ↑ T. Harris ↓ B. Elliott Reading
Cards
  • 47' T. McIntyre Reading
  • 49' A. Daniels Exeter City
Head-to-head
Exeter City 1 3 draws 3 Reading
2026-01-27 Reading vs Exeter 2 - 2
2025-10-11 Exeter vs Reading 1 - 1
2025-03-04 Reading vs Exeter City 0 - 0
2024-10-22 Exeter City vs Reading 1 - 2
2024-01-01 Reading vs Exeter City 3 - 2
2023-09-19 Exeter City vs Reading 0 - 9
Recent form
Exeter City W D D W D
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Exeter City vs Reading?
Exeter City lost 0-9 against Reading on 19 September 2023.
Who won Exeter City vs Reading?
Reading won the match 9-0.
Where was Exeter City vs Reading played?
The match was played at St James Park (Exeter, Devon).
Who had more possession in Exeter City vs Reading?
Reading had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.