Luton vs Reading

League One 7 Mar 2026, 15:00
Luton
Luton
2–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 Kenilworth Road 👤 O. Mackey Round 36

Match report

Reading edged past Luton 3-2 in the League One on 7 March 2026. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Luton had 19 shots to Reading's 10.

The match was played at Kenilworth Road, with O. Mackey in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 19 - 10 On target 2 - 6 Corners 10 - 4 Fouls 11 - 20 Yellow cards 5
10
Player of the match
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Reading · 3 goals
8 George Saville 1 goal
8 Lewis Wing 65 passes (82% accurate)
7 Kal Naismith 77 passes (81% accurate)
7 Kasey Palmer captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–4 10–6
Shots On Goal 1–4 1–2
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 5–2 5–2
Attacks 55–24 52–33
Match statistics
10 Corners 4
5 Substitution 4
107 Attacks 57
83 Dangerous Attacks 29
2 On Target 7
15 Off Target 5
44% Ball Possession 56%
19 Shots Total 10
2 Shots On Goal 6
7 Shots Off Goal 1
10 Shots Blocked 3
12 Shots Inside Box 7
7 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 20
10 Corners 4
1 Offsides 2
56% Ball Possession 44%
1 Yellow Cards 4
3 Saves 0
416 Passes Total 342
336 Passes Accurate 266
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Luton · 4-2-3-1
24 J. Keeley
25 I. Jones 17 N. Lonwijk 3 K. Naismith 38 J. Johnson
23 G. Saville 54 K. Palmer
27 J. Richards 18 J. Clark 32 E. Lawrence
22 D. Cole
Reading · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Pereira
17 A. Yiadom 15 P. O’Connor 33 D. Williams 16 B. Ward
10 L. Wing 6 L. Fraser
29 K. Doyle 8 C. Savage 21 R. Williams
9 K. Ehibhatiomhan
Luton
Coach
Jack Wilshere
Substitutes
  • 8 Liam Walsh
  • 21 Nahki Wells
  • 33 Cohen Bramall
  • 30 Gideon Kodua
  • 14 Shayden Morris
  • 1 James Shea
  • 16 Hakeem Odofin
Reading
Coach
Leam Richardson
Substitutes
  • 57 Sean Patton
  • 30 Matt Ritchie
  • 32 Paddy Lane
  • 25 Jack Stevens
  • 12 Finley Burns
  • 2 Kelvin Abrefa
  • 3 Jeriel Dorsett
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ S. Patton ↓ L. Fraser Reading
  • 66' ↑ N. Wells ↓ D. Cole Luton
  • 66' ↑ L. Walsh ↓ J. Richards Luton
  • 72' ↑ P. Lane ↓ K. Doyle Reading
  • 72' ↑ M. Ritchie ↓ A. Yiadom Reading
  • 78' ↑ C. Bramall ↓ E. Lawrence Luton
  • 78' ↑ G. Kodua ↓ K. Palmer Luton
  • 88' ↑ S. Morris ↓ I. Jones Luton
  • 90+4' ↑ F. Burns ↓ K. Ehibhatiomhan Reading
Cards
  • 21' L. Fraser Reading
  • 44' P. O'Connor Reading
  • 70' J. Clark Luton
  • 80' D. Williams Reading
  • 90+1' J. Pereira Reading
Head-to-head
Luton 4 2 draws 4 Reading
2026-03-07 Luton vs Reading 2 - 3
2025-12-18 Reading vs Luton 3 - 2
2022-11-01 Luton Town vs Reading 0 - 0
2022-05-07 Luton Town vs Reading 1 - 0
2022-01-19 Reading vs Luton Town 0 - 2
2021-04-21 Luton Town vs Reading 0 - 0
Recent form
Luton D D D W D
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Luton vs Reading?
Luton lost 2-3 against Reading on 7 March 2026.
Who won Luton vs Reading?
Reading won the match 3-2.
Where was Luton vs Reading played?
The match was played at Kenilworth Road.
Who had more possession in Luton vs Reading?
Reading had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.