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League One Scores & Fixtures
Friday 29th December
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On Friday 29th December
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- Reading, Position 21, Points 20
- Cheltenham Town, Position 22, Points 20
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 50 |
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| 2 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 48 |
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| 3 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 25 | 22 | 46 |
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| 4 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 20 | 22 | 46 |
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| 5 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 43 |
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| 6 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 43 |
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| 7 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 42 |
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| 8 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 36 |
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| 9 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 34 |
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| 10 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 33 | -3 | 33 |
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| 11 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 32 |
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| 12 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 29 |
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| 13 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 29 |
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| 14 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 29 |
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| 15 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 27 |
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| 16 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 27 |
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| 17 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 27 |
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| 18 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 26 |
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| 19 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 25 |
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| 20 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 23 |
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| 21 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 20 |
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| 22 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 20 |
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| 23 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 18 |
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| 24 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 35 | -17 | 17 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
- Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 21 - 24 : Relegation
- Reading deducted 4 points due to Regulation breaches
Team Lineups
home team, Cheltenham Town
Manager: Darrell Clarke
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Pitch Formation
1, Southwood, Goalkeeper
22, Smith, Defender
4, Bradbury, Defender
6, Freestone, Defender
2, Long, Midfielder
8, Sercombe, Midfielder
14, Thompson, Midfielder
34, Pett, Midfielder
3, Williams, Midfielder
11, Street, Striker
19, Lloyd, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, L. Southwood
- Number 6, L. Freestone
- Number 4, T. Bradbury
- Number 22, L. Smith , Yellow Card at 79 minutes
- Number 3, B. Williams , substituted for W. Ferry at 61 minutes
- Number 34, T. Pett , Yellow Card at 68 minutes
- Number 14, C. Thompson , substituted for E. Bonds at 61 minutes
- Number 8, L. Sercombe , substituted for O. Hammond at 77 minutes
- Number 2, S. Long , Captain
- Number 19, G. Lloyd , substituted for N. Butler-Oyedeji at 77 minutes
- Number 11, R. Street , substituted for A. Keena at 49 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Cheltenham Town
- Number 23, E. Bonds
- Number 38, N. Butler-Oyedeji
- Number 15, W. Ferry
- Number 7, O. Hammond
- Number 24, G. Horton
- Number 10, A. Keena
- Number 21, J. Pardington
away team, Reading
Manager: Rubén Sellés
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Button, Goalkeeper
27, Mbengue, Defender
3, Holmes, Defender
32, Abbey, Defender
20, Dorsett, Defender
36, Craig, Defensive Midfielder
11, Azeez, Midfielder
29, Wing, Midfielder
7, Knibbs, Midfielder
12, Mukairu, Midfielder
10, Smith, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, D. Button
- Number 20, J. Dorsett , Yellow Card at 36 minutes
- Number 32, N. Abbey
- Number 3, T. Holmes , Captain
- Number 27, A. Mbengue , Yellow Card at 27 minutes, substituted for T. Bindon at 62 minutes
- Number 36, M. Craig , substituted for C. Savage at 86 minutes
- Number 12, P. Mukairu , substituted for B. Elliott at 76 minutes
- Number 7, H. Knibbs , Yellow Card at 89 minutes
- Number 29, L. Wing
- Number 11, O. Azeez
- Number 10, S. Smith , Yellow Card at 32 minutes
away team, Reading
- Number 24, T. Bindon
- Number 22, Joel Pereira
- Number 15, K. Ehibhatiomhan
- Number 2, C. Mola
- Number 4, B. Elliott
- Number 8, C. Savage
- Number 42, C. Vickers
home team, Cheltenham Town
Manager: Darrell Clarke
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Pitch Formation
1, Southwood, Goalkeeper
22, Smith, Defender
4, Bradbury, Defender
6, Freestone, Defender
2, Long, Midfielder
8, Sercombe, Midfielder
14, Thompson, Midfielder
34, Pett, Midfielder
3, Williams, Midfielder
11, Street, Striker
19, Lloyd, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, L. Southwood
- Number 6, L. Freestone
- Number 4, T. Bradbury
- Number 22, L. Smith , Yellow Card at 79 minutes
- Number 3, B. Williams , substituted for W. Ferry at 61 minutes
- Number 34, T. Pett , Yellow Card at 68 minutes
- Number 14, C. Thompson , substituted for E. Bonds at 61 minutes
- Number 8, L. Sercombe , substituted for O. Hammond at 77 minutes
- Number 2, S. Long , Captain
- Number 19, G. Lloyd , substituted for N. Butler-Oyedeji at 77 minutes
- Number 11, R. Street , substituted for A. Keena at 49 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 23, E. Bonds
- Number 38, N. Butler-Oyedeji
- Number 15, W. Ferry
- Number 7, O. Hammond
- Number 24, G. Horton
- Number 10, A. Keena
- Number 21, J. Pardington
away team, Reading
Manager: Rubén Sellés
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Button, Goalkeeper
27, Mbengue, Defender
3, Holmes, Defender
32, Abbey, Defender
20, Dorsett, Defender
36, Craig, Defensive Midfielder
11, Azeez, Midfielder
29, Wing, Midfielder
7, Knibbs, Midfielder
12, Mukairu, Midfielder
10, Smith, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, D. Button
- Number 20, J. Dorsett , Yellow Card at 36 minutes
- Number 32, N. Abbey
- Number 3, T. Holmes , Captain
- Number 27, A. Mbengue , Yellow Card at 27 minutes, substituted for T. Bindon at 62 minutes
- Number 36, M. Craig , substituted for C. Savage at 86 minutes
- Number 12, P. Mukairu , substituted for B. Elliott at 76 minutes
- Number 7, H. Knibbs , Yellow Card at 89 minutes
- Number 29, L. Wing
- Number 11, O. Azeez
- Number 10, S. Smith , Yellow Card at 32 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 24, T. Bindon
- Number 22, Joel Pereira
- Number 15, K. Ehibhatiomhan
- Number 2, C. Mola
- Number 4, B. Elliott
- Number 8, C. Savage
- Number 42, C. Vickers
- Referee:
- Scott Tallis
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Declan O'Shea
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Paul Lister
- Fourth Official:
- Ollie Williams
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Cheltenham v ReadingOverall Possession
Shots
Cheltenham Town 21Reading 13Shots on target
Cheltenham Town 8Reading 5Shots off target
Cheltenham Town 4Reading 3Blocked shots
Cheltenham Town 9Reading 5Total touches in the box
Cheltenham Town 32Reading 14Goalkeeper saves
Cheltenham Town 3Reading 6Fouls
Cheltenham Town 10Reading 13Corners
Cheltenham Town 8Reading 5Season so far
League One
Key, Cheltenham v Reading
Form guide
All competitions
Cheltenham Town won
v Shrewsbury Town
2
0
League One
Reading draw
v Peterborough United
2
2
League One
Cheltenham Town won
v Carlisle United
0
1
League One
Reading won
v Wigan Athletic
2
0
League One
Cheltenham Town lose
v Leyton Orient
1
2
League One
Reading draw
v Lincoln City
1
1
League One
Cheltenham Town draw
v Bristol Rovers
1
1
League One
Reading draw
v Oxford United
1
1
League One
Cheltenham Town lose
v Charlton Athletic
2
1
League One
Reading lose
v Barnsley
1
3
League One
Previous meetings
All competitions
Cheltenham Town and ReadingCheltenham Town Won 0Reading Won 1Draw 0
Played
1
Previous scores
All competitions
League One
Reading 1 , Cheltenham Town 0 on the 15th of August 2023
Reading
Cheltenham Town
15th of August 2023
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Match Facts
This is only the second ever league meeting between Cheltenham Town and Reading – the other was a 1-0 Royals win in August.
Reading’s last visit to Cheltenham Town was in January 1998 in an FA Cup match, drawing 1-1 with Trevor Morley netting for the Royals that day.
Cheltenham Town ended last year with a 1-0 league win over Shrewsbury Town – they haven’t won their final league match in consecutive years in the EFL since a run of four between 2009 and 2012.
Reading have suffered defeat in their final league game of the year in just one of the previous seven calendar years (W2 D4), losing 1-0 at West Brom in 2021 under Veljko Paunovic.