Reading 1-0 Port Vale: xG & Lineups – Aug 30, 2025

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League One ·Sat 30 Aug

Reading

1–0

HT 0–0

Full time

Port Vale

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Reading 1-0 Port Vale.

90+3'

K. Doyle

Attempt missed. K. Doyle (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

90+3'

M. Camara

Attempt blocked. M. Camara (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.

90+2'

B. Waine

Attempt missed. B. Waine (Port Vale), header. xG 0.05.

90'

5 minutes of added time.

87'

R. Curtis

Attempt blocked. R. Curtis (Port Vale), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.17.

86'

D. Brown

Attempt missed. D. Brown (Port Vale), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.18.

82'

R. Curtis

Attempt blocked. R. Curtis (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.

82'

D. Brown

Attempt blocked. D. Brown (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.

82'

F. Ojo

Attempt missed. F. Ojo (Port Vale), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

81'

A. Ahmed

Substitution, Reading: J. Dorsett comes on for A. Ahmed.

81'

C. Savage

Substitution, Reading: L. Fraser comes on for C. Savage.

76'

R. Curtis

Attempt saved. R. Curtis (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.

75'

B. Waine

Attempt missed. B. Waine (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

75'

R. Walters

Attempt missed. R. Walters (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.

74'

P. Lane

Substitution, Reading: M. Camara comes on for P. Lane.

74'

A. Ahmed

Yellow card for A. Ahmed (Reading) for time wasting.

71'

G. Byers

Substitution, Port Vale: J. Shipley comes on for G. Byers.

71'

B. Heneghan

Substitution, Port Vale: B. Waine comes on for B. Heneghan.

69'

K. Doyle

Attempt saved. K. Doyle (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.

66'

P. Lane

Goal! Reading 1-0 Port Vale. P. Lane (Reading) scores, assisted by D. Kyerewaa.

63'

M. Clark

Substitution, Port Vale: K. John comes on for M. Clark.

62'

M. O'Mahony

Substitution, Reading: J. Marriott comes on for M. O'Mahony.

62'

B. Elliott

Substitution, Reading: K. Doyle comes on for B. Elliott.

61'

D. Brown

Attempt missed. D. Brown (Port Vale), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.

57'

M. Faal

Substitution, Port Vale: D. Brown comes on for M. Faal.

56'

R. Croasdale

Yellow card for R. Croasdale (Port Vale) for foul.

56'

R. Croasdale

Substitution, Port Vale: F. Ojo comes on for R. Croasdale.

55'

L. Wing

Attempt missed. L. Wing (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

50'

P. Lane

Attempt saved. P. Lane (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.

47'

B. Heneghan

Yellow card for B. Heneghan (Port Vale) for foul.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Reading 0-0 Port Vale.

45+6'

M. Jacob

Yellow card for M. Jacob (Reading) for foul.

45+2'

B. Elliott

Attempt saved. B. Elliott (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

45+2'

G. Byers

Attempt blocked. G. Byers (Port Vale), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.

45'

6 minutes of added time.

42'

P. Lane

Attempt saved. P. Lane (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

38'

R. Curtis

Attempt saved. R. Curtis (Port Vale), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.

35'

B. Heneghan

Attempt missed. B. Heneghan (Port Vale), header from a corner. xG 0.02.

35'

D. Kyerewaa

Attempt missed. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.

33'

D. Kyerewaa

Attempt blocked. D. Kyerewaa (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.

19'

C. Savage

Attempt blocked. C. Savage (Reading), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.

10'

R. Curtis

Attempt saved. R. Curtis (Port Vale), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.

N. Hunt

Red card! N. Hunt (Reading) is sent off for argument.

Kick-off: Reading vs Port Vale.

Player of the match

Match events

0' N. Hunt · Argument

Half-time · 0–0

45'⁺⁶ M. Jacob · Foul

47' B. Heneghan · Foul

56' 🔁 F. Ojo ◂ R. Croasdale

56' R. Croasdale · Foul

57' 🔁 D. Brown ◂ M. Faal

62' 🔁 K. Doyle ◂ B. Elliott

62' 🔁 J. Marriott ◂ M. O'Mahony

63' 🔁 K. John ◂ M. Clark

66' ⚽ P. Lane · assist D. Kyerewaa1–0

71' 🔁 B. Waine ◂ B. Heneghan

71' 🔁 J. Shipley ◂ G. Byers

74' A. Ahmed · Time wasting

74' 🔁 M. Camara ◂ P. Lane

81' 🔁 L. Fraser ◂ C. Savage

81' 🔁 J. Dorsett ◂ A. Ahmed

Full-time · 1–0

Coaches

Leam Richardson

Jon Brady

Recent form

Reading

WHAFC Wimbledon2-1

DAWycombe Wanderers2-2

DABolton Wanderers1-1

LHAFC Wimbledon1-2

WAPortsmouth2-1

Port Vale

WABirmingham City1-0

LHDoncaster Rovers0-1

LHStevenage1-2

DABurton Albion0-0

WABlackpool1-0

Match facts

Referee

Thomas Parsons

3.61 yellows/match · 49 matches

Kickoff

30 Aug, 14:00 UTC

Competition

League One

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