2024–25 Reading F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 154th season in the history of Reading and their second consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Reading

2024–25 season
Owner	Dai Yongge and Dai Xiu Li
Manager	Rubén Sellés (until 6 December)[1] Noel Hunt (from 6 December)[2]
Stadium	Select Car Leasing Stadium
League One	8th
FA Cup	Third round vs Burnley
EFL Cup	First round vs Colchester United
EFL Trophy	Round of 32 vs Walsall
Top goalscorer	League: Two Players (11) All: Harvey Knibbs (13)
Highest home attendance	14,778 (vs Charlton Athletic, 31 August 2024, League One)
Lowest home attendance	3,022 (vs West Ham United U21, 20 August 2024, EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance	11,622
Biggest win	4–1 (vs. Crawley Town (H), 19 October 2024, League One) 3–0 (vs. Cambridge United (H), 3 December 2024, League One) 4–1 (vs. Northampton Town (H), 26 December 2024, League One)
Biggest defeat	0–3 (vs. Wrexham (A), 24 August 2024, League One) 2–5 (vs. Bolton Wanderers (A), 21 September 2024, League One) 1–4 (vs. Stockport County (A), 29 October 2024, League One) 0–3 (vs. Blackpool (H), 14 December 2024, League One)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 22 February 2025.

Season events

Pre-season

On 8 May 2024, Reading released their retained and release list for the end of the season. Femi Azeez, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Jayden Wareham, Michael Craig, Jeriel Dorsett and Joel Pereira all had one-year optional extensions activated by the club, whilst Kelvin Abrefa and Tivonge Rushesha were offered new contracts with their current deals expiring on 30 June. Reading also confirmed that Matthew Carson, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Sam Hutchinson and Clinton Mola would all be leaving the club when their contracts expire on 30 June.^[3]

On 23 May, Reading released their retained and released list for their Under 18 and Under 21 teams. For the Under 21 team, Jacob Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis, John Clarke, Jeremiah Okine-Peters, John Ryan and Charlie Wellens all had one-year contract extensions exercised, Adrian Akande, Matthew Rowley, Jack Senga, Michael Stickland and Basil Tuma had all been offered new contracts, whilst Hamid Abdel-Salam, Billie Clark, Jahmari Clarke, Harvey Collins, Ajani Giscombe, Geneiro Maragh, Harvey Maudner, Sam Paul and Ben Purcell would all leave the club. For the Under 18 team, Joseph Barough, Boyd Beacroft and Harrison Rhone all were offered new contracts, whilst Toby Mawer rejected a contract offer in order to accept a College Sponsorship place in the United States and Tyler Field, Matthew Goulding, William Gutierrez-Ramirez, Jayden Porter-Atkinson, Jack Timberlake and Aaron White would all leave the club.^[4]

On 27 June, Reading announced that they had signed a new two-year contract with Kelvin Abrefa.^[5]

July

On 4 July, Reading announced that they had signed a new one-year contract with Tivonge Rushesha after his previous one had expired at the end of the previous season.^[6]

On 5 July, Reading announced that they had signed new contracts with Adrian Akande, Matthew Rowley, Jack Senga, Michael Stickland and Basil Tuma, whilst Joseph Barough, Boyd Beacroft, Harrison Rhone, Kiyan Coke-Miles-Smith, Jerae Jones and Emmanuel Osho had all signed their first professional contracts with the club.^[7]

On 19 July, Reading announced that Jökull Andrésson had joined Ungmennafélagið Afturelding on loan until 31 October.^[8]

August

On 12 August, Reading announced that Dean Bouzanis had joined Stevenage on loan until January.^[9]

On 21 August, Reading announced the departure of Femi Azeez to Millwall for a substantial undisclosed fee.^[10]

On 30 August, Reading announced the loan signing of Chem Campbell from Wolverhampton Wanderers until 5 January 2025.^[11]

October

On 25 October, Reading confirmed that Matthew Rowley had joined Tonbridge Angels on a one-month loan deal.^[12]

November

On 4 November, Reading announced that they had mutually agreed to end Jökull Andrésson's contract, that was due to expire in the summer of 2025, early.^[13]

On 6 November, Manager Rubén Sellés was nominated for Sky Bet League One Manager of the Month for October.^[14]

On 29 November, Reading announced that Matthew Rowley had extended his loan deal with Tonbridge Angels until the end of the season.^[15]

December

On 6 December, Reading announced that Rubén Sellés had left the club to join EFL Championship club Hull City, and that Under-21’s Head Coach Noel Hunt had been appointed as his replacement on a contract until June 2027.^[1][2]

On 19 December, Reading announced that their postponed fixture at home to Shrewsbury Town had been rearranged to 20:00hrs, 11 February 2025.^[16]

January

On 10 January, Reading announced that Chem Campbell had returned to the club on loan for the remainder of the season after his initial loan deal had expired on 5 January.^[17]

On 14 January, Reading announced that Harrison Rhone had joined Marlow on loan for one-month.^[18]

On 31 January, Sam Smith left the club to sign for Wrexham for a significant undisclosed fee.^[19]

February

On 3 February, Reading announced the loan signing of Billy Bodin from Burton Albion until the end of the season,^[20] that Tyler Bindon had been sold to Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee whilst also being loaned back to Reading for the remainder of the season,^[21] and that Dean Bouzanis had left the club after his contract was ended by mutual agreement.^[22]

March

On 3 March, Reading announced the signing of free-agent Tom Carroll on a contract until the end of the season.^[23]

On 12 March, Reading announced that their away fixture at Shrewsbury Town on 22 March, had been rearranged for 8 April at 19:45hrs due to international call-ups.^[24]

Squad

As of match played 15 March 2025^[25]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	David Button		GK	(1989-02-27) 27 February 1989 (age 36)	Unattached	2023[26]	2025[26]	49	0
22	Joel Pereira[a]		GK	(1996-06-28) 28 June 1996 (age 28)	Unattached	2023[27]	2025[3]	45	0
31	Coniah Boyce-Clarke[b]		GK	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 22)	Academy	2019	2025[28]	7	0
Defenders
2	Kelvin Abrefa[c]		DF	(2003-12-09) 9 December 2003 (age 21)[29]	Academy	2020	2026[5]	50	2
3	Jeriel Dorsett[d]		DF	(2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22)	Academy	2019[30]	2025[3]	44	1
6	Harlee Dean		DF	(1991-07-26) 26 July 1991 (age 33)	Unattached	2023[31]	2025[31]	40	1
17	Andy Yiadom[e]		DF	(1991-12-02) 2 December 1991 (age 33)	Barnsley	2018[32]	2025[33]	213	4
24	Tyler Bindon		DF	(2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 20)	on loan from Nottingham Forest	2025[21]	2025[21]	84	5
27	Amadou Mbengue		DF	(2002-01-05) 5 January 2002 (age 23)	Unattached	2022[34]	2025[35]	102	3
32	Abraham Kanu		DF	(2005-07-03) 3 July 2005 (age 19)[36]	Academy	2021		16	0
49	Emmanuel Osho		DF	(2006-09-26) 26 September 2006 (age 18)[37]	Academy	2024[7]	2026[7]	6	0
Midfielders
4	Ben Elliott[f]		MF	(2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 22)	Chelsea	2023[38]	2026[38]	66	3
5	Michael Craig[g]		MF	(2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 (age 21)	Unattached	2022[39]	2025[3]	76	2
8	Charlie Savage[h]		MF	(2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21)	Manchester United	2023[40]	2027[40]	87	11
11	Tom Carroll		MF	(1992-05-28) 28 May 1992 (age 32)	Unattached	2025[23]	2025[23]	2	0
14	Tivonge Rushesha		MF	(2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 22)[41]	Unattached	2023[42]	2025[6]	24	0
28	Mamadi Camará		MF	(2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 21)	Feirense	2020[43]		54	5
29	Lewis Wing		MF	(1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29)	Unattached	2023[44]	2026[44]	90	18
30	Andre Garcia		MF	(2007-11-30) 30 November 2007 (age 17)[45]	Academy	2024		36	0
Forwards
7	Harvey Knibbs		FW	(1999-04-26) 26 April 1999 (age 25)	Unattached	2023[46]	2026[46]	91	30
9	Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan		FW	(2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 22)	Academy	2021	2025[3]	83	16
10	Billy Bodin		FW	(1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 32)	on loan from Burton Albion	2025[20]	2025[20]	7	0
19	Jayden Wareham		FW	(2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21)[47]	Unattached	2023[48]	2025[3]	46	5
20	Chem Campbell		FW	(2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 22)	on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers	2025[17]	2025[17]	33	5
U21
26	Basil Tuma	[i]	FW	(2005-04-24) 24 April 2005 (age 19)[49]	Academy	2021		12	0
33	John Clarke		DF	(2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 20)[50]	Port Vale	2022[39]	2025[4]	4	0
34	Louie Holzman		DF	(2003-11-16) 16 November 2003 (age 21)[51]	Academy	2020		15	0
35	Jack Senga		MF	(2004-01-27) 27 January 2004 (age 21)[52]	Academy	2020	2024[53]	5	0
37	Adrian Akande		FW	(2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 21)[54]	Unattached	2022[55]		19	1
38	Michael Stickland		DF	(2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 21)[56]	Academy	2020		7	0
39	Ashqar Ahmed		DF	(2007-08-31) 31 August 2007 (age 17)[57]	Academy	2023		12	0
40	Charlie Wellens		MF	(2002-12-05) 5 December 2002 (age 22)[58]	Unattached	2023[48]	2025[4]	3	0
41	Tom Norcott		GK	(2005-01-03) 3 January 2005 (age 20)[59]	Academy	2021		2	0
42	Boyd Beacroft		DF	(2005-11-22) 22 November 2005 (age 19)[60]	Academy	2021		1	0
43	Jeremiah Okine-Peters		FW		Academy	2021	2025[4]	1	0
44	Tyler Sackey		MF	(2006-11-14) 14 November 2006 (age 18)[61]	Academy	2024		4	2
46	Jacob Hammond-Chambers-Borgnis		MF	(2004-09-06) 6 September 2004 (age 20)[62]	Academy	2021	2025[4]	0	0
47	Shay Spencer		MF		Academy	2022	2025[63]	5	0
50	Joseph Barough		MF	(2006-04-03) 3 April 2006 (age 18)[64]	Academy	2023		1	0
52	Sam Harrison		DF	(2006-10-24) 24 October 2006 (age 18)[65]		2024		0	0
53	Philip Duah		DF	(2006-11-13) 13 November 2006 (age 18)[66]	Academy	2024		0	0
57	John Ryan		DF	(2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 21)[67]	Sassuolo	2023[48]	2025[4]	0	0
	Kiyan Coke-Miles-Smith		MF	(2005-11-22)22 November 2005 (aged 18)[68]	Academy	2024[7]	2027[7]	0	0
	Jerae Jones		MF	(2007-05-22) 22 May 2007 (age 17)[69]	Academy	2024[7]	2027[7]	0	0
U18
	Denim Nnamudi		MF	(2006-07-07) 7 July 2006 (age 18)[70]	Academy	2023		0	0
Out on loan
	Matthew Rowley		GK	(2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 20)[71]	Academy	2020		0	0
	Harrison Rhone		GK	(2006-03-25) 25 March 2006 (age 18)[72]	Academy	2021		0	0
Left during the season
10	Sam Smith		FW	(1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 (age 27)	Unattached	2023[73]	2026[73]	74	29
11	Femi Azeez		FW	(2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 23)	Wealdstone	2019[74]	2025[3]	89	11
25	Jökull Andrésson		GK	(2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 23)	Academy	2018[75]	2025[76]	0	0
	Dean Bouzanis		GK	(1990-10-02) 2 October 1990 (age 34)	Sutton United	2022[77]	2025[77]	9	0

1. Joel Pereira was born in Switzerland, but qualified to represent Portugal, representing them at youth level between 2012 and 2018.
2. Coniah Boyce-Clarke was born in England, but qualified to represent Jamaica, and made his international debut for Jamaica U20 in June 2022.
3. Kelvin Abrefa was born in Italy to Ghanaian parents, going on to make his debut for Ghana U20 in June 2022.
4. Jeriel Dorsett was born in Enfield, England, but qualified to represent Montserrat and made his international debut for Montserrat in September 2023. He previously represented England at U18 level.
5. Andy Yiadom was born in Holloway, England, but qualified to represent Ghana and made his international debut for Ghana in January 2017. He previously represented England at C level.
6. Ben Elliott was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, but qualified to represent Cameroon and made his international debut for Cameroon in June 2023. He previously represented England at U15 & U16 level.
7. Michael Craig was born in Barnet, England, but qualified to represent Scotland, representing them at U16, U17, U19 and U21 level.
8. Charlie Savage was born in Leicester, England, but qualified to represent Wales, representing them at U17, U18, U19, U21 and senior level.
9. Basil Tuma was born in Uganda, but qualified to represent Malta, and made his international debut for Malta U20 in November 2022.

Transfers

Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2024 and List of English football transfers winter 2024–25

For those players sold, released or contract ended before the start of this season, see 2023–24 Reading F.C. season.

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
3 March 2025	MF		Tom Carroll	Unattached	Free	[23]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
30 August 2024	FW		Chem Campbell	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5 January 2025	[11]
10 January 2025	FW		Chem Campbell	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season	[17]
3 February 2025	FW		Billy Bodin	Burton Albion	End of season	[20]
3 February 2025	DF		Tyler Bindon	Nottingham Forest	End of season	[21]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
21 August 2024	FW		Femi Azeez	Millwall	Undisclosed	[10]
31 January 2025	FW		Sam Smith	Wrexham	Undisclosed	[19]
3 February 2025	DF		Tyler Bindon	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	[21]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
19 July 2024	GK		Jökull Andrésson	Ungmennafélagið Afturelding	31 October 2024	[8]
12 August 2024	GK		Dean Bouzanis	Stevenage	January 2025	[9]
25 October 2024	GK		Matthew Rowley	Tonbridge Angels	End of season[a]	[12][15]
14 January 2025	GK		Harrison Rhone	Marlow	14 February 2025	[18]

1. On 29 November, Rowley's loan at Tonbridge was extended until the end of season.

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref
4 November 2024	GK		Jökull Andrésson	Afturelding	7 December 2024	[13][78]
3 February 2025	GK		Dean Bouzanis			[22]

Friendlies

On 22 May, Reading announced their first pre-season friendly, against Watford behind closed doors.^[79] A day later, the first open to public friendly was confirmed, against Queens Park Rangers.^[80] On 7 June, a trip to face Woking was confirmed.^[81] A fourth pre-season fixture was later added, at home to Hull City.^[82] On 21 June, Reading announced that they would travel to the Cardiff City Stadium on 31 July to face Cardiff City.^[83]

Watford v Reading

6 July 2024	Watford	0–2	Reading	St Albans
11:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Akande 64' Wareham 72'	Stadium: Watford Football Club Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Reading v Millwall

19 July 2024	Reading	1–2	Millwall	Wokingham
12:00 BST (UTC+1)	Ehibhatiomhan 51'	Report	Esse 24' Flemming 86'	Stadium: Bearwood Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Woking v Reading

23 July 2024	Woking	0–2	Reading	Woking
19:30 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Wareham 59' Ehibhatiomhan 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 2,635

Reading v Queens Park Rangers

27 July 2024	Reading	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Azeez 47'	Report		Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 4,332

Cardiff City v Reading

31 July 2024	Cardiff City	2–1	Reading	Cardiff
19:30 BST (UTC+1)	Robinson 4', 79'	Report	Azeez 12'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 3,077

Reading v Hull City

3 August 2024	Reading	2–0	Hull City	Reading
15:00 BST	Elliott 35' Smith 53'	Report		Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 2,368

Development

Didcot Town announced, on 24 May, a friendly against a Reading development side.^[84]

Reading U21s v Hemel Hempstead Town

13 July 2024	Reading U21s	0–2	Hemel Hempstead Town	Wokingham
11:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	57' (o.g.) Iaciofano 68'	Stadium: Bearwood Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Didcot Town v Reading U21s

27 July 2024	Didcot Town	0–7	Reading U21s	Didcot
14:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Trialist A 8' Trialist B 12' Tuma 28' Sackey 49', 58', 65' George 55'	Stadium: Loop Meadow

Reading U21s v Millwall

30 July 2024	Reading U21s	1–0	Millwall	Wokingham
12:00 BST (UTC+1)	72' (o.g.)			Stadium: Bearwood Park

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	10 August 2024	2025	Matchday 1		37	16	11	10	53	47	+6	043.24
FA Cup	2 November 2024	11 January 2025	First round	Third round	3	2	0	1	8	6	+2	066.67
EFL Cup	13 August 2024	13 August 2024	First round	First round	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
EFL Trophy	20 August 2024	10 December 2024	Group stage	Round of 32	4	2	1	1	7	3	+4	050.00
Total					45	20	13	12	70	58	+12	044.44

Last updated: 15 March 2025
Source: Soccerway

League One

Main article: 2024–25 EFL League One

It was announced by the EFL the season would begin on the weekend of the 10 and 11 August 2024 and conclude on 3 May 2025.^[85] Fixtures would be announced on the 26 June 2024.^[86] On 26 June the schedule for the season was released, with Reading starting their season with an away trip to Birmingham City on 10 August, to be shown on Sky Sports.^[87]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Huddersfield Town	37	18	7	12	52	34	+18	61	Qualification for League One play-offs
7	Bolton Wanderers	37	18	6	13	59	55	+4	60
8	Reading	37	16	11	10	52	46	+6	59
9	Leyton Orient	37	17	5	15	53	38	+15	56
10	Blackpool	38	13	15	10	57	50	+7	54

Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[88]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
37	16	11	10	52	46	+6	59	12	4	3	31	15	+16	4	7	7	21	31	−10

Last updated: 15 March 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	6	7	8	9	10	12	13	14	51	15	17	112	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	27	28	29	30	31	163	32	33	34	35	36	264	37	39	40	41	385
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	D
Position	12	5	12	8	13	16	15	12	16	13	7	6	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	7	6	6	5	6	7	8	10	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 5 (vs Stockport County) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ² Matchday 11 (vs Barnsley) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ³ Matchday 16 (vs Shrewsbury Town) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ⁴ Matchday 26 (vs Wrexham) was postponed due to both Reading and Wrexham participating in the Third Round of the FA Cup.
• ⁵ Matchday 38 (vs Shrewsbury Town) was postponed due to the international call-ups.

Matches

Birmingham City v Reading

10 August 2024 1	Birmingham City	1–1	Reading	Birmingham
17:30 BST (UTC+1)	May 87' (pen.)	Report	Wing  23' Ehibhatiomhan 42'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 27,985 Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Live on Sky Sports.

Reading v Wigan Athletic

17 August 2024 2	Reading	2–0	Wigan Athletic	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Savage 7' Ehibhatiomhan 57'	Report	Kerr  40' Aimson  71' Sze  74'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 12,689 Referee: Josh Smith

Wrexham v Reading

24 August 2024 3	Wrexham	3–0	Reading	Wrexham
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Palmer 23' Lee 33' Cannon 49'	Report	Smith  28' Elliott  56'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 13,214 Referee: Ross Joyce

Reading v Charlton Athletic

31 August 2024 4	Reading	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Mbengue  34' Savage 66' Smith 76'  77' Dean  85' Abrefa  90+6'	Report	Berry  20' Godden  76' Jones  88'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 14,778 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Reading v Leyton Orient

14 September 2024 6	Reading	0–1	Leyton Orient	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	James  9' Kelman 27' Galbraith  42' Hemming  45+2' Happe  48' O'Neill  65' Ball  90+6'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 12,952 Referee: Declan Bourne

Bolton Wanderers v Reading

21 September 2024 7	Bolton Wanderers	5–2	Reading	Horwich
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Sheehan 12' Santos  16' Charles 21' (pen.), 34', 45+5' (pen.) Baxter  81' Dempsey 87' Williams  88' Arfield  90+1'	Report	Wing  11' Elliott 41' Smith 57' (pen.) Knibbs  71'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,635 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Reading v Huddersfield Town

28 September 2024 8	Reading	2–1	Huddersfield Town	Reading
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Elliott  30', 57' Knibbs 30'	Report	Pearson 21' Spencer  22' Headley  49' Kasumu  62'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 11,181 Referee: Scott Oldham
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[89]

Reading v Burton Albion

1 October 2024 9	Reading	3–1	Burton Albion	Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Campbell 23', 42' Ehibhatiomhan  50' Smith 82' Savage  85'	Report	Williams  41' Watt  81' Orsi 84'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 8,774 Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Note: Live on Sky Sports+

Rotherham United v Reading

5 October 2024 10	Rotherham United	2–1	Reading	Rotherham
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Nombe 49'  90+2' Odoffin 56' James  61' Dawson  77'	Report	Wing 26' Garcia  44' Ehibhatiomhan  47'  68' Smith  57' Craig  83'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,907 Referee: Ben Toner

Reading v Crawley Town

19 October 2024 12	Reading	4–1	Crawley Town	Reading
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Mbengue 20'  78' Wing 40' Savage 65' Smith 73'	Report	Forster 30' Anderson  36' Camará  87'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 13,243 Referee: Edward Duckworth
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[90]

Exeter City v Reading

22 October 2024 13	Exeter City	1–2	Reading	Exeter
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Woods  56' Niskanen 58'	Report	Wareham 1' Craig 36' Mbengue  77'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,807 Referee: Sam Purkiss
Note: Live on Sky Sports+

Reading v Bristol Rovers

26 October 2024 14	Reading	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Reading
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Smith 66' Bindon  74'	Report	Omochere  20' Forde  32'  55' Hunt  88' Moore  90+2'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 12,843 Referee: Simon Mather
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[90]

Stockport County v Reading

29 October 2024 5	Stockport County	4–1	Reading	Edgeley
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Collar 18' Wootton 33' Barry 42' (pen.), 68' Touray  52'	Report	Campbell 30' Wing  74'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Thomas Parsons
Note: Live on Sky Sports+. Match originally scheduled for 7 September, but post postponed on 20 August due to international call-ups.[91][92]

Stevenage v Reading

9 November 2024 15	Stevenage	1–1	Reading	Stevenage
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Kemp 29'	Report	Elliott  65' Knibbs 82'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,562 Referee: Craig Hicks

Peterborough United v Reading

23 November 2024 17	Peterborough United	1–2	Reading	Peterborough
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Fernandez 90+6',  90+6'	Report	Knibbs 9', 23' Bindon  45+2' Mbengue  48'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,008 Referee: Scott Simpson

Barnsley v Reading

26 November 2024 11[93]	Barnsley	2–2	Reading	Barnsley
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Keillor-Dunn 7' Phillips  49' Earl 72'	Report	Smith 50', 67'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,011 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle
Note: Live on Sky Sports+. Match originally scheduled for 12 October, but post postponed on 30 September due to international call-ups.[94][93][95]

Reading v Cambridge United

3 December 2024 18	Reading	3–0	Cambridge United	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Camará  9' 60' Wing 49', 63' Elliott  56'	Report	Cousins  54'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 8,333 Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Live on Sky Sports+

Wycombe Wanderers v Reading

7 December 2024 19	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Reading	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Lubala 18'  62' Onyedinma  45+2' Bakinson  74' Harvie  90+6'	Report	Knibbs 30' Pereira  58' Smith  65'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 7,651 Referee: David Rock

Reading v Blackpool

14 December 2024 20	Reading	0–3	Blackpool	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Mbengue  44' Smith  55' Garcia  58'	Report	Morgan 24' Apter 37' Fletcher 72'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 14,455 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Lincoln City v Reading

21 December 2024 21	Lincoln City	2–0	Reading	Lincoln
12:30 GMT (UTC)	Cadamarteri 8' House  55' Hackett 73' O'Connor  78'	Report	Holzman  37'  Dean  55'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,396 Referee: Adam Herczeg
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[90]

Reading v Northampton Town

26 December 2024 22	Reading	4–1	Northampton Town	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Knibbs 5' Smith 28' Savage 75' Camará 87'	Report	Eaves  45' 81' McGeehan  90+3'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 12,283 Referee: Scott Simpson
Note: Live on Sky Sports+

Reading v Mansfield Town

29 December 2024 23	Reading	2–1	Mansfield Town	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Camará 17' Bindon 55' Mbengue  78' Wareham  90+2'	Report	Evans 45'  54' McLaughlin  83'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 13,626 Referee: Martin Woods
Note: Live on Sky Sports+

Cambridge United v Reading

1 January 2025 24	Cambridge United	1–3	Reading	Cambridge
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Kachunga 48' Brophy  71'	Report	Knibbs 40', 53' Holzman  81' Smith 83' Wing  90+3'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,878 Referee: Jacob Miles
Note: Live on Sky Sports+

Charlton Athletic v Reading

4 January 2025 25	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Reading	Charlton
15:00 GMT (UTC)		Report	Mbengue  45' Ahmed  79'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,526 Referee: Scott Oldham
Note: Live on Sky Sports+

Reading v Stockport County

18 January 2025 27	Reading	1–3	Stockport County	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Garcia  45+1' Savage  48' Smith 61'  88'	Report	Southam-Hales 5' Connolly 13'  57' Pye  45+1' Diamond 68'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 11,019 Referee: Carl Brook

Leyton Orient v Reading

25 January 2025 28	Leyton Orient	2–0	Reading	Leyton
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Markanday 29' Kelman 51'  84' Donley  79'	Report	Craig  34' Smith  43'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,774 Referee: Elliot Bell

Burton Albion v Reading

28 January 2025 29	Burton Albion	3–2	Reading	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Burrell 10', 90+2' Böðvarsson 29'	Report	Ehibhatiomhan  36' Garcia  44' Craig 69' Smith 71'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,358 Referee: Will Finnie

Reading v Bolton Wanderers

1 February 2025 30	Reading	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Craig  81' Knibbs 89' (pen.)	Report	Thomason  74' Southwood  89' Toal  90+7'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 11,508 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Huddersfield Town v Reading

8 February 2025 31	Huddersfield Town	0–0	Reading	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Spencer  53' Kasumu  87'	Report	Knibbs  60' Campbell  69' Ehibhatiomhan  81'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 18,385 Referee: Scott Tallis

Reading v Shrewsbury Town

11 February 2025 16	Reading	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Campbell  16' Wareham 28'	Report	Perry  51' 56'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 7,975 Referee: Abigail Byrne
Note: Match originally scheduled for 16 November, but postponed on 7 November due to international call-ups.[96][16]

Reading v Rotherham United

15 February 2025 32	Reading	2–1	Rotherham United	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Knibbs 24', 90+4' (pen.),  90+5'	Report	Humphreys  17' James  35' Nombe 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 10,034 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Reading v Birmingham City

22 February 2025 33	Reading	0–0	Birmingham City	Reading
12:30 GMT (UTC)	Savage  45+3'	Report	Paik  23'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 13,919 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Wigan Athletic v Reading

1 March 2025 34	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Reading	Wigan
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Kerr 59'	Report	Wareham 71' Yiadom  75' Bindon 85'	Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 9,402 Referee: Ollie Yates

Reading v Exeter City

4 March 2025 35	Reading	0–0	Exeter City	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)		Report	Magennis  41' Purrington  52' Watts  53' Aitchison  57' A.MacDonald  90+8'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 7,955 Referee: Richard Eley

Crawley Town v Reading

8 March 2025 36	Crawley Town	1–1	Reading	Crawley
12:30 GMT (UTC)	Watson  43' Radcliffe  64' Ibrahim  86' Camará 90'	Report	Ehibhatiomhan 29' Campbell  87'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 4,526 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[97]

Reading v Wrexham

11 March 2025 26	Reading	2–0	Wrexham	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Stickland  48'  75' Knibbs 51' (pen.) Wing 55' Pereira  68' Savage  90+6'	Report		Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 11,557 Referee: Edward Duckworth
Note: Match originally scheduled for 11 January, but post postponed on 2 December due to both Reading and Wrexham participating in the Third Round of the FA Cup that same weekend,[98] and was later rearranged for 11 March.[99]

Reading v Stevenage

15 March 2025 37	Reading	1–1	Stevenage	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Piergianni 49' (o.g.) Wing  59' Savage  78'	Report	Piergianni 60'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 13,984 Referee: Lee Swabey

Reading v Peterborough United

29 March 2025 39	Reading	v	Peterborough United	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)				Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

On 14 October, the draw for the first round was made, with Reading being drawn at home to Fleetwood Town.^[100][101] On 3 November, Reading were drawn at home against 7th tier side Harborough Town.^[102] On 2 December, they were drawn at home against Burnley.^[103][104]

Reading v Fleetwood Town

2 November 2024 First Round	Reading	2–0	Fleetwood Town	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Rushesha  6' Bindon 48' Odubeko 86' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 3,685 Referee: Paul Howard

Reading v Harborough Town

1 December 2024 Second Round	Reading	5–3 (a.e.t.)	Harborough Town	Reading
14:00 GMT (UTC)	Kanu  16'  75' Camará 20' Savage 59' Akande 65' Garcia  78' Campbell 93', 96'	Report	Robinson 18' O’Sullivan 21' Sandro  27' Tonge 85' Malone  108'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 7,916 Referee: Declan Bourne

Reading v Burnley

11 January 2025 Third Round	Reading	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Burnley	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Wing 77'	Report	Rodriguez  53' Foster 71' Flemming 100', 109'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 7,039 Referee: Andy Davies

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Reading being drawn away against Colchester United.^[105]

Colchester United v Reading

13 August 2024 First round	Colchester United	2–2 (4–3 p)	Reading	Colchester
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Hopper 3' Payne 55' (pen.) Ihionvien  90+9' Kelleher  90+9'	Report	Kanu  28' Savage  45+1' 65' Wing 73'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Neil Hair
	Penalties
	Ihionvien Read Oni Gordon		Wareham Ehibhatiomhan Bindon Wing Mbengue

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

Group stage

In the group stage, Reading were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Cheltenham Town, Newport County and West Ham United U21s.^[106][107] In the round of 32, Reading were drawn away against Walsall.^[108]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Cheltenham Town	3	3	0	0	0	6	2	+4	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Reading	3	2	0	0	1	6	2	+4	6
3	L2	Newport County	3	1	0	0	2	2	5	−3	3
4	ACA	West Ham United U21	3	0	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: EFL

Reading v West Ham United U21

20 August 2024 1	Reading	3–1	West Ham United U21	Reading
19:00 BST (UTC+1)	Abrefa  14', 31' Wareham 22' Sackey 85'	Report	Dean 38' (o.g.) Akpata  72' Robinson  87'	Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 3,022 Referee: Stephen Parkinson

Cheltenham Town v Reading

5 November 2024 2	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Reading	Cheltenham
19:00 GMT (UTC+1)	Colwill  70' Pett 78' Liggett  90' Shipley  90+4'	Report	Akande  46'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,598 Referee: James Durkin
Note: Match was originally scheduled for 8 October, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[109][110]

Reading v Newport County

12 November 2024 3	Reading	3–0	Newport County	Reading
19:00 GMT (UTC)	Mbengue  13' Garcia  28' Knibbs 73', 87' Wareham 75'	Report		Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium Attendance: 1,870 Referee: Sam Mulhall

Knockout stage

Walsall v Reading

10 December 2024 Round of 32	Walsall	1–1 (4–2 p)	Reading	Walsall
19:00 GMT (UTC)	Weir  17' Johnson  90' 90+7'	Report	Savage  21' Button  58' Ahmed  70'  75' Sackey 72' Wareham  88'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,501 Referee: Steven Copeland
	Penalties
	Adomah Johnson Daniels Cleary		Wareham Holzman Wellens Kanu

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 15 March 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	David Button	11	0	5	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
2	DF	GHA	Kelvin Abrefa	24	1	6+15	0	1	0	1	0	1	1
3	DF	MSR	Jeriel Dorsett	15	0	11+2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
4	MF	CMR	Ben Elliott	24	2	17+2	2	2	0	0+1	0	2	0
5	MF	SCO	Michael Craig	35	2	29+1	2	0+2	0	0	0	1+2	0
6	DF	ENG	Harlee Dean	24	0	7+12	0	1+1	0	1	0	2	0
7	FW	ENG	Harvey Knibbs	38	14	32+2	12	1+1	0	1	0	0+1	2
8	MF	WAL	Charlie Savage	42	6	31+5	4	2+1	1	1	1	2	0
9	FW	ENG	Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan	26	3	18+6	3	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
10	FW	WAL	Billy Bodin	7	0	3+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	ENG	Tom Carroll	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	ZIM	Tivonge Rushesha	13	0	3+6	0	2	0	0	0	1+1	0
17	DF	GHA	Andy Yiadom	5	0	1+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Jayden Wareham	35	5	10+18	3	3	0	1	0	3	2
20	FW	WAL	Chem Campbell	33	5	27+3	3	1+1	2	0	0	0+1	0
22	GK	POR	Joel Pereira	31	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	NZL	Tyler Bindon	40	3	37	2	2	1	0+1	0	0	0
26	FW	MLT	Basil Tuma	7	0	0+4	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
27	DF	SEN	Amadou Mbengue	30	1	26+1	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	1	0
28	MF	GNB	Mamadi Camará	31	4	15+11	3	2	1	0+1	0	2	0
29	MF	ENG	Lewis Wing	41	7	37	5	2	1	1	1	1	0
30	MF	ENG	Andre Garcia	36	0	23+8	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
31	GK	JAM	Coniah Boyce-Clarke	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
32	DF	ENG	Abraham Kanu	16	0	4+6	0	2	0	1	0	1+2	0
34	DF	ENG	Louie Holzman	13	0	3+4	0	2+1	0	0	0	2+1	0
35	MF	BEL	Jack Senga	3	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
37	FW	NGA	Adrian Akande	19	1	4+9	0	1+1	1	1	0	3	0
38	DF	ENG	Michael Stickland	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
39	DF	ENG	Ashqar Ahmed	12	0	0+5	0	2+1	0	0	0	3+1	0
40	MF	ENG	Charlie Wellens	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
41	GK	ENG	Tom Norcott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
42	DF	ENG	Boyd Beacroft	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
43	FW	ENG	Jeremiah Okine-Peters	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
44	MF	ENG	Tyler Sackey	4	2	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	2+1	2
47	MF	ENG	Shay Spencer	5	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
49	DF	ENG	Emmanuel Osho	6	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1	0	2+1	0
50	FW	ENG	Joe Barough	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
10	FW	ENG	Sam Smith	26	11	24+1	11	1	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	ENG	Femi Azeez	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

As of match played 15 March 2025

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	FW		7	Harvey Knibbs	12	0	0	2	14
2	FW		10	Sam Smith	11	0	0	0	11
3	MF		29	Lewis Wing	5	1	1	0	7
4	MF		8	Charlie Savage	4	1	1	0	6
5	FW		20	Chem Campbell	3	2	0	0	5
	FW		19	Jayden Wareham	3	0	0	2	5
7	MF		28	Mamadi Camará	3	1	0	0	4
8	FW		9	Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan	3	0	0	0	3
	DF		24	Tyler Bindon	2	1	0	0	3
10	MF		4	Ben Elliott	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		5	Michael Craig	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		44	Tyler Sackey	0	0	0	2	2
				Own goal	1	1	0	0	2
14	DF		27	Amadou Mbengue	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		37	Adrian Akande	0	1	0	0	1
	DF		2	Kelvin Abrefa	0	0	0	1	1
Total					52	8	2	7	68

Clean sheets

As of match played 15 March 2025

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	GK		22	Joel Pereira	10	0	0	0	10
2	GK		1	David Button	0	1	0	1	2
Total					10	1	0	1	12

Disciplinary record

As of match played 15 March 2025

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total
1		GK	David Button	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
2		DF	Kelvin Abrefa	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
4		MF	Ben Elliott	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
5		MF	Michael Craig	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6		DF	Harlee Dean	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
7		FW	Harvey Knibbs	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Charlie Savage	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	7	0
9		FW	Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
14		MF	Tivonge Rushesha	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17		DF	Andy Yiadom	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19		FW	Jayden Wareham	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
20		FW	Chem Campbell	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
22		GK	Joel Pereira	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24		DF	Tyler Bindon	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
27		DF	Amadou Mbengue	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
28		MF	Mamadi Camará	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29		MF	Lewis Wing	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
30		MF	Andre Garcia	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
32		DF	Abraham Kanu	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	1
34		DF	Louie Holzman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
37		FW	Adrian Akande	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
38		DF	Michael Stickland	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
39		DF	Ashqar Ahmed	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1
Players away on loan:
Players who left Reading during the season:
10		FW	Sam Smith	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Total				60	3	4	1	2	0	8	2	74	6