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Reading vs Luton Town

Reading beat Luton Town 3-2 in the England League One on Thursday 18 December 2025, 1-0 at half-time. In their last 10 meetings, including this one, Luton Town won 4, Reading won 3 and 3 were drawn.

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England League One Save
Reading
32
FT
HT 1-0
Luton Town
Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading Referee: Edward Duckworth

Reading vs Luton Town timeline

  1. 8' Lewis Wing 1-0 Penalty · Right foot shot, Reading
  2. 52' Jack Marriott 2-0 Goal · Assist Randell Williams · Right foot shot, Reading
  3. 59' Jordan Clark 2-1 Goal · Right foot shot, Luton Town
  4. 72' Andy Yiadom Yellow card · Foul, Reading
  5. 76' Nigel Cello Lonwijk 2-2 Goal · Assist Liam Walsh · Right foot shot, Luton Town
  6. 77' Jacob Brown Yellow card · Foul, Luton Town
  7. 78' Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 3-2 Goal · Assist Derrick Williams · Left foot shot, Reading
  8. 90' Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan Yellow card · Foul, Reading

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Reading vs Luton Town stats

ReadingLuton Town
1.14 Expected goals (xG) 1.22
1.35 xG on target 1.18
35% Possession 65%
73 Attacks 108
22 Dang. Attacks 51
6 Shots 11
4 Shots On Target 4
2 Big Chances 1
0 Corners 5
66% Pass Accuracy 82%
3 Saves 1
9 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
3 Offsides 2

Reading vs Luton Town lineups

Confirmed

Reading 4-2-3-1

Substitutes
  • 2 Kelvin Abrefa 71'
  • 6 Liam Fraser 86'
  • 9 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 65'
  • 12 Finley Burns 86'
  • 19 Andre Garcia
  • 20 Mark O'Mahony 86'
  • 25 Jack Stevens

Luton Town 4-2-3-1

Substitutes
  • 1 James Shea
  • 9 Jerry Yates 64'
  • 14 Shayden Morris 45'
  • 19 Jacob Brown 64'
  • 23 George Alan Saville 86'
  • 28 Christ Makosso
  • 37 Zack Nelson 86'

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Reading vs Luton Town team news

Reading had no reported absences and Luton Town were without 2 players.

Reading 0 out

No reported absences.

Luton Town 2 out

Marvelous Nakamba Calf Injury · Missed 6 games Injured
Shandon Baptiste Cruciate Ligament Tear · Missed 69 games Injured

Reading vs Luton Town form

Reading All venues
2 W · 1 D · 2 L
Points per game
1.40
Scored per game
2.0
Conceded per game
1.2
Both teams scored
60%
Over 2.5 goals
60%
  1. League One A Bradford City 0–2 defeat xG 0.6–1.2
  2. League One H Peterborough United 1–2 defeat xG 1.2–0.8
  3. BBFA Senior Cup A Maidenhead United 5–1 win
  4. League One A Blackpool 3–0 win xG 2.2–1.2
  5. League One H Rotherham United 1–1 draw xG 1.1–0.8
Luton Town All venues
1 W · 4 D · 0 L
Points per game
1.40
Scored per game
2.0
Conceded per game
1.2
Both teams scored
80%
Over 2.5 goals
60%
  1. League One H Port Vale 2–2 draw xG 1.1–1.3
  2. League One A Leyton Orient 1–1 draw xG 0.7–1.3
  3. FA Cup A Fleetwood Town 2–2 draw Pens
  4. EFL Trophy H Exeter City 4–0 win xG 2.1–0.4
  5. League One H Bolton Wanderers 1–1 draw xG 1.6–0.9

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

Luton Town vs Reading head to head

4 Luton Town wins 3 draws 3 Reading wins
2.6 goals per game 50% both teams scored 40% over 2.5 goals
  1. 6 Mar 2027League One Luton Town 15:00 Reading
  2. 15 Aug 2026League One Reading 3–4 Luton Town
  3. 7 Mar 2026League One Luton Town 2–3 Reading
  4. 18 Dec 2025League One Reading 3–2 Luton Town
  5. 19 Apr 2023Championship Reading 1–1 Luton Town
  6. 1 Nov 2022Championship Luton Town 0–0 Reading
  7. 7 May 2022Championship Luton Town 1–0 Reading
  8. 19 Jan 2022Championship Reading 0–2 Luton Town
  9. 21 Apr 2021Championship Luton Town 0–0 Reading
  10. 9 Jan 2021FA Cup Luton Town 1–0 Reading
  11. 26 Dec 2020Championship Reading 2–1 Luton Town

Pre-match probabilities

39%Reading 27%Draw 35%Luton Town
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