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Reading vs Burton – competition: English Football League One.
Final score: Reading 2–0 Burton. Half-time: 2–0.
Reading: position 12, 63 points from 46 matches.
Burton: position 17, 54 points from 46 matches.
Reading – last 5 matches: 2 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost.
Burton – last 5 matches: 2 won, 2 drawn, 1 lost.
Last results: Peterborough United 1-1 Reading; Burton 0-2 Wigan Athletic.
Goals: Marriott 18′ and Kyerewaa 37′.
The confirmed starting lineups list Reading in a 4-2-3-1 formation and Burton in a 3-4-1-2 formation.
The announced starting eleven for Reading: Joel Pereira, Andy Yiadom, Finley Burns, Paudie O’connor, Jeriel Dorsett, Lewis Wing, Liam Fraser, Matt Ritchie, K. Doyle, Daniel Kyerewaa, and Jack Marriott.
The announced starting eleven for Burton: Bradley Collins, Terence Vancooten, George Evans, Alex Hartridge, Kyran Lofthouse, Sulyman Krubally, Kgagelo Chauke, Jack Armer, Julian Larsson, Jake Beesley, and Dylan Williams.
Reading: 52% possession, 19 shots (4 on target), 5 corners, 12 fouls, 0 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Burton: 48% possession, 6 shots (2 on target), 3 corners, 10 fouls, 0 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Last meeting: Burton 3-2 Reading (28 January 2025, ENG EFL League One).
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Related pages: Reading, Burton, English Football League One, Reading vs Burton: head-to-head, Live football scores
Kick-off: January 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM GMT.
Venue: Madejski Stadium, Reading. Capacity: 24,161.
Referee: Tom Reeves.
Final score: Reading 2–0 Burton. Half-time: 2–0.
Reading won: Reading 2-0 Burton. Goals: Marriott 18′ and Kyerewaa 37′.
Lineups: Reading 4-2-3-1, Burton 3-4-1-2. Reading: Pereira; Yiadom, Burns, O'connor, Dorsett; Wing, Fraser; Ritchie, Doyle, Kyerewaa; Marriott. Burton: Collins; Hartridge, Evans, Vancooten; Armer, Chauke, Krubally, Lofthouse; Larsson; Williams, Beesley.
Matches played: 9 — Reading wins: 5, draws: 1, Burton wins: 3. Reading vs Burton: head-to-head