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Reading
2021–22 season
OwnerDai Yongge and Dai Xiuli (majority)
ManagerVeljko Paunović (until 19 February)
Marko Mitrović
(Rounds 16 & 17)
Paul Ince (Interim) &
Michael Gilkes (Interim)
(from 19 February)
StadiumSelect Car Leasing Stadium
EFL Championship21st
FA CupThird round vs Kidderminster Harriers
EFL CupFirst round vs Swansea City
Top goalscorerLeague: John Swift (11)
All: John Swift (11)
Highest home attendance22,692 vs Coventry City
(12 February 2022)
Lowest home attendance4,989 vs Swansea City
(10 August 2021)
Average home league attendance12,852 (30 April 2022)

The 2021–22 season was Reading's 151st year in existence and ninth consecutive season in the Championship,[1] and covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Season review

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Pre-season

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On 24 June 2021, the 2021–22 season EFL Championship fixture list was released, with Reading beginning their campaign away at Stoke City, and finishing the season away to Luton Town.[2] Later on the same day, Reading were drawn at home to Swansea City in the First Round of the 2021–22 EFL Cup.[3]

On 15 July, Readings proposed friendly against Aberdeen scheduled for Friday 16 July, was cancelled after two members of staff and one player returned positive COVID-19 tests.[4]

On 16 July, the Madejski Stadium's naming rights were sold to title sponsors Select Car Leasing in a 10-year deal, with the stadium being renamed the 'Select Car Leasing Stadium'.[5]

Transfers and contracts

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On 25 May 2021, Reading announced that they had activated a clause in Thierry Nevers' contract, extending his contract until the summer of 2022 whilst also confirming he would be joining West Ham United for an undisclosed fee once the transfer window opens on 9 June 2021.[6][7]

On 29 June, Reading announced that Tom McIntyre had signed a new contract with the club, until the summer of 2024.[8]

On 2 July, Reading announced that they had signed new one-year contracts with youngsters, Femi Azeez and James Holden, whilst Lynford Sackey, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Harvey Collins, Kian Leavy and Malachi Talent-Aryeetey all signed their first professional contracts with the club.[9]

On 8 July, Reading confirmed that Michael Olise had left the club to sign for Crystal Palace for a record fee received by the club.[10] On the same day, young goalkeeper Coniah Boyce-Clarke joined Bath City to train with and feature in the forthcoming pre-season games.[11] On 13 July, Reading confirmed that Jökull Andrésson was currently training with Morecambe with permission to feature in two of their pre-season friendlies.[12]

On 20 July, Under-23 goalkeeper James Holden, joined Maidenhead United on a season-long loan deal.[13]

On 23 July, Jökull Andrésson signed a new three-year contract with the club, before moving to Morecambe on a season-long loan deal.[14]

On 28 July, Nahum Melvin-Lambert returned to St Patrick's Athletic on loan for the second half of the 2021 League of Ireland Premier Division season.[15]

August

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On 12 August, Tom Dele-Bashiru joined Reading on a season-long loan deal from Watford.[16] The following day, 13 August, Reading announced that Marc McNulty had returned to Dundee United on loan for the season.[17]

On 19 August, Reading announced the signing of Junior Hoilett to a one-year contract.[18] The following day, 20 August, Jeriel Dorsett joined Rochdale on a season-long loan deal.[19] On the same day, young academy defender Jack Senga joined Maidenhead United on a work experience loan deal.[20]

On 27 August, Reading announced the signing of Alen Halilović to a one-year contract after he'd left Birmingham City in the summer,[21] and the season-long loan signing of Baba Rahman Chelsea.[22]

On 30 August, Reading announced the signing of Scott Dann to a one-year contract, after he'd left Crystal Palace in the summer, whilst Danny Drinkwater join on a season-long loan from Chelsea later in the same day.[23][24]

October

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On 21 October, Reading announced that they had signed former Chelsea youth team player Rashawn Scott to their Under-23 team until the end of the season, whilst Academy Graduate Michael Stickland had committed to signing his first professional contract with the club come the completion of his scholarship in the summer.[25]

November

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On 1 November, manager Veljko Paunović tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in him isolating and assistant manager Marko Mitrović taking charger of the first team for their trip to Millwall on 2 November and Birmingham City on 6 November.[26]

On 15 November, Reading announced the signing of Andy Carroll on a short-term contract until mid-January 2022.[27]

On 17 November, Reading accepted a six-point penalty deduction from the EFL, dropping them from 16th to 19th, for breaking the EFL's Profit and Sustainability limits, with a further six-points suspended until the 2022–23 season.[28]

On 19 November, Coniah Boyce-Clarke joined St Albans City on an initial one-month youth loan.[29]

December

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On 6 December, Reading were drawn away to Kidderminster Harriers in the Third Round of the 2021–22 FA Cup.[30]

On 15 December, Reading's match against Luton Town scheduled for 18 December, was postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases within the First Team and Under-23 squads.[31] Six days later, 21 December, Reading's away game at Peterborough United scheduled for 26 December, was also postponed due to COVID-19 within the First Team and Under-23 squads.[32] On 27 December, Readings home match against Fulham was also cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation at the club.[33]

On 29 December, Reading announced that their postponed trip to Peterborough United had been rescheduled for 15 February 2022.[34] The following day, Reading confirmed their postponed match against Fulham would be played on 11 January 2022,[35] and on 31 December, Reading confirmed that their postponed match against Luton Town had been rescheduled for 19 January 2022.[36]

January

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On 8 January, Reading suffered a shock 2–1 defeat to National League North side Kidderminster Harriers in the FA Cup.[37]

On 10 January, Readings home match against Stoke City, scheduled for 15 February, was postponed due to Stoke City progressing to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup,[38] and young goalkeepers Jökull Andrésson and James Holden were recalled from their loan spells with Morecambe and Maidenhead United.[39]

On 15 January, Reading were defeat 2-1 by away at Middlesbrough, with Andy Carroll scoring the goal in what was he last appearance for the club, with his short-term contract ending the same day.[40] Later the same day, Liam Moore was stripped of the Club Captaincy after stating his desire to leave the club.[41]

On 17 January, Rafael Cabral left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual consent allowing him to return to Brazil.[42]

On 24 January, Reading announced the signing of Karl Hein on loan from Arsenal until the end of the season.[43] On 27 January, Reading announced that their postponed home fixture against Stoke City, originally scheduled for 15 February, had been rearranged for 5 April.[44] On the same day, Reading's away trip to Peterborough United, scheduled for 15 February, had been pushed back 24hours after it was picked to be shown live on Sky Sports.[45]

On 31 January, Transfer Deadline Day, George Pușcaș joined Pisa on loan for the remainder of the season,[46] whilst Tom Ince joined Reading on loan for the remainder of the season from Stoke City, with Liam Moore going the opposite direction on loan for the same length.[47]

February

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On 15 February, Reading announced the signing of free agent Brandon Barker on a contract until the end of the season.[48]

On 18 February, Harvey Collins joined Walton Casuals on a one-month youth loan deal.[49]

Following Reading's 3-2 away victory over Preston North End, Veljko Paunović left his role as Manager by mutual consent, with Paul Ince being placed in interim charge of the club alongside Academy Manager Michael Gilkes.[50]

On 22 February, Alex Rae was appointed interim Assistant Manager.[51]

March

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On 4 March, Scott Dann extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2023.[52]

On 9 March, Paul Ince confirmed that Karl Hein had returned to Arsenal after a finger injury had ruled him out for the remainder of the season.[53] The following day, Reading confirmed Hein's season ending injury, and announced the signing of free agent Ørjan Nyland on a short-term contract until the end of the season.[54]

On 11 March, Lucas João was announced as the EFL Championship player of the month for February.[55]

On 18 March, Coniah Boyce-Clarke joined Welling United on loan for the remainder of the season.[56]

On 24 March, Reading announced the singing of Terell Thomas on a short-term contract until the end of the season.[57] The following day Reading announced that Jack Senga and Kelvin Abrefa had signed their first professional contracts with the club, until the summer of 2024.[58]

May

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On 4 May, Reading hosted an end of season gala dinner, where Andy Yiadom was announced as the clubs Player of the Season.[59]

On the final day of the season, whilst the first-team faced Luton Town at Kenilworth Road, Readings U23 team won the 2021–22 Berks & Bucks Senior Cup, defeating Ascot United with goals from Ajani Giscombe, Imari Samuels and a Nahum Melvin-Lambert brace.[60]

On 16 May, Paul Ince was confirmed as Reading's permanent manager,[61] with Mark Bowen also returning to the club as Head of Football Operations.[62]

On 20 May, Reading confirmed that they had offered new contracts to Tom Holmes, Josh Laurent, Andy Rinomhota, Femi Azeez and Andy Yiadom, whilst also confirming the departure of loanees Danny Drinkwater, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Baba Rahman, Tom Ince and Karl Hein. Additionally the club confirmed that Terell Thomas, Brandon Barker, Ørjan Nyland, Felipe Araruna, Alen Halilović and Marc McNulty would leave the club upon the expiry of their contract at the end of June and the contract discussions where on going with Junior Hoilett, Michael Morrison and John Swift. Reading also offered new professional contracts to under-23 players Nelson Abbey, Jeriel Dorsett, Imari Samuels, Claudio Osorio, Kian Leavy, Rashawn Scott, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan and Nahum Melvin-Lambert, and to under-18 players Mamadi Camara, Jahmari Clarke, Tyrell Ashcroft and Louie Holzman. Pro terms where also offered to Hamid Abdel Salam, Sam Paul, Matthew Rowley and Benjamin Purcell, with Ajani Giscombe, Harvey Maudner and David Nyarko also having their contracts extended for an additional year. The club also confirmed the departure of Ethan Bristow, James Holden, Lynford Sackey and Malachi Talent-Aryeetey while Jordan Addo-Antoine.[63]

June

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On 15 June, the EFL released the Retained List for each club, which confirmed contract renewals for Jahmari Clarke, Tyrell Ashcroft, Louie Holzman, Harvey Collins, Hamid Abdel-Salam, Sam Paul, Matt Rowley, Benjamin Purcell, Jeriel Dorsett and Kian Leavy.[64]

On 17 June, Tom Holmes and Andy Yiadom both signed a new three-year contracts with Reading.[65][66]

On 22 June, Reading confirmed that Michael Stickland, Louie Holzman, Kian Leavy and Jeriel Dorsett had all signed new contracts.[67]

On 24 June, Reading announced that Mamadi Camará, Rashawn Scott, Nelson Abbey, Matt Rowley, Sam Paul, Benjamin Purcell and Claudio Osorio had all signed new contracts with the club for the 2022-23 season.[68]

Transfers

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Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2021 and List of English football transfers winter 2021–22

In

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
19 August 2021 FW Canada Junior Hoilett Unattached Free [18]
27 August 2021 MF Croatia Alen Halilović Unattached Free [21]
30 August 2021 DF England Scott Dann Unattached Free [23]
21 October 2021 MF England Rashawn Scott Unattached Free [25]
15 November 2021 FW England Andy Carroll Unattached Free [27]
15 February 2022 MF England Brandon Barker Unattached Free [48]
10 March 2022 GK Norway Ørjan Nyland Unattached Free [54]
24 March 2022 DF Saint Lucia Terell Thomas Unattached Free [57]

Loans in

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Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
12 August 2021 MF Nigeria Tom Dele-Bashiru Watford End of season [16]
27 August 2021 DF Ghana Baba Rahman Chelsea End of season [22]
30 August 2021 MF England Danny Drinkwater Chelsea End of season [24]
24 January 2022 GK Estonia Karl Hein Arsenal 9 March 2022 [43][53]
31 January 2022 FW England Tom Ince Stoke City End of season [47]

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
25 May 2021† FW England Thierry Nevers West Ham United Undisclosed [6][7]
8 July 2021 MF France Michael Olise Crystal Palace Undisclosed [10]
† Nevers' move was announced on the above date, but was not active until 9 June 2021.

Loans out

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Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
20 July 2021 GK England James Holden Maidenhead United 10 January 2022 [13][39]
23 July 2021 GK Iceland Jökull Andrésson Morecambe 10 January 2022 [14][39]
28 July 2021 FW England Nahum Melvin-Lambert St Patrick's Athletic November 2021 [15]
13 August 2021 FW Scotland Marc McNulty Dundee United End of season [17]
20 August 2021 DF England Jeriel Dorsett Rochdale End of season [19]
20 August 2021 MF Belgium Jack Senga Maidenhead United Work Experience [20]
19 November 2021 GK Jamaica Coniah Boyce-Clarke St Albans City 19 December 2021 [29]
31 January 2022 FW Romania George Pușcaș Pisa End of season [46]
31 January 2022 DF Jamaica Liam Moore Stoke City End of season [47]
18 February 2022 GK England Harvey Collins Walton Casuals 18 March 2022 [49]
18 March 2022 GK Jamaica Coniah Boyce-Clarke Welling United End of season [56]

Released

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Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref
15 January 2022 FW England Andy Carroll West Bromwich Albion 28 January 2022 [40][69]
17 January 2022 GK Brazil Rafael Cabral Cruzeiro 18 January 2022 [42][70]
18 May 2022† GK England James Holden Cambridge United 1 July 2022 [71][63]
26 May 2022† MF England John Swift West Bromwich Albion 1 July 2022 [63][72]
14 June 2022† DF England Ethan Bristow Tranmere Rovers 1 July 2022 [63][73]
16 June 2022† DF England Lynford Sackey Bolton Wanderers 1 July 2022 [63][74]
21 June 2022† MF England Josh Laurent Stoke City 1 July 2022 [63][75]
24 June 2022† MF England Andy Rinomhota Cardiff City 1 July 2022 [63][76]
30 June 2022† MF England Brandon Barker AC Omonia 1 July 2022 [63][77]
30 June 2022 GK Norway Ørjan Nyland RB Leipzig 9 October 2022 [63][78]
30 June 2022 DF England Jordan Addo-Antoine Aldershot Town [63]
30 June 2022 DF England Tyrell Ashcroft Tottenham Hotspur 1 July 2022 [63][79]
30 June 2022 DF England Michael Morrison Portsmouth 26 July 2022 [63][80]
30 June 2022 DF England Imari Samuels Brighton & Hove Albion 5 August 2022 [63][81]
30 June 2022 DF Saint Lucia Terell Thomas Charlton Athletic 7 September 2022 [63][82]
30 June 2022 MF Brazil Felipe Araruna [63]
30 June 2022 MF Croatia Alen Halilović HNK Rijeka 6 July 2022 [63][83]
30 June 2022 MF England Blesk Ekpenyong TSV Meerbusch
30 June 2022 MF England Malachi Talent-Aryeetey Langley 15 October 2022 [63]
30 June 2022 FW England Princewill Ehibhatiomhan Southampton 31 March 2023 [84]
30 June 2022 FW Scotland Marc McNulty Orange County SC 19 January 2023 [63][85]
† Transfers were announced on the above date, but didn't come into effect until 1 July 2022 once their contracts expired on 30 June 2022.

Trial

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Date from Position Nationality Name Last club Date to Ref.
July 2021 FW England Kyle Edwards West Bromwich Albion 25 July 2021 [86][87]
July 2021 DF Morocco Achraf Lazaar Watford [88]
July 2021 MF England Kadeem Harris Sheffield Wednesday [89]
December 2021 DF England Brandon Mason Coventry City [90]
February 2022 DF Saint Lucia Terell Thomas Crewe Alexandra 24 March 2022 [57]
February 2022 MF England Brandon Barker Rangers 15 February 2022 [48]
April 2022 MF Scotland Michael Craig Tottenham Hotspur 22 June 2022 [91][92]

Squad

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As of match played 7 May 2022[93]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Ørjan Nyland Norway GK (1990-09-10)10 September 1990 (aged 31) Unattached 2022[54] 2022[54] 10 0
22 Luke Southwood[a] Northern Ireland GK (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 24) Academy 2016[94] 2023[95] 30 0
31 Coniah Boyce-Clarke[b] Jamaica GK (2003-03-01)1 March 2003 (aged 19) Academy 2019 [96] 0 0
50 Harvey Collins England GK (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2019 2022[9] 0 0
Defenders
3 Tom Holmes England DF (2000-03-12)12 March 2000 (aged 22) Academy 2017 2025[65] 75 1
4 Michael Morrison England DF (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 34) Birmingham City 2019[97] 2022[98] 113 8
5 Tom McIntyre[c] Scotland DF (1998-11-06)6 November 1998 (aged 22) Academy 2016[94] 2024[8] 64 4
6 Liam Moore[d] Jamaica DF (1993-01-31)31 January 1993 (aged 29) Leicester City 2016[99] 2023[100] 230 8
12 Terell Thomas[e] Saint Lucia DF (1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 26) Unattached 2022[57] 2022[57] 2 0
17 Andy Yiadom[f] Ghana DF (1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 30) Barnsley 2018[101] 2025[66] 132 4
21 Baba Rahman Ghana DF (1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 27) loan from Chelsea 2021[22] 2022[22] 29 0
24 Scott Dann England DF (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 35) Unattached 2021[23] 2023[52] 18 2
34 Jeriel Dorsett England DF (2002-05-04)4 May 2002 (aged 20) Academy 2019[102] 2023[67] 2 0
38 Michael Stickland England DF (2002-08-24)24 August 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2020 2023[67] 3 0
41 Ethan Bristow England DF (2001-11-27)27 November 2001 (aged 20) Academy 2018 2022[63] 11 0
48 Tyrell Ashcroft England DF (2002-03-07)7 March 2002 (aged 20) Academy 2020 2022[63] 4 0
49 Kelvin Abrefa[g] Ghana DF (2003-12-09)9 December 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2024[58] 3 0
Midfielders
7 Alen Halilović Croatia MF (1996-06-18)18 June 1996 (aged 25) Unattached 2021[21] 2022[21] 12 1
8 Andy Rinomhota England MF (1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 25) Academy 2017[103] 2022[104] 139 4
10 John Swift England MF (1995-06-23)23 June 1995 (aged 26) Chelsea 2016[105] 2022[106] 202 33
14 Ovie Ejaria England MF (1997-11-18)18 November 1997 (aged 24) Liverpool 2020[107] 2024[107] 119 9
15 Danny Drinkwater England MF (1990-03-05)5 March 1990 (aged 32) loan from Chelsea 2021[24] 2022[24] 34 1
16 Dejan Tetek[h] Serbia MF (2002-09-24)24 September 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2019 21 0
19 Tom Dele-Bashiru[i] Nigeria MF (1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 22) loan from Watford 2021[16] 2022[16] 39 4
20 Felipe Araruna Brazil MF (1996-03-12)12 March 1996 (aged 26) São Paulo 2020[108] 2022[108] 9 0
28 Josh Laurent England MF (1995-05-06)6 May 1995 (aged 27) Shrewsbury Town 2020[109] 2022[109] 88 5
32 Mamadi Camará Guinea-Bissau MF (2003-12-31)31 December 2003 (aged 18) Feirense 2020[110] 2023[68] 10 0
33 Brandon Barker England MF (1996-10-04)4 October 1996 (aged 25) Unattached 2022[48] 2022[48] 4 0
Forwards
9 Tom Ince England FW (1992-01-30)30 January 1992 (aged 30) loan from Stoke City 2022[47] 2022[47] 15 2
11 Yakou Méïté[j] Ivory Coast FW (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 26) Paris Saint-Germain 2016[111] 2023[112] 138 43
18 Lucas João[k] Angola FW (1993-09-04)4 September 1993 (aged 28) Sheffield Wednesday 2019[113] 2023[113] 83 38
23 Junior Hoilett Canada FW (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 (aged 31) Unattached 2021[18] 2022[18] 27 3
29 Marc McNulty Scotland FW (1992-09-14)14 September 1992 (aged 29) Coventry City 2018[114] 2022[114] 17 1
30 Femi Azeez England FW (2001-06-05)5 June 2001 (aged 20) Wealdstone 2019[115] 2022[9] 15 2
39 Jahmari Clarke[l] Jamaica FW (2003-08-17)17 August 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2022[63] 13 2
47 George Pușcaș Romania FW (1996-04-08)8 April 1996 (aged 26) Inter Milan 2019[116] 2024[116] 91 20
U23
35 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan England FW (2002-04-23)23 April 2002 (aged 20) Academy 2021 2022[9] 1 0
36 Claudio Osorio England MF (2002-09-26)26 September 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2019 2023[68] 2 0
37 Kian Leavy Republic of Ireland MF (2002-03-21)21 March 2002 (aged 20) Academy 2019 2023[67] 1 0
40 James Holden England GK (2001-09-04)4 September 2001 (aged 20) Bury 2019[115] 2022[9] 0 0
42 Lynford Sackey England DF (2003-02-18)18 February 2003 (aged 19) Academy 2019 2022[9] 2 0
43 Nelson Abbey England DF (2003-08-28)28 August 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2019 2023[68] 2 0
44 Imari Samuels England DF (2003-02-05)5 February 2003 (aged 19) Academy 2019 2022[63] 0 0
45 Benjamin Purcell Wales MF (2004-08-25)25 August 2004 (aged 17) Academy 2020 2023[68] 0 0
46 Jack Senga Belgium MF (2004-01-27)27 January 2004 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2024[58] 0 0
51 Louie Holzman England DF (2003-11-16)16 November 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2023[67] 1 0
52 Rashawn Scott England MF (2004-03-22)22 March 2004 (aged 18) Unattached 2021[25] 2023[68] 1 0
Jökull Andrésson Iceland GK (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 20) Academy 2018[117] 2024[14] 0 0
Kacper Kowalczyk Poland GK (2001-09-18)18 September 2001 (aged 20) Stal Rzeszów 2022 0 0
Louis Hutchings England MF (2002-07-22)22 July 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2021 0 0
Malachi Talent-Aryeetey England MF (2002-09-10)10 September 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2019 2022[9] 0 0
Nahum Melvin-Lambert England FW (2002-10-21)21 October 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2019 2022[118] 3 0
U18
Matt Rowley England GK (2002-08-12)12 August 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2020 2023[68] 0 0
Jordan Addo-Antoine England DF (2004-09-10)10 September 2004 (aged 17) Academy 2020 2022[63] 0 0
Boyd Beacroft England DF Academy 2021 0 0
Kyle Daniel-Spray England DF (2004-12-11)11 December 2004 (aged 17) Academy 2020 0 0
Abraham Kanu England DF (2005-07-03)3 July 2005 (aged 16) Academy 2021 0 0
Zion Nditi England DF Academy 2021 0 0
Sam Paul England DF (2004-01-12)12 January 2004 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2023[68] 0 0
Hamid Abdel-Salam England MF (2003-10-19)19 October 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2022[63] 0 0
Jacob Borgnis England MF (2003-05-05)5 May 2003 (aged 19) Academy 2021 0 0
Ryley Campbell England MF (2003-12-29)29 December 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2021 0 0
Harrison Furlong England MF Academy 2021 0 0
Ajani Giscombe England MF (2004-05-12)12 May 2004 (aged 17) Academy 2021 2023[63] 0 0
Troy Murray England MF (2002-11-06)6 November 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2021 0 0
Tom Norcott England MF Academy 2021 0 0
Caylan Vickers England FW (2004-12-22)22 December 2004 (aged 17) Academy 2021 0 0
Ashton Greaver England FW (2004-08-19)19 August 2004 (aged 17) Academy 2021 0 0
Harvey Maudner England FW (2003-10-07)7 October 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2020 2023[63] 0 0
David Nyarko England FW (2002-10-07)7 October 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2020 2023[63] 0 0
Jeremiah Okine-Peters England FW Academy 2021 0 0
Left during the season
9 Andy Carroll England FW (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 33) Unattached 2021[27] 2022[27] 8 2
26 Karl Hein Estonia GK (2002-04-13)13 April 2002 (aged 20) loan from Arsenal 2022[43] 2022[43] 5 0
33 Rafael Cabral Brazil GK (1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 31) Sampdoria 2019[119] 2022[119] 98 0
  1. ^ Luke Southwood was born in Oxford, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland, and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in March 2022, having previously played for England at U20 level.
  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. ^ Tom McIntyre was born in Reading, England, but qualified to represent Scotland, representing them at U17, U20 and U21 level.
  4. ^ Liam Moore was born in Loughborough, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica, and made his international debut for Jamaica in March 2021.
  5. ^ Terell Thomas was born in Rainham, England, but qualified to represent Saint Lucia, and made his international debut for Saint Lucia in June 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Kelvin Abrefa was born in Italy to Ghanaian parents, going on to make his debut for Ghana U20 in June 2022.
  8. ^ Dejan Tetek was born in Oxford, England to Serbian parents, making his debut for England U18 in 2019, before switching to represent Serbia at U19 in 2022 and U21 in 2021.
  9. ^ Tom Dele-Bashiru was born in Manchester, England and represented England at U16 level before switching to represent Nigeria U20 and Nigeria U23 in 2019.
  10. ^ Yakou Méïte was born in Paris, France, but qualified to represent the Ivory Coast,and made his international debut for Ivory Coast in March 2019.
  11. ^ Lucas João was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and represented Portugal twice in Friendly matches in 2015, before switching international allegiances to Angola in 2022, making his debut for against Guinea-Bissau in March 2022.
  12. ^ Jahmari Clarke was born in England, but qualified to represent Jamaica, and made his international debut for Jamaica U20 in June 2022.

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW England ENG Andy Carroll
26 GK Estonia EST Karl Hein (loan return to Arsenal)
33 GK Brazil BRA Rafael Cabral

Friendlies

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In May Reading confirmed their first pre-season friendly, against West Ham United on 21 July, at the Madejski Stadium.[120] Reading's second pre-season friendly was confirmed on 8 June, a behind-closed door meeting with Charlton Athletic at the Madejski Stadium on 24 July.[121] On 21 June, Reading confirmed their first pre-season friendly would be a behind-closed-doors match against Lincoln City on 10 July at their Bearwood Park Training Ground.[122] On 6 July, Reading confirmed that they will travel to Scotland, to face Aberdeen in a behind-closed doors friendly at their Cormack Park training ground on 16 July.[123] On 15 July, Reading confirmed their last pre-season friendly would be a home match against Crystal Palace on 31 July, a week before the new Championship season kicks off.[124]

10 July 2021 Reading 1–0 Lincoln City Wokingham
13:00 BST (UTC+1) Ashcroft 71' Report Stadium: Bearwood Park
16 July 2021 Aberdeen Cancelled Reading Aberdeen, Scotland
13:30 BST (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Cormack Park
Note: Match cancelled due to Three positive COVID-19 results.[4]
21 July 2021 Reading 0–3 West Ham United Reading
19:00 BST (UTC+1) Report Diop 37'
Coventry 56'
Johnson 78'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
24 July 2021 Reading 1–1 Charlton Athletic Reading
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Ejaria 38' Report Ghandour 80' Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: Match played behind closed doors.
25 July 2021 Hungerford Town Cancelled Reading U23 Hungerford
BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Bulpit Lane
Note: Match cancelled.[125]
27 July 2021 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Reading Lancing
BST (UTC+1) Report Swift (pen.)
Azeez 		Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Note: Match played behind closed doors.
30 July 2021 Brighton & Hove Albion U23 v Reading U23 Lancing
14:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
31 July 2021 Reading 1–3 Crystal Palace Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Morrison Yellow card 51'
Swift 67'		 Report Kouyaté Red card 30'
Mateta 55' (pen.)
R.Street Yellow card 57'
Ayew 80'
Banks 90+3'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Referee: Keith Stroud
6 August 2021 Maidenhead United 1–1 Reading U23 Maidenhead
19:30 BST (UTC+1) Samuels 68' (o.g.) Ehibhatiomhan 30' Stadium: York Road
2 February 2022 Reading 1–1 Queens Park Rangers B Wokingham
GMT (UTC) Méïté 15' Report Alfa 78' (pen.) Stadium: Bearwood Park
Note: Behind closed doors

At the end of the season, Reading hosted a charity match between their 2005–06 Championship winning team and their 2011–12 Championship winning team as part of their 150th anniversary celebrations.[126]

21 May 2022 Legends Match: Coppell vs McDermott 2005–06 Reading 5–8 2011–12 Reading Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Henry 5', 28'
Lita 20'
Doyle 68'
Cox 73'		 Report Roberts 9', 90'
Church 14'
Karacan 32'
Kebe 44'
Howard 51', 60', 84'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium

Competitions

[edit]

Overview

[edit]
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL Championship 7 August 2021 7 May 2022 Matchday 1 21st 46 13 8 25 54 87 −33 028.26
FA Cup 8 January 2022 8 January 2022 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
EFL Cup 10 August 2021 10 August 2021 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 48 13 8 27 55 92 −37 027.08

Last updated: 7 May 2022
Source: Competitions

Championship

[edit]
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Championship

On 24 June, the 2021–22 season EFL Championship fixture list was released, with Reading beginning their campaign away at Stoke City, and finishing the season away to Luton Town.[2]

League table

[edit]
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Cardiff City 46 15 8 23 50 68 −18 53
19 Hull City 46 14 9 23 41 54 −13 51
20 Birmingham City 46 11 14 21 50 75 −25 47
21 Reading 46 13 8 25 54 87 −33 41[a]
22 Peterborough United (R) 46 9 10 27 43 87 −44 37 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Derby County (R) 46 14 13 19 45 53 −8 34[b]
24 Barnsley (R) 46 6 12 28 33 73 −40 30
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[130]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Reading were deducted 6 points for breach of profit and sustainability regulations.[127]
  2. ^ Derby County were deducted 12 points for entering administration,[128] and a further 9 points for financial irregularities.[129]

Results summary

[edit]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 13 8 25 54 87  −33 41 7 5 11 33 44  −11 6 3 14 21 43  −22

Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: Results

Results by matchday

[edit]
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHAAH[a]HAHAH[b]H[c]A[d]H[e]H[f]A[g]A[h]H[i]A[j]A[k]H[l]A[m]H[n]A[o]A[p]H[q]A[r]H[s]HAHAHA
ResultLWLLLDWWWLWWLLLLWDLWDLDLLLLLLLDWWLLLDWDWLWDLLL
Position19131718212219139111078131618162021212021212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
  1. ^ Between matchday 17 and 18, Reading were deducted 6 points.
  2. ^ matchday 26
  3. ^ matchday 25
  4. ^ matchday 27
  5. ^ matchday 23
  6. ^ matchday 28
  7. ^ matchday 29
  8. ^ matchday 31
  9. ^ matchday 32
  10. ^ matchday 24
  11. ^ matchday 33
  12. ^ matchday 34
  13. ^ matchday 35
  14. ^ matchday 36
  15. ^ matchday 37
  16. ^ matchday 38
  17. ^ matchday 39
  18. ^ matchday 40
  19. ^ matchday 30

Results

[edit]
7 August 2021 1 Stoke City 3–2 Reading Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Powell 25'
Brown 28'
Surridge 85'		 Report Moore Yellow card 24' 61'
Swift 27'
Laurent Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 19,068
Referee: Matt Donohue
14 August 2021 2 Reading 2–1 Preston North End Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Azeez 28'
Morrison Yellow card 59'
Bristow Yellow card 66'
Swift 69'
Laurent Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Johnson 61' (pen.) Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 12,156
Referee: Josh Smith
17 August 2021 3 Reading 2–3 Bristol City Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Azeez 19'
Moore 81'		 Report Weimann 5', 52'
Martin 14'
James Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 14,207
Referee: Andy Woolmer
21 August 2021 4 Coventry City 2–1 Reading Coventry
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Hyam Yellow card 5'
Maatsen Yellow card 45+1'
Allen 62'
O'Hare Yellow card 78'
Sheaf Yellow card 90+4'
Hamer Yellow card 90+5'
Godden 90+8'		 Report Swift 40' (pen.)
Dele-Bashiru Yellow card 50'
Rinomhota Yellow card 75'
Clarke Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 16,464
Referee: David Webb
28 August 2021 5 Huddersfield Town 4–0 Reading Huddersfield
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Thomas Yellow card 31' 66'
O'Brien 39'
Pearson 51' Yellow card 59'
Ward 68'
Lees Yellow card 81'		 Report Yiadom Yellow card 23'
Dele-Bashiru Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 14,613
Referee: Leigh Doughty
11 September 2021 6 Reading 3–3 Queens Park Rangers Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Swift 35', 64', 77'
Rafael Yellow card 82'
Morrison Yellow card 87'		 Report Morrison 11' (o.g.)
Gray 79'
Dickie Yellow card 89'
Johansen 90+1'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 14,928
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
14 September 2021 7 Reading 3–1 Peterborough United Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Swift 64'
Dele-Bashiru 67', 88'		 Report Kent Yellow card 45+3'
Thompson 74'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 11,411
Referee: Tim Robinson
18 September 2021 8 Fulham 1–2 Reading Fulham
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Seri Yellow card 28'
Wilson Yellow card 57'
Odoi Yellow card 65'
Ream Yellow card 77'
Muniz 86'		 Report Ejaria 19', 53'
Hoilett Yellow card 34'
Swift Yellow card 56'
Rahman Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 18,901
Referee: Steve Martin
25 September 2021 9 Reading 1–0 Middlesbrough Reading
12:30 BST (UTC+1) Tetek Yellow card 49'
Halilović 55'
Southwood Yellow card 79'
Rahman Yellow card 81'		 Report Jones Yellow card 42'
Peltier Yellow card 61'
Crooks Red card 86'
McNair Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 12,469
Referee: Peter Bankes
29 September 2021 10 Derby County 1–0 Reading Derby
19:45 BST (UTC+1) Stearman Yellow card 16'
Forsyth 33'
Byrne Yellow card 59'
Shinnie Yellow card 74'
Lawrence Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 18,769
Referee: John Busby
2 October 2021 11 Cardiff City 0–1 Reading Cardiff
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Pack Yellow card 32'
Ralls Yellow card 37'
Collins Yellow card 84'
McGuinness Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Hoilett 38' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 18,400
Referee: Thomas Bramall
16 October 2021 12 Reading 1–0 Barnsley Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Swift 77' Report Brittain Yellow card 29'
Gomes Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 12,199
Referee: Andy Davies
20 October 2021 13 Reading 2–3 Blackpool Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Dann 11'
Dele-Bashiru 21'		 Report Yates Yellow card 52', 73', 85' (pen.)
Mitchell Yellow card 57'
Dale 69'
Grimshaw Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 10,587
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
23 October 2021 14 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Reading Blackburn
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Buckley Yellow card 38'
Gallagher 61'
Dolan 64'
van Hecke Yellow card 72'
Poveda Yellow card 79'
Johnson Yellow card 90'		 Report Swift Yellow card 56'
Drinkwater Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,517
Referee: Tony Harrington
30 October 2021 15 Reading 0–2 Bournemouth Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Laurent Yellow card 13' Report Kilkenny Yellow card 37'
Anthony Yellow card 38'
Solanke 43'
Lowe 59'
Mepham Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 13,551
Referee: Oliver Langford
2 November 2021 16 Millwall 1–0 Reading Bermondsey
19:45 GMT (UTC) Kieftenbeld Yellow card 31'
Afobe 71'
Leonard Yellow card 88'		 Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 11,004
Referee: Gavin Ward
6 November 2021 17 Birmingham City 1–2 Reading Birmingham
15:30 GMT (UTC) Hogan 3'
Bela Yellow card 30'
Dean Yellow card 34'
Oakley Yellow card 38'
McGree Yellow card 55'		 Report Clarke 70', 82'
Holmes Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 17,535
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: Match delayed by 30 minutes due to electrical issues at the ground.
20 November 2021 18 Reading 1–1 Nottingham Forest Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Moore Yellow card 32'
Drinkwater Yellow card 57'
Dann 64'
Swift Yellow card 66'
Rahman Yellow card 87'		 Report Zinckernagel 4'
Yates Yellow card 37'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 14,907
Referee: Andy Woolmer
23 November 2021 19 Reading 0–1 Sheffield United Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Report Fleck Yellow card 15'
Bogle 56'
Brewster Yellow card 77'
Gibbs-White Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 10,247
Referee: Andy Davies
27 November 2021 20 Swansea City 2–3 Reading Swansea
15:00 GMT (UTC) Paterson 3'
Manning 49'
Laird Yellow card 83'		 Report Dele-Bashiru 4'
Carroll 30'
Drinkwater 50' Yellow card 74'
Swift Yellow card 86'
Pușcaș Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 16,980
Referee: Tony Harrington
4 December 2021 21 Reading 1–1 Hull City Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Halilović Yellow card 40'
Holmes 45+2'
Rahman Yellow card 74'		 Report Wilks 55'
Elder Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 11,827
Referee: Steve Martin
11 December 2021 22 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Reading West Bromwich
15:00 GMT (UTC) Robinson 62', Yellow card 63' Report Halilović Yellow card 34'
Tetek Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 11,109
Referee: David Webb
3 January 2022 26 Reading 2–2 Derby County Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Hoilett 37', 57'
Laurent Yellow card 45'		 Report Davies Yellow card 82', 90+1'
Kazim-Richards 86'
Byrne Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 12,512
Referee: John Busby
11 January 2022 25 Reading 0–7 Fulham Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Drinkwater Yellow card 41' Report Wilson 13', 60'
Mitrović 45+3' (pen.89)
Tete 68'
Kebano 70'
Adarabioyo 75'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 11,472
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Match originally scheduled for 29 December 2021, but postponed on 27 December 2021 due to COVID-19.[33][35]
15 January 2022 27 Middlesbrough 2–1 Reading Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT (UTC) Tavernier Yellow card 74'
Crooks 84', 90+5'		 Report Bristow Yellow card 12'
Hoilett Yellow card 36'
Drinkwater Yellow card 65'
Carroll 68'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 21,634
Referee: James Linington
19 January 2022 23 Reading 0–2 Luton Town Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) Drinkwater Yellow card 90'
João Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Holmes 33' (o.g.)
Campbell 58'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 9,611
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Match originally scheduled for 18 December 2021, but postponed on 15 December 2021 due to COVID-19.[31][36]
22 January 2022 28 Reading 3–4 Huddersfield Town Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) João 5'
Pușcaș 22'
Yiadom Yellow card 26'
Morrison 45' Yellow card 80'
Laurent Yellow card 52'		 Report Sinani 9'
Ward 15', 25', 53'
Nicholls Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 10,796
Referee: Robert Jones
29 January 2022 29 Queens Park Rangers 4–0 Reading White City
15:00 GMT (UTC) Dykes 13', 35'
Amos 37'
Dickie Yellow card 44'
Wallace Yellow card 45+2'
Adomah Yellow card 49'
Dunne 51'
Field Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Rinomhota Yellow card 48'
Swift Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 16,057
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
9 February 2022 31 Bristol City 2–1 Reading Bristol
19:45 GMT (UTC) Kalas Yellow card 32'
Semenyo 44'
Morrison 47' (o.g.)
Dasilva Yellow card 67'
Martin Yellow card 82'
Williams Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Holmes Yellow card 22'
Swift 74' (pen.)		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 17,798
Referee: Oliver Langford
12 February 2022 32 Reading 2–3 Coventry City Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) João 23'
Yiadom 55'
Hoilett Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 63'
Holmes Yellow card 84'		 Report Bidwell Yellow card 14'
Hamer Yellow card 29'
Hyam Yellow card 37' 45+2'
Rose 47'
Maatsen 65' Yellow card 88'
Sheaf Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 22,692
Referee: David Webb
16 February 2022 24 Peterborough United 0–0 Reading Peterborough
19:45 GMT (UTC) Norburn Yellow card 21'
Coulson Yellow card 46'
Thompson Yellow card 89'		 Report Holmes Yellow card 86'
Yiadom Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 11,520
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Match originally scheduled for 26 December 2021, but postponed on 21 December 2021 due to COVID-19.[32][34][45]
19 February 2022 33 Preston North End 2–3 Reading Preston
15:00 GMT (UTC) Johnson 57'
Archer 74'
van den Berg Yellow card 90+5'		 Report João 2', 19'
Swift 55'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,817
Referee: John Busby
22 February 2022 34 Reading 2–1 Birmingham City Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC) João 67'
Swift 73' (pen.)		 Report Pedersen Yellow card 31'
Bela Yellow card 51'
Hernández Yellow card 72'
McIntyre 82' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 12,073
Referee: Simon Hooper
26 February 2022 35 Blackpool 4–1 Reading Blackpool
15:00 GMT (UTC) Ekpiteta 27'
Madine 61'
Yates Yellow card 77'
Lavery 86'
Bowler 90'		 Report João 17' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 10,954
Referee: Peter Bankes
5 March 2022 36 Reading 0–1 Millwall Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Rinomhota Yellow card 56'
Yiadom Yellow card 90'		 Report M.Wallace Yellow card 11'
Cooper 37' Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 14,169
Referee: Andy Woolmer
12 March 2022 37 Nottingham Forest 4–0 Reading West Bridgford
15:00 GMT (UTC) Davis 1', 62' Yellow card 63'
Colback Yellow card 32'
Yates 75'
Surridge 80'		 Report Ince Yellow card 9'
Yiadom Yellow card 28'
Drinkwater Yellow card 38'
Morrison Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,128
Referee: Thomas Bramall
15 March 2022 38 Bournemouth 1–1 Reading Bournemouth
19:45 GMT (UTC) Solanke 8'
Cantwell Yellow card 27'
Lerma Yellow card 90'		 Report Laurent Yellow card 33'
Ince 83'		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 9,085
Referee: Leigh Doughty
19 March 2022 39 Reading 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC) Yiadom Yellow card 15'
Laurent 78'		 Report Buckley Yellow card 49'
Wharton Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 12,805
Referee: James Linington
2 April 2022 40 Barnsley 1–1 Reading Barnsley
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Morris 5'
Andersen Yellow card 11'
Brittain Yellow card 66'		 Report Swift Yellow card 34'
Ince Yellow card 56'
Laurent 82'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 14,149
Referee: Keith Stroud
5 April 2022 30 Reading 2–1 Stoke City Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Morrison 13'
Ejaria Yellow card 30'
Harwood-Bellis 63' (o.g.)		 Report Sawyers 44'
Tymon Yellow card 62'
Harwood-Bellis Yellow card 71'
Wilmot Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 9,928
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Match originally scheduled for 15 February 2022, but postponed on 10 January 2022 due to Stoke City progressing to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup.[38][44]
9 April 2022 41 Reading 1–2 Cardiff City Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) João 7' Report Doughty 59'
Ng Yellow card 70'
Vaulks 85'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 19,039
Referee: Michael Salisbury
15 April 2022 42 Sheffield United 1–2 Reading Sheffield
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Gibbs-White Yellow card 6'
Baldock Yellow card 57'
Jebbison Yellow card 81'
Ndiaye Yellow card 87' 90'		 Report João 17'
Laurent Yellow card 18'
Yiadom Yellow card 48'
McIntyre 90+2' Yellow card 90+2'
Morrison Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 29,125
Referee: Gavin Ward
18 April 2022 43 Reading 4–4 Swansea City Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) João 3' (pen.), 71'
Ince Yellow card 20' 61'
Morrison Yellow card 68'
McIntyre 90+5'		 Report Wolf 6'
Piroe 12', 45+2' (pen.)
Downes Yellow card 41'
Obafemi 58' Yellow card 90+4'
Christie Yellow card 55'
Ntcham Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 14,335
Referee: Kevin Friend
23 April 2022 44 Hull City 3–0 Reading Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Lewis-Potter 40', 90+4'
Jones 53'
Greaves Yellow card 59'
Baxter Yellow card 86'		 Report Morrison Yellow card 73' Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 12,211
Referee: Tim Robinson
30 April 2022 45 Reading 0–1 West Bromwich Albion Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Drinkwater Yellow card 62' Report Phillips Yellow card 32'
Molumby Yellow card 55'
Grant 78'
Ashworth Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 15,509
Referee: Matt Donohue
7 May 2022 46 Luton Town 1–0 Reading Luton
12:30 BST (UTC+1) Cornick 45+1' Report Rahman Yellow card 41' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,070
Referee: Jeremy Simpson

EFL Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

On 24 June, Reading were drawn at home to Swansea City in the First Round of the 2021–22 EFL Cup,[3][131]

10 August 2021 First round Reading 0–3 Swansea City Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Camará Yellow card 34'
Stickland Yellow card 87'		 Report Latibeaudiere 16'
Naughton Yellow card 32'
D.Williams Yellow card 37'
Cabango 60'
Piroe 83'		 Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 4,989
Referee: Samuel Barrott

FA Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

On 6 December, Reading were drawn away to Kidderminster Harriers in the Third Round of the 2021–22 FA Cup.[30]

8 January 2022 Third round Kidderminster Harriers 2–1 Reading Kidderminster
15:00 GMT (UTC) Austin 69'
Morgan-Smith 82'
Simpson Yellow card 90+10'		 Report Holmes Yellow card 39'
Pușcaș 45'
Camará Yellow card 52'
Rinomhota Yellow card 74'
Rafael Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 5,178
Referee: Gavin Ward

Squad statistics

[edit]
As of match played 7 May 2022

Appearances and goals

[edit]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Norway NOR Ørjan Nyland 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Tom Holmes 34 1 27+5 1 1 0 1 0
4 DF England ENG Michael Morrison 29 2 29 2 0 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Tom McIntyre 20 2 18+1 2 0 0 1 0
7 MF Croatia CRO Alen Halilović 12 1 9+2 1 1 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Andy Rinomhota 21 0 19+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Tom Ince 15 2 15 2 0 0 0 0
10 MF England ENG John Swift 37 11 35+2 11 0 0 0 0
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Yakou Méïté 13 0 3+10 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Saint Lucia LCA Terell Thomas 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF England ENG Ovie Ejaria 26 2 21+5 2 0 0 0 0
15 MF England ENG Danny Drinkwater 34 1 31+2 1 1 0 0 0
16 MF Serbia SRB Dejan Tetek 12 0 5+5 0 1 0 1 0
17 DF Ghana GHA Andy Yiadom 38 1 38 1 0 0 0 0
18 FW Angola ANG Lucas João 24 10 21+3 10 0 0 0 0
19 MF Nigeria NGA Tom Dele-Bashiru 39 4 27+11 4 1 0 0 0
20 MF Brazil BRA Felipe Araruna 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
21 DF Ghana GHA Baba Rahman 29 0 29 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK Northern Ireland NIR Luke Southwood 26 0 25 0 0 0 1 0
23 FW Canada CAN Junior Hoilett 27 3 21+6 3 0 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Scott Dann 18 2 14+4 2 0 0 0 0
28 MF England ENG Josh Laurent 42 2 41 2 0+1 0 0 0
30 FW England ENG Femi Azeez 14 2 5+8 2 0+1 0 0 0
32 MF Guinea-Bissau GNB Mamadi Camará 8 0 0+6 0 1 0 1 0
33 MF England ENG Brandon Barker 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW England ENG Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
36 MF England ENG Claudio Osorio 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
37 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kian Leavy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
38 DF England ENG Michael Stickland 3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
39 FW Jamaica JAM Jahmari Clarke 13 2 0+12 2 0 0 0+1 0
41 DF England ENG Ethan Bristow 8 0 6 0 1 0 0+1 0
42 DF England ENG Lynford Sackey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
43 DF England ENG Nelson Abbey 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
48 DF England ENG Tyrell Ashcroft 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
49 DF Ghana GHA Kelvin Abrefa 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
51 DF England ENG Louie Holzman 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
52 MF England ENG Rashawn Scott 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players away on loan:
6 DF Jamaica JAM Liam Moore 17 2 17 2 0 0 0 0
47 FW Romania ROU George Pușcaș 27 2 16+9 1 1 1 1 0
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
9 FW England ENG Andy Carroll 8 2 6+2 2 0 0 0 0
26 GK Estonia EST Karl Hein 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Brazil BRA Rafael Cabral 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0

Goal scorers

[edit]
Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 MF England 10 John Swift 11 0 0 11
2 FW Angola 18 Lucas João 10 0 0 10
3 MF Nigeria 19 Tom Dele-Bashiru 4 0 0 4
4 FW Canada 23 Junior Hoilett 3 0 0 3
5 FW England 30 Femi Azeez 2 0 0 2
DF Jamaica 6 Liam Moore 2 0 0 2
MF England 14 Ovie Ejaria 2 0 0 2
FW England 39 Jahmari Clarke 2 0 0 2
DF England 24 Scott Dann 2 0 0 2
FW England 9 Andy Carroll 2 0 0 2
MF England 28 Josh Laurent 2 0 0 2
DF England 4 Michael Morrison 2 0 0 2
FW England 9 Tom Ince 2 0 0 2
DF Scotland 5 Tom McIntyre 2 0 0 2
FW Romania 47 George Pușcaș 1 1 0 2
16 MF Croatia 7 Alen Halilović 1 0 0 1
MF England 15 Danny Drinkwater 1 0 0 1
DF England 3 Tom Holmes 1 0 0 1
DF Ghana 17 Andy Yiadom 1 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
Total 53 1 0 54

Clean sheets

[edit]
Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 GK Northern Ireland 22 Luke Southwood 3 0 0 3
2 GK Estonia 26 Karl Hein 1 0 0 1
GK Norway 1 Ørjan Nyland 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 5 0 0 5

Disciplinary record

[edit]
Number Nation Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3 England DF Tom Holmes 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
4 England DF Michael Morrison 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
5 Scotland DF Tom McIntyre 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 Croatia MF Alen Halilović 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 England MF Andy Rinomhota 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
9 England FW Tom Ince 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 England MF John Swift 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
14 England MF Ovie Ejaria 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 England MF Danny Drinkwater 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
16 Serbia MF Dejan Tetek 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17 Ghana DF Andy Yiadom 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
18 Angola FW Lucas João 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 Nigeria MF Tom Dele-Bashiru 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 Ghana DF Baba Rahman 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
22 Northern Ireland GK Luke Southwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 Canada FW Junior Hoilett 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
28 England MF Josh Laurent 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
32 Guinea-Bissau MF Mamadi Camará 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
38 England DF Michael Stickland 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
39 Jamaica FW Jahmari Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 England DF Ethan Bristow 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Players away on loan:
6 Jamaica DF Liam Moore 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
47 Romania FW George Pușcaș 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left Reading during the season:
33 Brazil GK Rafael Cabral 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 70 1 4 0 2 0 76 1

Awards

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Player of the Month

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Month Name Award
February Lucas João Won[55]

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