[EFL League One Round 1] Reading vs Luton Match Result: Reading (3-4) Luton Score Report

On August 15, 2026, at 19:30, Reading hosted Luton at the Madejski Stadium in the EFL League One. The final score was Reading 3, Luton 4, with a halftime score of 3-1 and corner kicks at 5-2. Scoring events: In the 6th minute, Jack Richardson of Luton scored with an assist from Jordan Clark, making it 0-1; in the 8th minute, Jack Marriott of Reading equalized, making it 1-1; in the 31st minute, Marriott scored again, bringing the score to 2-1; in the 38th minute, Marriott netted his third goal with an assist from Kieran Joshua Lisbie, making it 3-1; in the 50th minute, Luton’s Kasey Palmer scored, making it 3-2; in the 52nd minute, Palmer scored again with an assist from Nicky Wells, leveling the score at 3-3; and in the 96th minute, Gideon Kaduwa of Luton scored the winning goal with an assist from Jack Richardson, finalizing the score at 3-4. Detailed statistics are as follows:

Starting Lineups

Statistics

Reading:
Corner Kicks 5, Yellow Cards 1, Red Cards 0, Penalties 0, Shots on Target 5, Off Target 2, Total Attacks 95, Dangerous Attacks 55, Possession 41%

Luton:
Corner Kicks 2, Yellow Cards 2, Red Cards 0, Penalties 0, Shots on Target 5, Off Target 6, Total Attacks 86, Dangerous Attacks 34, Possession 59%

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Match Overview

6' - First goal! Richardson (Luton) scores the opening goal of the match!
8' - Second goal - Marriott (Reading) - scores
16' - In the 16th minute, Luton earned their first corner kick of the match
22' - Second corner kick - (Reading)
31' - Third goal - Marriott (Reading) - scores
38' - Fourth goal - Marriott (Reading) - scores
45' - Third corner kick - (Reading)
45+6' - Fourth corner kick - (Reading)
50' - Fifth goal - Palmer (Luton) - scores
52' - Sixth goal - Palmer (Luton) - scores
56' - Fifth corner kick - (Reading)
61' - Luton substitutes, B. Benaghal in for Lawrence
64' - Sixth corner kick - (Luton)
64' - Reading substitutes, Brown in for Marriott
65' - Reading substitutes, R. Williams in for Stokes
70' - Luton substitutes, Callum Marshall in for Wells
72' - First yellow card, referee issues the first yellow card to Luton
78' - Reading substitutes, Savage in for Lisbie
79' - Reading substitutes, Lanny in for Kiehlwa
81' - Luton substitutes, Kaduwa in for Palmer
81' - Luton substitutes, Ashby in for Jones
83' - Seventh corner kick - (Reading)
90' - Luton substitutes, Anderson in for O'Doherty
90+4' - Reading substitutes, Fraser in for Rimota
90+5' - Second yellow card - O'Connor (Reading)
90+6' - Seventh goal - Kaduwa (Luton)
90+8' - Third yellow card - Kaduwa (Luton)