2020–21 Reading F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Reading's 150th year in existence and eighth consecutive season in the Championship,[1] and covers the period from 23 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Reading
2020–21 season
OwnerDai Yongge and Dai Xiuli (majority)
ManagerMark Bowen
StadiumMadejski Stadium
ChampionshipPreseason
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round

Season review

Pre-season

On 24 July, the EFL confirmed that the Championship would begin on the weekend of Saturday 12th September 2020.[2]

Transfers and contracts

On 28 July, Reading announced the singing of Josh Laurent to a two-year contract, after his Shrewsbury Town contract expired at the end of the 2019–20 season.[3]

On 3 August, Reading confirmed that Gabriel Osho had declined a new contract with the club after his old contract had expired on 31 July, and had left the club.[4]

August

Reading announced their first pre-season friendly on 13 August, an away trip on 28 August to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to face Tottenham Hotspur.[5]

Transfers
Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2020 and List of English football transfers winter 2020–21

In
Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
28 July 2020MFJosh LaurentShrewsbury TownFree[3]

Squad
As of match played 18 July 2020[6]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Sam Walker GK (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 Colchester United 2018[7] 2021[7] 14 0
33 Rafael Cabral GK (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 Sampdoria 2019[8] 2022[8] 45 0
40 Jökull Andrésson GK (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 Academy 2018[9] 2022[10] 0 0
43 Luke Southwood GK (1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 Academy 2016[11] 2021[12] 0 0
Defenders
4 Michael Morrison DF (1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 Birmingham City 2019[13] 2021[13] 47 2
6 Liam Moore DF (1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 Leicester City 2016[14] 2023[15] 180 6
16 Tom McIntyre DF (1998-11-06) 6 November 1998 Academy 2016[11] 2021[16] 16 0
17 Andy Yiadom[lower-alpha 1] DF (1991-12-02) 2 December 1991 Barnsley 2018[17] 2022[17] 73 2
27 Omar Richards DF (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 Academy 2016[11] 2021[18] 61 3
30 Tennai Watson DF (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 Academy 2015 2021[19] 7 0
46 Jeriel Dorsett DF (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 Academy 2019[20] 2021[20] 1 0
Tom Holmes DF (2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 Academy 2017 2022[16] 1 0
Midfielders
8 Andy Rinomhota MF (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 Academy 2017[21] 2022[22] 74 3
10 John Swift MF (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 Chelsea 2016[23] 2022[24] 149 22
14 Ovie Ejaria MF (1997-11-18) 18 November 1997 Liverpool 2020 55 4
20 Felipe Araruna MF (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 São Paulo 2020[25] 2022[25] 3 0
21 Michael Olise[lower-alpha 2] MF (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 Academy 2018[26] 2022[27] 26 0
28 Jordan Holsgrove MF (1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 Academy 2017[28] 2021[16] 0 0
32 Ryan East MF (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998 Academy 2016[11] 2021[29] 1 0
Josh Laurent MF (1995-05-06) 6 May 1995 Shrewsbury Town 2020[3] 2022[3] 0 0
Forwards
9 Sam Baldock FW (1989-03-15) 15 March 1989 Brighton & Hove Albion 2018[30] 2021[30] 51 11
19 Yakou Méïté[lower-alpha 3] FW (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 Paris Saint-Germain 2016[31] 2023[32] 99 31
23 Sone Aluko[lower-alpha 4] FW (1989-02-19) 19 February 1989 Fulham 2017 2021[33] 66 4
31 Lucas João FW (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 Sheffield Wednesday 2019[34] 2023[34] 19 6
38 Thierry Nevers FW (2001-02-05) 5 February 2001 Academy 2019 2021[35] 0 0
47 George Pușcaș FW (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 Inter Milan 2019[36] 2024[36] 41 13
Sam Smith FW (1998-03-08) 8 March 1998 Academy 2016 2021[37] 12 2
Marc McNulty FW (1992-09-14) 14 September 1992 Coventry City 2018[38] 2022[38] 15 1
U23
Coniah Boyce-Clarke GK (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 Academy 2019 [39] 0 0
James Holden GK (2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 Bury 2019[40] [39] 0 0
Josh Hewitt DF (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 Academy 2020[41] 2021[41] 0 0
Femi Azeez MF (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 Wealdstone 2019[40] 2021[39] 0 0
Samuel Faniyan MF (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 Academy 2019 0 0
Conor Lawless MF (2001-05-16) 16 May 2001 Academy 2018 2021[42] 0 0
Oliver Pendlebury MF (2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 Academy 2019 0 0
Out on loan
Left during the season
  1. 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.
  2. Michael Olise qualifies to represent England, Nigeria and France, making his international debut for France U18 in June 2019 at the 2019 Toulon Tournament.
  3. Yakou Méïte was born in Paris, France, but qualified to represent the Ivory Coast, representing the Ivory Coast at U17, U20 and U23 level.
  4. Sone Aluko was born in Hounslow, England, but qualified to represent Nigeria and made his international debut for Nigeria in May 2009. He previously represented Nigeria at U20 and U23 level and England at U16, U17, U18 and U19 level.

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

28 August 2020 Tottenham HotspurvReadingLondon
15:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL Championship 11 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup 2021 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup September 2020 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: August 2020

Source: Competitions

Championship
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
15 Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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[43]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: September 2020.
Source: Results

Results by matchday
Matchday1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on September 2020. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

EFL Cup
Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup


FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup


Squad statistics
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