Updated 15 August 2026, after full time.
Reading 3-4 Luton in League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading on 15 August 2026. Scorers: Jack Marriott ×3 for Reading; Kasey Palmer ×2, J. Richards, Gideon Kodua for Luton. In their last 6 meetings, Reading have won 2, Luton 2, with 2 draws.
Reading 3-4 Luton was the final score in League One on Saturday 15 August 2026 at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Scorers: Jack Marriott (3) for Reading; Kasey Palmer (2), J. Richards, Gideon Kodua for Luton. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Reading vs Luton was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading on Saturday 15 August 2026, the home ground of Reading, which holds 24,161 people. It finished Reading 3-4 Luton in League One, with kick-off at 12:30 UK time.
Reading have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 4 and conceding 6, with results reading W W D L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-3 defeat away to Stockport in the League One on 14 November.
Luton have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 10 and conceding 4, with results reading W W W W D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-1 draw away to Huddersfield in the League One on 3 November.
Across the last 6 meetings Reading have won 2, Luton have won 2 and 2 were drawn, with Reading scoring 7 goals to Luton's 8. The most recent was Luton Town 2-3 Reading on 7 March 2026 in the League One.
Kyreece Lisbie leads Reading with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Reading player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Reading player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Jamie Paul Donley leads Luton with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Luton player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Luton player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Leigh Doughty refereed Reading vs Luton, averaging 21.5 fouls and 4.9 yellow cards per game across 19 games this season. That is 0.11 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2026 | League One | Luton Town vs Reading | 2-3 |
| 18 Dec 2025 | League One | Reading vs Luton Town | 3-2 |
| 19 Apr 2023 | Championship | Reading vs Luton Town | 1-1 |
| 1 Nov 2022 | Championship | Luton Town vs Reading | 0-0 |
| 7 May 2022 | Championship | Luton Town vs Reading | 1-0 |
| 19 Jan 2022 | Championship | Reading vs Luton Town | 0-2 |
| Stat | Reading | Luton |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 41% | 59% |
| Shots | 17 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 5 |
| Corners | 5 | 2 |
| Fouls | 12 | 11 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Tackles | 11 | 19 |
| Passes | 304 | 455 |
Reading: J. Marriott 8', J. Marriott 31', J. Marriott 38'. Luton: J. Richards 6', K. Palmer 50', K. Palmer 52', G. Kodua 90+6'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2 | 5 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.2 | 9 of 24 |
| Shots | 14.8 | 7 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 4.9 | 7 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.3 | 16 of 24 |
| Tackles | 11.3 | 23 of 24 |
| Passes | 354.1 | 17 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.7 | 11 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.9 | 6 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 14 of 24 |
| Shots | 14.6 | 8 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 5.1 | 4 of 24 |
| Fouls | 12 | 12 of 24 |
| Tackles | 14.9 | 14 of 24 |
| Passes | 430.3 | 6 of 24 |
| Corners | 6 | 8 of 24 |