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Blackburn Rovers U21

2 — 3 Sep 14, 2026 · 11:30 PM IST

Reading U21

English Premier League 2 · Round 3

Venue Lancashire FA County Ground, Leyland, Lancashire

Referee Matthew Scholes

Attendance 166

Player of the Match Torin Ntege 8.2 90' played

Match Events

19' Away ⚽ Matteo Dashi — 0-1

21' Home ⚽ Harry Lister ↗ — 1-1

28' Home Michael Decandia

45 + 4' Away ⚽ Michael Decandia (own goal) — 1-2

HT

46' Home ↔ Jayden Sergeant → Frank Vare

58' Home ⚽ Tyler Sackey (own goal) — 2-2

62' Home Harvey Higgins

71' Away ↔ John Ryan → Callum James Cliff ↗

71' Away ↔ Carter Bowdery → Matteo Dashi

77' Away ↔ Kiyan Smith → Kevin Mfuamba

87' Away Carter Bowdery

89' Away Philip Duah

90 + 1' Away ⚽ Torin Ntege — 2-3

FT

Match Stats

50 50

Ball possession

12 14

Total shots

2 4

Shots on target

22 18

Touches in opposition box

3 0

Big chances

2 0

Big chances missed

320 (82%) 314 (77%)

Accurate passes

2 2

Yellow cards

4 5

Corners

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers U21 (3-4-3)

Coach: Paul Butler

Starting XI

1 Felix Goddard 5.8

4 Alfie Mcllroy ↗ 6.3

5 Michael Decandia 4.8

3 Alfie Rice 5.9

2 Lucas Houghton 6.8

8 Levi Ball ↗ 6

6 Isaac Dunn 6.6

11 Harvey Pates 6.2

7 Frank Vare 7.1

9 Harvey Higgins 6

10 Harry Lister ↗ 8.1

Substitutes

18 Jayden Sergeant 6.6

13 Finley Taylor

15 Freddie Leatherbarrow

14 Tyler Mansbridge

17 Archie McCoy ↗

16 Yerime Ouattara

12 Tino Goremusandu

Reading U21 (5-3-2)

Coach: Peter Scott

Starting XI

1 Josh Welland 6.5

6 Tyler Sackey 6

5 Philip Duah 6.9

3 Calum Logan 6.3

2 Scofield Lonmeni 7.8

11 Callum James Cliff ↗ 6.1

8 Luke Howard 6.5

10 Matteo Dashi 8

4 Kevin Mfuamba 6.8

9 Torin Ntege 8.2

7 Jerae Jones 7.3

Substitutes

15 John Ryan 6.9

16 Carter Bowdery 6.2

17 Kiyan Smith 6

13 Franky Rose ↗

12 Sam Harrison

14 Ryan Beacroft ↗