2017–18 Reading F.C. season

Reading

2017–18 season
Manager	Jaap Stam (until 21 March 2018) Paul Clement (from 23 March 2018)
Stadium	Madejski Stadium
Championship	20th
FA Cup	Fourth round (eliminated by Sheffield Wednesday)
EFL Cup	Third round (eliminated by Swansea City)
Top goalscorer	League: Modou Barrow (10) All: Modou Barrow Jón Daði Böðvarsson (10)
Highest home attendance	21,771 vs Burton Albion (26 December 2017)
Lowest home attendance	4,986 vs Stevenage (16 January 2018)
Average home league attendance	15,181 (28 April 2018)
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The 2017–18 season was Reading's 147th year in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Championship, and covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Season review

Pre-season

Reading hosted KNVB Cup winners SBV Vitesse in a friendly at Adams Park on 29 July 2017

On 31 May, Reading announced that they would be returning to the Netherlands for a 10-day training camp. On 6 June, Reading announced that they would host two behind-doors friendlies with QPR at the club's Hogwood Park training facility, with the fixtures taking place on 8 July.

On 16 June 2017, Reading were given a home tie against League One side Gillingham in the EFL Cup first-round draw. In the following days, it was announced that the match would take place on 8 August.

For the second year in a row, Reading accepted the invitation to enter their Category One academy into the EFL Trophy.

On 4 July 2017, manager Jaap Stam signed a new two-year contract with Reading, keeping him at the club until 2019. The club's assistant manager, Andries Ulderink, and first team coach, Said Bakkati, also signed new deals to extend their stay. Chief Executive Nigel Howe was elected to the EFL Board on the same day. The following day, defender Chris Gunter committed his future to the club by signing a new three-year contract extension.

On 6 July, Reading announced that whilst they are in the Netherlands on their pre-season tour, they will play in friendlies against K.V. Kortrijk, of the Belgian top flight, and Turkish Süper Lig club Gençlerbirliği on 15 July, and Dutch Eredivisie team Sparta Rotterdam and Belgian second tier side Cercle Brugge on 22 July. The same day, Liam Kelly joined Stam and Gunter by extending his contract until 2020; youngsters Sam Smith, Ryan East, Jake Sheppard, Lewis Ward and Andy Rinomhota all agreed new deal; Liam Driscoll, Ben House, Joel Rollinson and Ade Shokunbi moved unto the U-23s from the U18's whilst Ethan Coleman, Tom Holmes and Kosta Sparta signed professional deals.

On 27 July, Steven Reid left the club to pursue new coaching opportunities and challenges.

On 29 July, Reading hosted KNVB Cup winners SBV Vitesse in a friendly match at Wycombe Wanderers' Adams Park. The venue was chosen due to the renovation of the pitch at the Madejski Stadium. The match, which was Reading's only pre-season friendly to take place in front of spectators in the UK, saw Reading lose 3–2.

On 31 July, John Swift signed a new five-year contract with Reading, keeping him at the club until 2022, whilst Liam Moore signed a new four-year deal on 2 August.

Transfers

Following the conclusion of the 2016–17 regular season, Reading announced on 16 May 2016 that they would not be renewing the contracts of Aaron Kuhl, Harrison Bennett, Stuart Moore, Joe Tupper, Terence Vancooten, Sean Long, Craig Tanner, Jack Denton and Harry Cardwell. Long went on to sign for Lincoln City on 18 May, whilst Dominic Hyam agreed to join Coventry City on 24 May.

On 19 June, Tarique Fosu moved permanently to Charlton Athletic after turning down a new contract at Reading.

On 26 June, Reading announced that two academy players would be leaving the club. Zak Jules had turned down a new contract with the club and had signed for Shrewsbury Town, while Jack Stacey had moved to Luton Town on a permanent deal. Additionally, two players left the club on loan on the same day. Deniss Rakels completed his move to Lech Poznań for the season and Jonathan Bond transferred to Peterborough United until 3 January 2018. On 28 June, Reading announced their first signing of the summer, Pelle Clement on a three-year contract from AFC Ajax.

On 1 July, Niall Keown moved to Partick Thistle for an undisclosed fee, rejoining the club he spent the second half of the previous season at. The following day, Reading announced that Andrija Novakovich had signed a new 2-year contract with the club and that he would spend the 2017–18 season on loan at Eerste Divisie side SC Telstar. On 4 July, Danzell Gravenberch moved to K.S.V. Roeselare on a season-long loan deal.

The contract of Danny Williams was not extended, despite a contract offer being made by Reading. He was officially released by the club on 1 July, signing for Premier League newcomers Huddersfield Town four days later.

Yakou Méïte signed a season-long loan deal with Sochaux on 8 July.

Reading completed their second signing of the summer on 14 July, Jón Daði Böðvarsson signing on a three-year contract from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Two days later, Saudi club Al-Hilal confirmed the signing of Ali Al-Habsi on a three-year contract, with Reading confirming the move on 17 July. Academy graduate Dominic Samuel left the club on 19 July, signing a three-year deal with Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee, whilst Vito Mannone joined the club on a three-year contract from Sunderland for £2,000,000. Paolo Hurtado left the club on 20 July, having played 6 times for the Royals in his two-year spell, returning to Vitória de Guimarães on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.

Reading announced that Jake Cooper had signed for Millwall on a permanent deal on 28 July 2017. On 1 August, Robert Dickie joined Lincoln City on loan until January 2018, whilst Lewis Ward moved to Hungerford Town on loan until the end of February 2018.

Modou Barrow became Reading's fourth summer signing on 3 August, signing a four-year deal, before young goalkeeper Luke Southwood joined Bath City on a six-month loan deal the next day. On 11 August, youngsters Cameron Green and Conor Davis joined Basingstoke Town on an initial one-month loan, with Leandro Bacuna became Reading's fifth summer arrival, signing a four-year deal, on 13 August. Reading transfer dealings then went quiet for two weeks before announced the signing of David Edwards on a two-year contract from Wolverhampton Wanderers on 26 August.

Three days later, 29 August, Reading signed Sone Aluko to a four-year contract, moving from Fulham for an undisclosed fee, with Sandro Wieser joining K.S.V. Roeselare on a season-long load deal on 31 August, transfer deadline day.

August

Reading started the season, on 5 August, with a 0–2 away defeat to Queens Park Rangers, Conor Washington gave QPR the lead in the 22nd minute before doubling his, and QPR's, goals on from the penalty spot on the 59th minute after Tiago Ilori earned a red card for the challenge on Pawel Wszolek. Three days later Reading faced Gillingham in the first round of the EFL Cup, winning 2–0 thanks to two Liam Kelly goals. Andy Rinomhota and Sam Smith made their debuts for Reading from the start whilst Axel Andrésson also made his debut, coming on as a second-half substitute. Reading's first home league game came on 12 August against Fulham, where Tomáš Kalas was shown a straight red card in the 1st minute for pulling back Modou Barrow. Liam Kelly then gave Reading the lead in the 61st minute with his third goal of the season, before former Reading player Lucas Piazon equalised in the 82nd minute to give Fulham the draw. Reading followed up their first point of the season with a trip to Aston Villa on 15 August. The game finished 2–1 to Reading with the lead coming after an Adrian Popa cross deflected off Glenn Whelan into his own net in the 49th minute. Modou Barrow extended Readings lead 6 minutes later with his first goal for the club, before Conor Hourihane pulled a goal back late on. Reading suffered their second defeat of the season away to Preston North End on 19 August, with the only goal of the game being scored by Jordan Hugill in the 22nd minute. Reading got back to winning ways on 22 August, with a 3–1 extra time victory over Millwall in the Second Round of the EFL Cup. Shane Ferguson cancelled out Leandro Bacuna's first goal for the club, before George Evans scored on the stroke of half time in extra and Sam Smith scored his first goal for Reading with 4 minutes to go. Reading traveled to St Andrew's on 26 August to face Birmingham City, with goals from Jón Daði Böðvarsson and George Evans securing the three-points. On 30 August, Reading announced that Jordan Obita had signed a new three-year contract with the club, and that skipper Paul McShane extending his contract until 2019.

On 31 August Reading's home game against Barnsley, due to take place on 12 September, was postponed as Barnsley's Second Round EFL Cup match against Derby County was moved to the same date.

September

At the start of September Young keeper Liam Driscoll joined Staines Town on loan. Readings first game of September took place on the 9th, with Bristol City visiting the Madejski Stadium and leaving with a 1–0 win after Aden Flint scored an 84th-minute winner for the visitors. On 8 September, Reading confirmed that their home game against Barnsley, originally scheduled for 12 September, had been re-arranged for 28 November. Readings next game was on 16 September, away to Brentford. Brentford took the lead in the 16th minute through Josh Clarke before Liam Moore was fouled in the box and Liam Kelly slotted the equaliser in from the spot to earn Reading a point. On 19 September Reading hosted Swansea City in the Third round of the EFL Cup. After a goalless first half Alfie Mawson broke the deadlock with near post header from a corner in the 52nd minute before a George Evans pass struck the referee, Andy Davies in the centre circle, with ball breaking to Swansea and Jordan Ayew finishing the move off to see Swansea City win 2–0 and advance into the next round. On 23 September Reading hosted Hull City, after a first half Fraizer Campbell goal for the visitors, substitute Jón Daði Böðvarsson scored in the 87th minute to give both teams a point. Reading lost to Millwall on the 26th at The Den. Dave Edwards gave Reading the lead in the 73rd minute with his first goal for the club, before George Saville scored twice in the last 10 minutes to had the hosts all three points. On 27 September, Joey van den Berg extended his contract with Reading until the summer of 2019. On 30 September, Reading hosted Norwich City in a live Sky Sports game. Norwich took the lead through James Maddison in the 10th minute, with Liam Moore equalising a few minutes later to leave the teams level at half time. Early in the second half Cameron Jerome scored the winner for Norwich with Marley Watkins being sentoff for a dangerous tackle on Chris Gunter in stoppage time.

October

Reading started October with an away trip to Leeds United, on 14 October. Reading took the lead through former Leeds loanee Modou Barrow in the 84th minute, before Vito Mannone saved a 91st minute Pablo Hernández penalty to give Reading the win. The following Saturday, 21st, Reading faced Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. The Blades went 2–0 up before halftime with goals from Paul Coutts and Billy Sharp, before Roy Beerens gave Reading hope of a point with a late consolation goal to end the game 2–1 to Sheffield United. Middlesbrough were the visitors to the Madejski Stadium on 28 October, and ran out 2–0 winners over Reading thanks to a Grant Leadbitter first half penalty and Britt Assombalonga early in the second half. Reading's last game of October was a home game against Nottingham Forest on 31 October. John Swift gave Reading the lead in the 10th minute before scoring his, and Reading's second midway through the second half. Sone Aluko scored his first Reading goal in the 78th minute to give Reading a 3–0 lead, before Ben Osborn scored a late consolation goal for Nottingham Forest in the final 5 minutes, leaving Reading 3–1 winners.

November

On 1 November, Reading announced that Yann Kermorgant had put off his retirement plans at the end of the season to sign a new contract with the club until the summer of 2019. Three days later Reading traveled to Pride Park to face Derby. Reading took a 2–0 half time lead after goals from Liam Moore and Sone Aluko inside the first 15 minutes. Roy Beerens extended the lead to 3–0 just before the hour mark, with Johnny Russell pulling one back for Derby in the 71st minute. Modou Barrow scored his third goal for Reading 4 minutes later to restore Readings 3 goal advantage with Chris Martin scoring Derbys second in injury time to leave Reading taking all 3 points. On 9 November, Lewis Ward returned to Reading from his loan deal with Hungerford Town earl as an unconfirmed higher league club had made an inquiry into taking him on loan, joining Aldershot Town on loan until 3 January the following day. After the international break, Reading hosted Wolverhampton Wanderers on 18 November, with the visitors running out 2–0 winners thanks to goals from Ivan Cavaleiro and Matt Doherty. Readings 17th game of the season was a midweek fixture away to Bolton Wanderers on 21 November. The home side took a 2–0 lead with goals from Reece Burke and Darren Pratley inside the first 25 minutes, whilst Reading also lost John Swift to injury. In the second half Reading pulled two goals back in the last 15 minutes, from Liam Moore and a Leandro Bacuna penalty, to end the game 2–2. On 24 November, Conor Davis joined Gosport Borough on loan, with Reading following up their draw away at Bolton with a home draw against Sheffield Wednesday the following day, 25 November, leaving them 18th in the table. On 28 November Reading hosted Barnsley in their re-arranged home game from 12 September, first half goals from Dave Edwards, and a Joey van den Berg screamer gave Reading a 2–0 half time lead. In the second-half substitute Jón Daði Böðvarsson came on and rounded off the scoring to give Reading a 3–0 win that lifted them into 16th position in the league. On 30 November, Reading announced that Omar Richards had signed a new deal with club until 2021.

December

Reading started December with a 3–1 away victory over Sunderland on 2 December. The game saw Callum McManaman sent off for two yellow cards before half time, before goals from David Edwards and two from Modou Barrow saw Reading take a 3–0 lead before former Royals loanee Lewis Grabban scored a late penalty. On 4 December, Reading were drawn away to Stevenage in the Third Round of the FA Cup. On 6 December, Axel Andrésson joined Torquay United on a one-month youth loan deal until 6 January 2018. Two days later, Andy Rinomhota signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2021. Reading's second game of December was a home match against Cardiff City, originally scheduled for 15:00hrs on 9 December, the game was moved to 20:00hrs on 11 December so it could be shown on Sky Sports. Reading took a 2–0 lead going into half time, thanks to an own goal from Callum Paterson and Modou Barrow's third goal of the month, with former Reading defender Sean Morrison also going off injured. With less than 10 minutes to go Neil Warnock was sent-off for Cardiff City, before goals from Joe Bennett and Lee Tomlin rescued a point for the visitors. On 16 December, Ipswich Town scored two first half goal, through Callum Connolly and Joe Garner, at Portman Road to inflict Readings ninth defeat of the season. On 21 December, Josh Barrett signed a new contract with Reading, until the summer of 2021, whilst also agreeing to join EFL League Two side Coventry City on loan 1 January 2018, until the end of the season. On 23 December, Reading hosted Burton Albion in a 1–2 defeat which saw Burton Albion take the lead through Tom Flanagan in the 40th minute. Modou Barrow equalised for Reading in the 76th minute before Tom Naylor scored the winner for Burton in the 81st minute. Reading lost their third game in a row on 26 December, away to Bristol City, with both Bristol goals coming in the second half, from Jamie Paterson in the 68th minute and Lloyd Kelly in 93rd minute. On 30 December, Jake Sheppard joined Guiseley on loan for the remainder of the season. Reading's last game of 2017 was away to Barnsley in a game that ended 1–1 after Ethan Pinnock scored a stoppage time equaliser for the home side to rule out a second half Yann Kermorgant strike.

January

On 2 January, Reading hosted Birmingham City in a game that ended 0–2 to the visitors, with the goals coming from Jacques Maghoma and Sam Gallagher. On 5 January, Academy Manager Lee Heron left the club explore new opportunities. Reading traveled to Stevenage on 6 January for their FA Cup third-round match, with the match ending 0–0, forcing a reply at the Madejski Stadium on 16 January.

Reading drew 0–0 away at Hull City on 13 January, before winning 3–0 against Stevenage in their Third round reply thanks to a Jón Daði Böðvarsson hattrick. Following Reading's 3–0 victory over Stevenage, their away match against Burton Albion was rearranged to 30 January due to it now clashing with the clubs FA Cup fourth-round match against Sheffield Wednesday. Reading suffered their defeat in their next Championship fixture, a 0–1 home defeat against Brentford on 20 January, with Lasse Vibe scoring the goal.

Reading were knocked out of the 2017–18 FA Cup on 26 January, losing 3–1 to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. Sheffield Wednesday took a 3–0 lead thanks to two goals from Atdhe Nuhiu and one from George Boyd before Cameron Dawson turned into his own net to give Reading a consolation goal. Reading's first league victory in eight games came on 30 January, in their rearranged fixture against Burton Albion from 27 January. Reading traveled to Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium where two goals from Jón Daði Böðvarsson and one from Chris Gunter secured the points for the Royals, with Lucas Akins scoring a penalty for the hosts.

Transfers

On 3 January, goalkeepers Jonathan Bond and Luke Southwood both extended their respective loan deals with, Peterborough United and Bath City, until the end of the season, whilst with youngsters Gabriel Osho and Thomas McIntyre signing new contracts, until the summer of 2020, on the same day. The next day, 4 January, Lewis Ward extended his loan deal with Aldershot Town until 4 March, whilst Robert Dickie moved to Oxford United on a permanent transfer for an undisclosed fee. On 17 January, Reading confirmed that Deniss Rakels' loan deal with Lech Poznań had ended, and that Rakels had joined Cracovia on loan for the remainder of the season. Two days later, 19 January, Ade Shokunbi joined Nuneaton Town on a youth-loan until 17 February. On 29 January, Adrian Popa joined Al-Taawoun on loan for the remainder of the season, whilst Tommy Elphick joined the club on loan for the remainder of the season from Aston Villa. On transfer deadline day, 31 January, Chris Martin joined the club on loan until the end of the season, whilst George Legg joined Barnet on loan for the remainder of the season and Roy Beerens joined Vitesse permanently.

February

On 1 February, Tennai Watson signed a new contract until the summer 2021, with Sam Smith follow suit by also signing a new contract until 2021. On 3 February Reading hosted Millwall, losing 0–2 after an own goal from Leandro Bacuna in the 70th minute followed by a second goal 3 minutes later from Lee Gregory. On 5 February, Reading announced that Former Premier League EPPP chief, Ged Roddy MBE, had been appointed as the club's new academy manager. Reading traveled to Middlesbrough on 10 February, losing 2–1 to goal either side of halftime from Adama Traoré and a consolation goal from loanee Chris Martin whilst Britt Assombalonga also missed a late penalty for the hosts. On 20 February, Reading traveled to the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest, taking the lead through Omar Richards in the 35th minute before Lee Tomlin equalised in the 84th minute to share the points between the two teams. On 23 February, U23 captain Gabriel Osho joined Maidenhead United on a one-month youth loan deal. The following day, 24 February, Reading hosted Derby County in a six-goal thriller. Derby County took the lead in the 6th minute through Kasey Palmer before Liam Kelly equalised 10 minutes later. Modou Barrow gave Reading the lead in the 32nd minute with Richard Keogh level the game three minutes later to seeing the game in to half time at 2–2. Tom Lawrence regained the lead for Derby County in the first minute of the second half, with the final equaliser coming in the 80th minute from Jón Daði Böðvarsson before Chris Baird was shown a red card late on for rash challenge on Barrow. On 27 February, Jake Sheppard returned from his loan deal at Guiseley, before Reading suffered defeat to Sheffield United at home later in the evening. Billy Sharp gave the visitors the lead in the 11th minute, with Mark Duffy extending the lead in the 44th, giving Sheffield United a 2–0 half time lead. Omar Richards scored his second of the season early in the second half to reduce the deficit, before Leandro Bacuna missed a 62nd-minute penalty and Billy Sharp scored his second of the game, and Sheffield Uniteds third, a minute later to wrap up the points.

March

Reading's first scheduled game was due to be played on 3 March against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux, however the game was postponed on the morning of the 3rd due to adverse weather conditions leaving the pitch unplayable, with the match being rescheduled for 13 March. On 7 March, Lewis Ward extended his loan deal with Aldershot Town until the end of the season. On 6 March Reading hosted Bolton Wanderers in a 1–1 draw which saw former Royal Adam Le Fondre equalise for Bolton on half time to cancel out an earlier Modou Barrow strike. Reading drew their fourth game in five on, coming from behind to draw 2–2 with Leeds United at the Madejski Stadium on 10 March. Jón Daði Böðvarsson put Reading ahead in the 16th minute before Pontus Jansson and Pablo Hernández either side of halftime gave Leeds a 2–1 lead, before an Eunan O'Kane own goal gave both sides a point. On 12 March, Jake Sheppard joined Wealdstone on loan until the end of the season.

Reading's rearranged match away to Wolverhampton Wanderers took place on 13 March, Matt Doherty scoring either side of Benik Afobe to give Wolverhampton Wanderers a 3–0 win. On 15 March, Reading announced that goalkeeper Liam Driscoll and forward Ben House had signed new contract with club until the summer of 2020.

Reading traveled to Norwich City on 17 March, losing 3–2 after being 3–1 down at half time. Mario Vrančić opened the scoring for Norwich in the 14th minute, before Grant Hanley extended it in the 26th with Liam Kelly pulling a goal back in the 32nd minute. Anssi Jaakkola brought down James Maddison in the 36th, with Maddison picking himself up to slot away the penalty to make it 3–1 at halftime. Sam Smith finished of the scoring in the 51st minute to end the game 3–2 to Norwich. On 21 March, manager Jaap Stam left the club with immediate effect. The following day, 22 March, youth goalkeeper Jökull Andrésson joined Camberley Town on loan. Reading announced the appointment of Paul Clement as the club's new manager on 23 March. Reading hosted Queens Park Rangers for Paul Clement's first match in charge of Reading. An early Sone Aluko goal proved to be the difference with second-half substitute Yann Kermorgant being sentoff in the 81st minute for two yellow cards.

April

Reading traveled to Aston Villa on 3 April in a game that they lost 3–0. Midfielder David Edwards was given a first half red card after picking up two bookings in the first 30 minutes of the game. Shortly after half time Birkir Bjarnason broke the deadlock with Conor Hourihane and Scott Hogan adding to the tally later in the game. Reading won their second game under Paul Clement on 7 April, a 1–0 victory over Preston North End thanks to a first half strike by Modou Barrow. Reading traveled to Fulham on 10 April, suffering a 1–0 defeat after Stefan Johansen scored in the 25th minute and Leandro Bacuna was sentoff in the 93rd minute, Readings third red card in four games. 14 April saw Reading host Sunderland at the Madejski Stadium, taking the lead through a Liam Kelly penalty in the 20th minute. After halftime, Paddy McNair and Lee Cattermole scored to give Sunderland the lead before substitute Yann Kermorgant came on and scored to grab a point for Reading. Readings penultimate away trip of the season was to Hillsborough to face Sheffield Wednesday on 21 April. Sheffield Wednesday took the lead in the 34th minute through Fernando Forestieri, before George Boyd extended the lead in the 52nd. Forestieri grabbed his second goal of the match and Wednesdays third in the 73rd minute before Tyler Blackett was sentoff for Reading in the 76th minute and the game ended 3–0 to Sheffield Wednesday.

Reading suffered their heaviest defeat of the season in their last home game of the season, a 4–0 defeat by Ipswich Town on 28 April. Ipswich Town's goals came courtesy of Martyn Waghorn in the 71st minute, Jordan Spence in the 79th, Freddie Sears in the 91st and Callum Connolly in the 94th.

May

Reading's final game of the season was away to Cardiff City on 5 May, with the hosts needing to equal or better Fulhams result away to Birmingham City and Reading needing a draw to survive relegation. The match ended 0–0 resulting in Reading finishing the season in 20th place, 3 points of relegation, with 44 Points and Cardiff being promoted to the Premier League as runners-up.

On 11 May 2018, Reading announced that they had exercised a third-year option clause in Anssi Jaakkola's contract, keeping the goalkeeper at the club until the summer of 2019. Whilst they had also offered contracts to U23 goalkeepers Luke Southwood and Lewis Ward and second year scholars Akin Odimayo, Jamal Balogun and Andre Burley with Moroyin Omolabi, Cameron Green, Jazz Wallace and Jack Nolan all accepting professional contracts with the club. On the same day Reading announced that Stephen Quinn, Joseph Mendes, Jonathan Bond, Deniss Rakels, Conor Davis, Jake Sheppard, Gabriel Rosario, Kosta Sparta, Harry Philby, Jack Buchanan, Leon Okuboyejo and Joseph Wilson will all leave the club at the end of contracts.

On 17 May, Reading announced their first signing of the 2018–19 season, Andy Yiadom signed a four-year contract with Reading, officially joining his new club on 1 July after the expiration of his Barnsley contract.

June

On 1 June 2018, Sandro Wieser was released by mutual consent.

Transfers

Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2017 and List of English football transfers winter 2017–18

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
28 June 2017	MF		Pelle Clement	AFC Ajax	Undisclosed
14 July 2017	FW		Jón Daði Böðvarsson	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed
19 July 2017	GK		Vito Mannone	Sunderland	Undisclosed
3 August 2017	FW		Modou Barrow	Swansea City	Undisclosed
13 August 2017	MF		Leandro Bacuna	Aston Villa	Undisclosed
26 August 2017	MF		David Edwards	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed
29 August 2017	FW		Sone Aluko	Fulham	Undisclosed

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
26 June 2017	MF		Jack Stacey	Luton Town	Undisclosed
1 July 2017	DF		Niall Keown	Partick Thistle	Undisclosed
16 July 2017	GK		Ali Al-Habsi	Al-Hilal	Undisclosed
19 July 2017	FW		Dominic Samuel	Blackburn Rovers	Undisclosed
20 July 2017	MF		Paolo Hurtado	Vitória de Guimarães	Undisclosed
28 July 2017	DF		Jake Cooper	Millwall	Undisclosed
4 January 2018	DF		Robert Dickie	Oxford United	Undisclosed
31 January 2018	MF		Roy Beerens	Vitesse	Undisclosed

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
29 January 2018	DF		Tommy Elphick	Aston Villa	End of season
31 January 2018	FW		Chris Martin	Derby County	End of season

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
26 June 2017	FW		Deniss Rakels	Lech Poznań	17 January 2018
26 June 2017	GK		Jonathan Bond	Peterborough United	End of season
2 July 2017	FW		Andrija Novakovich	Telstar	Season-Long
4 July 2017	DF		Danzell Gravenberch	Roeselare	Season-Long
7 July 2017	FW		Yakou Méïte	Sochaux	Season-Long
1 August 2017	GK		Robert Dickie	Lincoln City	January 2018
1 August 2017	GK		Lewis Ward	Hungerford Town	9 November 2017
4 August 2017	GK		Luke Southwood	Bath City	End of season
11 August 2017	MF		Cameron Green	Basingstoke Town	11 September 2017
11 August 2017	FW		Conor Davis	Basingstoke Town	11 September 2017
31 August 2017	MF		Sandro Wieser	Roeselare	Season-Long
11 September 2017	GK		Liam Driscoll	Staines Town	16 December 2017
10 November 2017	GK		Lewis Ward	Aldershot Town	4 March 2018
24 November 2017	FW		Conor Davis	Gosport Borough
6 December 2017	DF		Axel Andrésson	Torquay United	6 January 2018
16 December 2017	GK		Gabe Rosario	Staines Town	28 December 2017
21 December 2017 †	MF		Josh Barrett	Coventry City	End of season
30 December 2017	DF		Jake Sheppard	Guiseley	27 February 2018
17 January 2018	FW		Deniss Rakels	Cracovia	End of season
19 January 2018	MF		Ade Shokunbi	Nuneaton Town	17 February 2018
27 January 2018	MF		Adrian Popa	Al-Taawoun	End of season
31 January 2018	GK		George Legg	Barnet	End of season
23 February 2018	DF		Gabriel Osho	Maidenhead United	24 March 2018
13 March 2018	DF		Jake Sheppard	Wealdstone	End of season
22 March 2018	GK		Jökull Andrésson	Camberley Town	End of season

† Barrett's move was announced on the above date, but was not active until 1 January 2018.

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
1 June 2018	MF		Sandro Wieser	FC Vaduz	12 June 2018
30 June 2018	GK		Jonathan Bond	West Bromwich Albion	16 July 2018
30 June 2018	GK		Gabriel Rosario	Huddersfield Town	4 July 2018
30 June 2018	DF		Harry Philby	Basingstoke Town	10 August 2018
30 June 2018	DF		Joseph Wilson	Fleet Town
30 June 2018	DF		Jake Sheppard	Wealdstone	1 July 2018
30 June 2018	MF		Kosta Sparta	AFC Wimbledon	1 July 2018
30 June 2018	MF		Jack Buchanan
30 June 2018	MF		Stephen Quinn	Burton Albion	22 August 2018
30 June 2018	FW		Joseph Mendes	AC Ajaccio	2 July 2018
30 June 2018	FW		Conor Davis	University College Dublin	30 July 2018
30 June 2018	FW		Deniss Rakels	Pafos	16 July 2018

Squad

As of match played 6 May 2018

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Vito Mannone		GK	(1988-03-02)2 March 1988 (aged 30)	Sunderland	2017	2020	41	0
31	Anssi Jaakkola		GK	(1987-03-13)13 March 1987 (aged 31)	Ajax Cape Town	2016	2019	14	0
40	Liam Driscoll		GK	(1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 18)	Academy	2017	2020	0	0
43	George Legg		GK	(1996-04-30)30 April 1996 (aged 22)	Academy	2015		0	0
44	Lewis Ward		GK	(1997-03-05)5 March 1997 (aged 21)	Academy	2015		0	0
	Luke Southwood		GK	(1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 20)	Academy	2016		0	0
	Jonathan Bond		GK	(1993-05-19)19 May 1993 (aged 24)	Watford	2015	2018	14	0
Defenders
2	Chris Gunter		RB	(1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 28)	Nottingham Forest	2012	2020	270	4
3	Tommy Elphick		DF	(1987-09-07)7 September 1987 (aged 30)	loan from Aston Villa	2018	2018	4	0
5	Paul McShane		DF	(1986-01-06)6 January 1986 (aged 32)	Hull City	2015	2019	98	4
6	Liam Moore		DF	(1993-01-31)31 January 1993 (aged 25)	Leicester City	2016	2021	96	4
11	Jordan Obita		LB	(1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (aged 24)	Academy	2010	2020	165	4
20	Tiago Ilori		DF	(1993-02-26)26 February 1993 (aged 25)	Liverpool	2017	2020	42	0
24	Tyler Blackett		DF	(1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 24)	Manchester United	2016	2019	68	0
28	Danzell Gravenberch		DF	(1994-02-13)13 February 1994 (aged 24)	Dordrecht	2016	2019	5	0
30	Tennai Watson		DF	(1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 21)	Academy	2015	2021	7	0
37	Axel Andrésson		DF	(1998-01-27)27 January 1998 (aged 20)	Academy	2016		2	0
46	Teddy Howe		DF	(1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (aged 19)	Academy	2017		0	0
48	Ramarni Medford-Smith		DF	(1998-10-21)21 October 1998 (aged 19)	Academy	2017		0	0
49	Gabriel Osho		DF	(1997-08-14)14 August 1997 (aged 20)	Academy	2016	2020	0	0
50	Omar Richards		DF	(1998-02-15)15 February 1998 (aged 20)	Academy	2016	2021	16	2
57	Tom Holmes		DF	(2000-03-12)12 March 2000 (aged 18)	Academy	2017		1	0
59	Tom McIntyre		DF	(1998-11-06)6 November 1998 (aged 19)	Academy	2016	2020	0	0
Midfielders
4	Joey van den Berg		MF	(1986-02-13)13 February 1986 (aged 32)	SC Heerenveen	2016	2019	68	2
8	George Evans		CM	(1994-12-13)13 December 1994 (aged 23)	Manchester City	2016	2019	72	4
10	John Swift		MF	(1995-06-23)23 June 1995 (aged 22)	Chelsea	2016	2022	68	11
12	Garath McCleary		RW	(1987-05-15)15 May 1987 (aged 30)	Nottingham Forest	2012	2020	214	26
15	Callum Harriott		MF	(1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 24)	Charlton Athletic	2016	2019	16	3
16	David Edwards		MF	(1986-02-03)3 February 1986 (aged 32)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2017	2019	35	3
19	Leandro Bacuna		MF	(1991-08-21)21 August 1991 (aged 26)	Aston Villa	2017	2021	38	2
21	Stephen Quinn		MF	(1986-04-01)1 April 1986 (aged 32)	Hull City	2015	2018	45	2
22	Pelle Clement		MF	(1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 21)	AFC Ajax	2017	2020	28	0
25	Adrian Popa		MF	(1988-07-24)24 July 1988 (aged 29)	Steaua București	2017	2020	16	1
35	Jake Sheppard		MF	(1997-05-30)30 May 1997 (aged 20)	Academy	2015	2018	0	0
38	Liam Kelly		MF	(1995-11-22)22 November 1995 (aged 22)	Academy	2014	2020	72	8
39	Josh Barrett		MF	(1998-06-21)21 June 1998 (aged 19)	Academy	2015	2021	4	0
41	Ryan East		MF	(1998-08-07)7 August 1998 (aged 19)	Academy	2016		0	0
42	Andy Rinomhota		MF	(1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 21)	Academy	2017	2021	2	0
51	Tyler Frost		MF	(1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 18)	Academy	2017		0	0
52	Joel Rollinson		MF	(1998-11-16)16 November 1998 (aged 19)	Academy	2017		0	0
54	Ade Shokunbi		MF	(1998-12-17)17 December 1998 (aged 19)	Academy	2017		0	0
58	Jordan Holsgrove		MF	(1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (aged 18)	Academy	2017		0	0
	Sandro Wieser		MF	(1993-02-03)3 February 1993 (aged 25)	Thun	2016	2019	0	0
Forwards
9	Joseph Mendes		FW	(1991-03-30)30 March 1991 (aged 27)	Le Havre	2016	2018	20	3
14	Sone Aluko		FW	(1989-02-19)19 February 1989 (aged 29)	Fulham	2017	2021	40	3
17	Modou Barrow		FW	(1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 25)	Swansea City	2017	2021	45	10
18	Yann Kermorgant		FW	(1981-11-08)8 November 1981 (aged 36)	Bournemouth	2016	2019	92	24
23	Jón Daði Böðvarsson		FW	(1992-05-25)25 May 1992 (aged 25)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2017	2020	36	10
27	Chris Martin		FW	(1988-11-04)4 November 1988 (aged 29)	Derby County	2018	2018	10	1
36	Andrija Novakovich		FW	(1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 21)	University School of Milwaukee	2014	2019	2	0
45	Ben House		FW	(1999-07-05)5 July 1999 (aged 18)	Academy	2017	2020	0	0
55	Sam Smith		FW	(1998-03-08)8 March 1998 (aged 20)	Academy	2016	2021	11	2
56	Danny Loader		FW	(2000-08-28)28 August 2000 (aged 17)	Academy	2016		1	0
59	Conor Davis		MF	(1998-06-03)3 June 1998 (aged 19)	Academy	2016	2018	0	0
	Yakou Méïte		FW	(1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 22)	Paris Saint-Germain	2016	2019	15	1
	Deniss Rakels		FW	(1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 25)	KS Cracovia	2016	2018	17	3

Left club during season

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	OMA	Ali Al-Habsi (to Al-Hilal)
3	DF	ENG	Jake Cooper (to Millwall)
7	MF	NED	Roy Beerens (to Vitesse)
14	FW	ENG	Dominic Samuel (to Blackburn Rovers)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
34	DF	IRL	Niall Keown (to Partick Thistle)
37	MF	ENG	Jack Stacey (to Luton Town)
—	DF	ENG	Robert Dickie (to Oxford United)
—	MF	PER	Paolo Hurtado (to Vitória de Guimarães)

Friendlies

Reading v Queens Park Rangers

8 July 2017 Friendly	Reading	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	Wokingham
12:00 BST	Beerens 19' East 39'	Report	Washington 40' (pen.)	Stadium: Hogwood Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors

Reading v Queens Park Rangers

8 July 2017 Friendly	Reading	5–2	Queens Park Rangers	Wokingham
14:30 BST	Loader 8', 26', 39', 54' Popa 14'	Report	Grego-Cox 86' C.Owens 90'	Stadium: Hogwood Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors

K.V. Kortrijk v Reading

15 July 2017 Friendly	K.V. Kortrijk	1–0	Reading	Oosterbeek, Netherlands
14:00 BST	Ouali 60'	Report		Attendance: Behind Closed Doors

Gençlerbirliği v Reading

15 July 2017 Friendly	Gençlerbirliği	2–2	Reading	Oosterbeek, Netherlands
17:30 BST	Milinkovic 7', 85'	Report	Popa 83' Beerens 90+5'	Attendance: Behind Closed Doors

Sparta Rotterdam v Reading

22 July 2017 Friendly	Sparta Rotterdam	0–0	Reading	Oosterbeek, Netherlands
10:00 BST				Attendance: Behind Closed Doors

Cercle Brugge v Reading

22 July 2017 Friendly	Cercle Brugge	1–1	Reading	Oosterbeek, Netherlands
12:30 BST	G.Tormin 28'		Obita 52'	Attendance: Behind Closed Doors

Reading v Vitesse

29 July 2017 Friendly	Reading	2–3	Vitesse	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Swift 63' (pen.) Popa 71'	Report	Linssen 14' Matavž 31', 51'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,894 Referee: Mr D Whitestone

Under 23s

Reading U23 v Kingstonian

11 July 2017 Friendly	Reading U23	5–1	Kingstonian	Wokingham
18:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Hogwood Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors

Reading U23 v Hungerford Town

15 July 2017 Friendly	Reading U23	1–2	Hungerford Town	Wokingham
13:00 BST			Williams R.Tyler	Stadium: Hogwood Park Attendance: Behind Closed Doors

Bath City v Reading U23

18 July 2017 Friendly	Bath City	3–1	Reading U23	Bath
19:30 BST	L.Capoue 82' Lucas 88' R.Misso 90'	Report	C.Regis 28'	Stadium: Twerton Park

Wealdstone v Reading U23

22 July 2017 Friendly	Wealdstone	6–1	Reading U23	Ruislip
15:00 BST				Stadium: Grosvenor Vale

Braintree Town v Reading U23

29 July 2017 Friendly	Braintree Town	2–0	Reading U23	Braintree
15:00 BST	S.McLoughlin 50' B.Crook 82' (pen.)			Stadium: Cressing Road

Reading U23 v Bournemouth U23

5 August 2017 Friendly	Reading U23	0–0	Bournemouth U23	Wokingham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Hogwood Park

Reading U23 v Brentford B

14 November 2017 Friendly	Reading U23	1–3	Brentford B	Wokingham
13:00 GMT (UTC)	Barrett 11'	Report	Macleod 16' Alves 49' Assibey-Mensah 84'	Stadium: Hogwood Park

Brentford B v Reading U23

21 January 2018 Friendly	Brentford B	9–1	Reading U23	Osterley
13:00 GMT (UTC)	Judge 10' Macleod 12' 52' Marcondes 17' 45' Field 63' 64' Westbrooke 85' Cole 90'	Report	Popa 90'	Stadium: Jersey Road

Reading U23 v Brentford B

24 January 2018 Friendly	Reading U23	3–2	Brentford B	Wokingham
13:00 GMT (UTC)	15' (pen) 31' 60'	Report	Clayton 9' Archibald 68'	Stadium: Hogwood Park

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
18	Hull City	46	11	16	19	70	70	0	49
19	Birmingham City	46	13	7	26	38	68	−30	46
20	Reading	46	10	14	22	48	70	−22	44
21	Bolton Wanderers	46	10	13	23	39	74	−35	43
22	Barnsley (R)	46	9	14	23	48	72	−24	41	Relegation to EFL League One

Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	10	14	22	48	70	−22	44	5	8	10	25	35	−10	5	6	12	23	35	−12

Last updated: 12 May 2018.
Source: #Results

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	D
Position	24	20	14	18	11	16	18	18	18	20	20	20	20	20	18	19	19	18	16	14	14	14	14	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Queens Park Rangers v Reading

5 August 2017 1	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Reading	Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Washington 22', 59' (pen.) Lynch  57'	Report	Ilori  56' Barrow  90+1'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,460 Referee: Scott Duncan

Reading v Fulham

12 August 2017 2	Reading	1–1	Fulham	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kelly 61' Moore  70' Ilori  71' Swift  73'	Report	Kalas  1' Piazon 82' Kamara  90+4'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,398 Referee: Simon Hooper

Reading v Aston Villa

15 August 2017 3	Reading	2–1	Aston Villa	Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	Moore  36' Whelan 49' (o.g.) Barrow 55' McCleary  90'	Report	Green  27' Hourihane  37' 87'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 20,144 Referee: Kevin Friend

Preston North End v Reading

19 August 2017 4	Preston North End	1–0	Reading	Preston
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Pearson  12' Hugill 22' Fisher  38'	Report	Moore  19' Evans  45+1' Gunter  90+1'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,174 Referee: Andy Madley

Birmingham City v Reading

26 August 2017 5	Birmingham City	0–2	Reading	Birmingham
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Böðvarsson 60' Evans 85'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 19,993 Referee: Steve Martin

Reading v Bristol City

9 September 2017 6	Reading	0–1	Bristol City	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	van den Berg  32'	Report	Baker  41' Flint 84'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,650 Referee: James Linington

Reading v Barnsley

12 September 2017 7	Reading	v	Barnsley	Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1)				Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Note: Match postponed on 31 August, due to Barnsley's Second Round EFL Cup match against Derby County being moved to the same date, with the game re-arranged to 28 November.

Brentford v Reading

16 September 2017 8	Brentford	1–1	Reading	Brentford
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Clarke 16' Maupay  72'	Report	McShane  5' McCleary  25' Edwards  24' Kelly 70' (pen.) Obita  81'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9,739 Referee: Tony Harrington

Reading v Hull City

23 September 2017 9	Reading	1–1	Hull City	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Böðvarsson 87'	Report	Campbell 28'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,749 Referee: Steve Martin

Millwall v Reading

26 September 2017 10	Millwall	2–1	Reading	Bermondsey
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Saville 80', 85' Wallace  87'	Report	Edwards 73'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 10,399 Referee: Andy Madley

Reading v Norwich City

30 September 2017 11	Reading	1–2	Norwich City	Reading
17:30 BST (UTC+1)	Bacuna  6' Moore 13' 60' Beerens  63' van den Berg  66'	Report	Maddison 10' Jerome 52' Reed  78' Watkins  90+2'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 14,226 Referee: Tim Robinson

Leeds United v Reading

14 October 2017 12	Leeds United	0–1	Reading	Leeds
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Sáiz  29' O'Kane  35' Berardi  59' Hernández  85'90+1' Ayling  86'	Report	van den Berg  53' Barrow 84'  85'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,900 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Sheffield United v Reading

21 October 2017 13	Sheffield United	2–1	Reading	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Coutts 19' Sharp 37' Brooks  90+3'	Report	van den Berg  56' McShane  57' Beerens 85'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,265 Referee: David Coote

Reading v Middlesbrough

28 October 2017 14	Reading	0–2	Middlesbrough	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	McShane  45+1'	Report	Leadbitter 14' (pen.) Assombalonga  49' 74'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,928 Referee: Oliver Langford

Reading v Nottingham Forest

31 October 2017 15	Reading	3–1	Nottingham Forest	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Swift 13', 70' Aluko 78'	Report	Lichaj  9' Osborn 86'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 14,868 Referee: Paul Tierney

Derby County v Reading

4 November 2017 16	Derby County	2–4	Reading	Derby
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Winnall  23' Nugent  60' Russell 71' Johnson  81' Martin  84' 90+1'	Report	Moore 9' Aluko 13' Gunter  32' Beerens 54' Barrow  67' 75' Mannone  84'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,938 Referee: Keith Stroud

Reading v Wolverhampton Wanderers

18 November 2017 17	Reading	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Bacuna  20' van den Berg  56'	Report	Cavaleiro 16' Doherty  59' 88' Bennett  64'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 20,708 Referee: Roger East

Bolton Wanderers v Reading

21 November 2017 18	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Reading	Horwich
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Robinson  14' Burke 18' Pratley 23' Madine  81'	Report	Moore 76' Bacuna 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,113 Referee: Andrew Madley

Reading v Sheffield Wednesday

25 November 2017 19	Reading	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)		Report	Loovens  24'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,382 Referee: David Coote

Reading v Barnsley

28 November 2017 7	Reading	3–0	Barnsley	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Edwards 20' van den Berg 29' Böðvarsson 88'	Report	Williams  83'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 13,317 Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Match original scheduled for 12 September.

Sunderland v Reading

2 December 2017 20	Sunderland	1–3	Reading	Sunderland
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McManaman  15'  45+3' Cattermole  35' Oviedo  43' Grabban 76' (pen.)	Report	McShane  16' Aluko  43' Edwards 53' Barrow 68', 71'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 27,386 Referee: Keith Stroud

Reading v Cardiff City

11 December 2017 21	Reading	2–2	Cardiff City	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Paterson 16' (o.g.) Barrow 41' Kelly  51' Bacuna  87'	Report	Bogle  33' Bennett 83' Tomlin 90+1'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 16,670 Referee: Steve Martin
Note: Match originally scheduled for 15:00 on 9 December, but rearranged for Sky Sports.

Ipswich Town v Reading

16 December 2017 22	Ipswich Town	2–0	Reading	Ipswich
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Connolly 3' Garner 27' Waghorn  34' Knudsen  69' Webster  88'	Report	Barrow  8' Bacuna  9' McShane  52' Edwards  66'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,832 Referee: Peter Bankes

Reading v Burton Albion

23 December 2017 23	Reading	1–2	Burton Albion	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Barrow 76'	Report	Flanagan 40' Murphy  55' Naylor 81'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 21,771 Referee: John Brooks

Bristol City v Reading

26 December 2017 24	Bristol City	2–0	Reading	Bristol
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Baker  31' Pack  38' Paterson 68' Woodrow  82' Kelly 90+3'	Report	Aluko  30' Bacuna  72'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 23,116 Referee: Oliver Langford

Barnsley v Reading

30 December 2017 25	Barnsley	1–1	Reading	Barnsley
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Pinnock 90+1'	Report	Kermorgant 68' Aluko  82'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,945 Referee: Simon Hooper

Reading v Birmingham City

2 January 2018 26	Reading	0–2	Birmingham City	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Swift  85'	Report	Maghoma 24' Gallagher 64'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 14,491 Referee: James Linington

Hull City v Reading

13 January 2018 27	Hull City	0–0	Reading	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Larsson  89'	Report		Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 14,300 Referee: Darren England

Reading v Brentford

20 January 2018 28	Reading	0–1	Brentford	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	van den Berg  10' Gunter  45+1' Evans  90+4'	Report	Watkins  60' Vibe 74' Woods  84' Bjelland  85' Canós  86'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,893 Referee: Darren Bond

Burton Albion v Reading

30 January 2018 29	Burton Albion	1–3	Reading	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Turner  29' Buxton  38' Akins 51' (pen.) McFadzean  86'	Report	Böðvarsson 20', 68' 68' Moore  27' Gunter 57' Ilori  70'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,750 Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Match rearranged from 27 January 2017 due to Reading's FA Cup fourth-round tie against Sheffield Wednesday.

Reading v Millwall

3 February 2018 30	Reading	0–2	Millwall	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Ilori  18' Edwards  83' Bacuna  84'	Report	McLaughlin  41' Wallace  55' Bacuna 70' (o.g.) Gregory 73' Cooper  78'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,282 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Middlesbrough v Reading

10 February 2018 31	Middlesbrough	2–1	Reading	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Traoré 44', 49' Friend  73' Assombalonga 85' Clayton  88'	Report	van den Berg  60' Martin 78' Gunter  83' Bacuna  87'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 23,491 Referee: David Coote

Reading v Sheffield United

17 February 2018 32	Reading	v	Sheffield United	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)		[BBC Report] [Reading Report]		Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Note: Games moved to 27 February, due to Sheffield United's FA Cup fifth-round match against Leicester City

Nottingham Forest v Reading

20 February 2018 33	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Reading	West Bridgford
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Osborn  62' Tomlin  74' 84' Figueiredo  77'	Report	Richards 35' 76' Kelly  37' Gunter  78'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 21,846 Referee: Stephen Martin

Reading v Derby County

24 February 2018 34	Reading	3–3	Derby County	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Kelly 16' Barrow 32' Richards  49' Böðvarsson 80' Moore  83'	Report	Palmer 6' 50' Olsson  20' Keogh 35' 83' Lawrence 46' Weimann  83' Baird  85' Carson  86'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,647 Referee: Tony Harrington

Reading v Sheffield United

27 February 2018 32	Reading	1–3	Sheffield United	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Richards 51' van den Berg  57' Bacuna 62' Mannone  64' Clement  70'	Report	Sharp 11', 63' Duffy 44' Basham  50' Donaldson  83'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: Andy Davies Referee: 6,769
Note: Games moved from 17 February, due to Sheffield United's FA Cup fifth-round match against Leicester City

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Reading

3 March 2018 35	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v	Reading	Wolverhampton
17:30 GMT (UTC)				Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Note: Match postponed on match day, due to adverse weather conditions rendering the pitch unplayable.

Reading v Bolton Wanderers

6 March 2018 36	Reading	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Barrow 32' 33' Edwards  64' Evans  81'	Report	Le Fondre 45' Buckley  57' Flanagan  89' Henry  90+1'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,631 Referee: James Linington

Reading v Leeds United

10 March 2018 37	Reading	2–2	Leeds United	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Böðvarsson 16' Evans  24' Kelly  31' O'Kane 58' (o.g.)	Report	Jansson 43' Pennington  48' Hernández 56'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 19,770 Referee: Scott Duncan

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Reading

13 March 2018 35	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Reading	Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Doherty 40', 73' Afobe 58' Bennett  85'	Report	Gunter  51' Evans  54'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 27,341 Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Match originally scheduled for 3 March 2018, but postponed due to adverse weather conditions rendering the pitch unplayable.

Norwich City v Reading

17 March 2018 38	Norwich City	3–2	Reading	Norwich
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Vrančić 14' Hanley 26' 62' Hernández  25' Maddison 37' (pen.)	Report	Kelly 32' Jaakkola  36' Clement  45' Smith 51' Barrow  70' Blackett  73' Kermorgant  89'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,098 Referee: Oliver Langford

Reading v Queens Park Rangers

30 March 2018 39	Reading	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Reading
17:30 BST (UTC+1)	Aluko 13',  90' Martin  21' Kermorgant  70'  81'	Report	Bidwell  57' Freeman  69' Lynch  82'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 20,273 Referee: David Coote

Aston Villa v Reading

3 April 2018 40	Aston Villa	3–0	Reading	Birmingham
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Bjarnason 46' Hourihane 63' Hogan 70'	Report	Edwards  17'  30'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,223 Referee: Darren Bond

Reading v Preston North End

7 April 2018 41	Reading	1–0	Preston North End	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Barrow 12' Bacuna  17' Swift  60'	Report	Davies  11' Fisher  27'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,501 Referee: Andy Madley

Fulham v Reading

10 April 2018 42	Fulham	1–0	Reading	Fulham
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Johansen 25' Targett  60'	Report	Richards  33' Bacuna  90+3'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,272 Referee: Lee Mason

Reading v Sunderland

14 April 2018 43	Reading	2–2	Sunderland	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kelly 20' (pen.) Kermorgant 79' Swift  85'	Report	McNair 47' Cattermole 66' Love  90+4'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,348 Referee: Steve Martin

Sheffield Wednesday v Reading

21 April 2018 44	Sheffield Wednesday	3–0	Reading	Sheffield
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Forestieri 34', 73' Boyd 52'	Report	Blackett  76'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,373 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Reading v Ipswich Town

28 April 2018 45	Reading	0–4	Ipswich Town	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Waghorn 71' Spence 79' Sears 90+1' Connolly 90+3'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,683 Referee: Keith Stroud

Cardiff City v Reading

6 May 2018 46	Cardiff City	0–0	Reading	Cardiff
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Hoilett  58'	Report	Elphick  27' Kermorgant  74'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 32,478 Referee: Robert Madley

EFL Cup

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup

Reading v Gillingham

8 August 2017 First round	Reading	2–0	Gillingham	Reading
20:00 BST	Kelly 71', 86'	Report	Cundle  39'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 5,936 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Reading v Millwall

22 August 2017 Second round	Reading	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Millwall	Reading
20:00 BST	Bacuna 34' Evans 105' Smith 116'	Report	Ferguson 37'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,148 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Reading v Swansea City

19 September 2017 Third round	Reading	0–2	Swansea City	Reading
20:00 BST	Bacuna  42'	Report	Fer  ht' Mawson 52' Olsson  56' Ayew 83'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,729 Referee: Andy Davies

FA Cup

Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup

Stevenage v Reading

6 January 2018 Third Round	Stevenage	0–0	Reading	Stevenage
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Newton  37' Pett  90+3'	Report	Richards  56' Bacuna  78'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,877 Referee: Ben Toner

Reading v Stevenage

16 January 2018 Third Round Replay	Reading	3–0	Stevenage	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Böðvarsson 32', 44', 64'	Report	Newton  40'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 4,986 Referee: Tim Robinson

Sheffield Wednesday v Reading

26 January 2018 Fourth round	Sheffield Wednesday	3–1	Reading	Sheffield
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Pelupessy  6' Matias  16' Nuhiu 29', 53' Boyd 62'	Report	Ilori  84' Dawson 87' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 14,848 Referee: John Brooks

Professional U23 Development League

Main article: 2017–18 Professional U23 Development League § Division 2

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or qualification
1	Blackburn Rovers U23s (P)	22	15	4	3	47	20	+27	49	Promotion to Division 1
2	Aston Villa U23s	22	14	1	7	51	29	+22	43	Qualification for Play-offs
3	Brighton & Hove Albion U23s (P)	22	11	7	4	46	25	+21	40
4	Middlesbrough U23s	22	11	4	7	41	36	+5	37
5	Reading U23s	22	10	4	8	38	44	−6	34
6	Southampton U23s	22	10	3	9	41	37	+4	33
7	Fulham U23s	22	9	3	10	38	37	+1	30
8	Norwich City U23s	22	8	6	8	32	33	−1	30
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23s	22	8	4	10	30	41	−11	28
10	Newcastle United U23s	22	6	3	13	29	45	−16	21
11	Stoke City U23s	22	6	2	14	31	46	−15	20
12	West Bromwich Albion U23s	22	2	3	17	21	52	−31	9

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2018. Source:
(P) Promoted

Results

Southampton U23 v Reading U23

14 August 2017 1	Southampton U23	4–0	Reading U23	Southampton
19:00 BST	T.Johnson 15' 45' J.Afolabi 25', 60' G.Osho 52' (o.g.) A.Little  70'	Report	Loader  45+2' East  63'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 761 Referee: Savvas Yianni

Reading U23 v Blackburn Rovers U23

18 August 2017 2	Reading U23	3–5	Blackburn Rovers U23	Finchampstead
13:00 BST	R.Medford-Smith 10' Loader  17' 26' (pen.) Smith  59' M.Platt 87' (o.g.)	Report	Nuttall 3' (pen.), 6' (pen.) 28' J.Rankin-Costello 23' W.Tomlinson  33' C.Doyle  36' S.Mols 45' M.Platt 72' L.Hardcastle  81' J.Doyle  90'	Stadium: Hogwood Park Attendance: 83 Referee: Chris Pollard

Brighton & Hove Albion U23 v Reading U23

25 August 2017 3	Brighton & Hove Albion U23	1–2	Reading U23	Falmer
19:00 BST	M.Sanders  29' G.Cox  47' Tilley  54' Alzate 56'	Report	Barrett 13' 33' T.Howe  88' J.Holsgrove 90'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 243 Referee: Chris O'Donnell

Reading U23 v Fulham U23

11 September 2017 4	Reading U23	2–1	Fulham U23	High Wycombe
19:00 BST	Smith 25', 56' Rinomhota  48'	Report	E.Adebayo 49' Edun  82'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 247

Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 v Reading U23

18 September 2017 5	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23	1–2	Reading U23	Wolverhampton
19:00 BST	Collins 56' S.Seedorf  78' C.Herc  90+4' Xavier  90+5'	Report	Loader 8', 69' G.Osho  19' Barrett  90+4'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Referee: Joe Hull

Reading U23 v Norwich City U23

25 September 2017 6	Reading U23	2–2	Norwich City U23	Finchampstead
13:00 BST	Smith 3', 29' T.Holmes  23' Loader  43' Axel Andrésson  63'  89' J.Sheppard  70' R.Medford-Smith  90'	Report	S.Mourgos 41' O.Odusina  55' T.Cantwell 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Hogwood Park Attendance: 93 Referee: Samuel Allison

Middlesbrough U23 v Reading U23

15 October 2017 7	Middlesbrough U23	3–4	Reading U23	Middlesbrough
13:00 BST	Miller 64' Tavernier 73' 90+3' B.Liddle  78' Wing 86'	Report	House 3', 28' J.Holsgrove  16' Barrett 58' G.Legg  76' East 81'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 274 Referee: Ryan Johnson

Reading U23 v Aston Villa U23

23 October 2017 8	Reading U23	3–2	Aston Villa U23	Reading
19:00 BST	Barrett 9', 55' 90+4' House 23' R.Medford-Smith  77' T.Howe  90+2' East  90+5'	Report	O'Hare 7' McKirdy  28' 49' Grealish  45+2' M.Clark  75' J.Doyle-Hayes  90+6'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 473 Referee: Daniel Middleton

West Bromwich Albion U23 v Reading U23

30 October 2017 9	West Bromwich Albion U23	0–2	Reading U23	Kidderminster
19:00 GMT	K.Jameson  69'	Report	Barrett 21' J.Holsgrove 25' A.Burley  30' J.Sheppard  60'	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 156 Referee: Peter Gibbons

Newcastle United U23 v Reading U23

20 November 2017 10	Newcastle United U23	4–1	Reading U23	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:00 GMT	G.Osho 20' (o.g.) J.Yarney  35' Heardman 57' L.Charman 79', 90+2' Roberts 84'	Report	Barrett 28' G.Osho  57' House  59' R.Medford-Smith  78'	Stadium: Whitley Park Attendance: 208 Referee: Ryan Johnson

Stoke City U23 v Reading U23

26 November 2017 11	Stoke City U23	2–3	Reading U23	Burton upon Trent
14:00 GMT	T.Campbell 59' Ngoy  61' Verlinden  75' S.Ayoola 87'	Report	Barrett 48', 68' R.Medford-Smith  67' Loader 82'	Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre

Blackburn Rovers U23 v Reading U23

11 December 2017 12	Blackburn Rovers U23	v	Reading U23	Leigh
19:00 GMT				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

Reading U23 v Southampton U23

18 December 2017 13	Reading U23	1–1	Southampton U23	Finchampstead
12:30 GMT	J.Sheppard  45' House  45' 90' Odimayo  60'	Report	A.Little  50'  79' McQueen 77' (pen.) Hesketh  88' C.Slattery  90+4'	Stadium: Hogwood Park Attendance: 73 Referee: Carl Brook

Reading U23 v Brighton & Hove Albion U23

8 January 2018 14	Reading U23	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion U23	Reading
19:00 GMT	Odimayo 75' Popa  82' G.Osho  90+1' Loader 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Hall  74' Bjørdal 80' 90+5'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 276 Referee: David Rock

Fulham U23 v Reading U23

12 January 2018 15	Fulham U23	2–2	Reading U23	Fulham
19:00 GMT	M.Jenz  19' Williams 45', 64'	Report	Popa 61', 69'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 251 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Reading U23 v Wolverhampton Wanderers U23

29 January 2018 16	Reading U23	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers U23	Reading
19:00 GMT	House  37' Loader  53' J.Holsgrove  63'	Report	B.Goodliffe  45'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 173 Referee: Carl Brook

Norwich City U23 v Reading U23

4 February 2018 17	Norwich City U23	2–0	Reading U23	Norwich
14:00 GMT	Abrahams 12' (pen.) J.Thomas  28' S.Mourgos 78' 90+3' O.Odusina  84'	Report	Kelly  38' G.Osho  41' A.Shokunbi  54' House  84'	Stadium: Carrow Road Referee: Alan Dale

Blackburn Rovers U23 v Reading U23

9 February 2018 12	Blackburn Rovers U23	2–0	Reading U23	Leyland
19:00 GMT	D.Butterworth Nuttall	Report	T.Howe House	Stadium: County Ground Referee: Matthew Dicicco

Reading U23 v Middlesbrough U23

18 February 2018 18	Reading U23	2–3	Middlesbrough U23	High Wycombe
13:00 GMT	T.Frost 29' A.Shokunbi 87'	Report	Soisalo 27' T.O'Neill 49' K.Spence  62' H.Coulson 79'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 77 Referee: So Kai Man

Reading U23 v West Bromwich Albion U23

5 March 2018 19	Reading U23	2–0	West Bromwich Albion U23	High Wycombe
19:00 GMT	Harriott  30' Odimayo  53' J.Sheppard 58' 67' T.Frost 77'	Report	P.Martinez  85'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 136 Referee: Gary Parsons

Aston Villa U23 v Reading U23

12 March 2018 20	Aston Villa U23	3–1	Reading U23	Birmingham
19:00 GMT	J.Cox  36' L.Driscoll 39' (o.g.) T.Howe 65' (o.g.) Hepburn-Murphy 69'	Report	Mendes 8' J.Rollinson  44'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 371

Reading U23 v Newcastle United U23

16 April 2018 21	Reading U23	1–4	Newcastle United U23	High Wycombe
19:00 BST	Odimayo  50' Frost 60' Holmes  66' T.Howe  75'	Report	A.Wilson 15' 76' O.Bailey 51' J.Yarney 55' O'Connor 67'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 136 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Reading U23 v Stoke City U23

23 April 2018 22	Reading U23	3–1	Stoke City U23	Reading
19:00 BST	Smith 36', 42', 86' Rinomhota  75' A.Burley  90+2'	Report	Shenton  24' W.Forrester 55'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Referee: Richard Hulme

Play-offs

Aston Villa U23 v Reading U23

2 May 2018 Semi-final	Aston Villa U23	4–3	Reading U23	Birmingham
19:00 BST	Sarkic  59' Hepburn-Murphy 62', 90+4' 90+6' Suliman 64' Blackett-Taylor 79'	Report	G.Osho 61' R.Medford-Smith  63' T.Mcintyre 75' T.Howe 81'	Stadium: Villa Park Referee: Joseph Johnson

Premier League International Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Premier League International Cup

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Arsenal	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
Porto	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
Bayern Munich	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
Reading	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

Source:

Reading U23 v Porto B

22 September 2017 1	Reading U23	0–2	Porto B	Southampton
19:00 BST		Report	Galeno 82' Pereira 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Staplewood Campus Referee: Savvas Yianni

Arsenal U23 v Reading U23

30 November 2017 2	Arsenal U23	0–0	Reading U23	Borehamwood
19:00 GMT	Dasilva  54' Sheaf  79'	Report	Loader  20'	Stadium: Meadow Park Referee: Ala Dale

Reading U23 v Bayern Munich II

8 December 2017 3	Reading U23	0–1	Bayern Munich II	High Wycombe
19:00 GMT		Report	N.Tarnat 12' M.Shabani  79'	Stadium: Adams Park Referee: Allan Young

EFL Trophy

Group stage

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Gillingham (Q)	3	3	0	0	0	10	6	+4	9	Round 2
2	L1	Southend United (Q)	3	2	0	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	L2	Colchester United (E)	3	0	1	0	2	2	5	−3	2
4	ACA	Reading U21 (E)	3	0	0	1	2	7	10	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Colchester United v Reading U21

29 August 2017 1	Colchester United	2-2 (6–5 p)	Reading U21	Colchester
19:30 BST	Szmodics 5' O'Sullivan  78' McKeown 87'	Report	Barrett 19' Andrésson  28' R.Medford-Smith  40' House 42' 52'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 572 Referee: Gavin Ward
	Penalties
	Kinsella James Mandron Dr.Wright O'Sullivan Jackson		Andrésson Smith J.Holsgrove T.Holmes Barrett J.Rollinson

Southend United v Reading U21

3 October 2017 2	Southend United	1–0	Reading U21	Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST	Fortuné  23' Robinson 31'	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Andy Haines

Gillingham v Reading U21

7 November 2017 3	Gillingham	7–5	Reading U21	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	Cundle 1' Wilkinson 12' Wagstaff 29' 53' O'Neill 39' N.Mbo  65' 80' Oldaker 82', 90'	Report	J.Rollinson 38' Popa 49', 83' T.Holmes  52' R.Medford-Smith 57' J.Sheppard 68'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,039 Referee: Craig Hicks

Squad statistics

As of match played 6 May 2018

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ITA	Vito Mannone	41	0	41	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	WAL	Chris Gunter	52	1	46	1	2+1	0	3	0
3	DF	ENG	Tommy Elphick	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	NED	Joey van den Berg	34	1	31+2	1	1	0	0	0
5	DF	IRL	Paul McShane	27	0	23+3	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Liam Moore	49	3	46	3	1	0	2	0
8	MF	ENG	George Evans	22	2	9+9	1	1	0	3	1
9	FW	FRA	Joseph Mendes	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	1	0
10	MF	ENG	John Swift	26	2	17+7	2	0+1	0	1	0
11	DF	ENG	Jordan Obita	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
12	MF	JAM	Garath McCleary	21	0	9+9	0	2	0	1	0
14	FW	NGA	Sone Aluko	40	3	36+3	3	1	0	0	0
16	MF	WAL	David Edwards	35	3	27+5	3	3	0	0	0
17	FW	GAM	Modou Barrow	45	10	37+4	10	1+1	0	0+2	0
18	FW	FRA	Yann Kermorgant	30	2	16+12	2	1+1	0	0	0
19	MF	CUW	Leandro Bacuna	38	2	29+4	1	3	0	2	1
20	DF	POR	Tiago Ilori	34	0	26+3	0	3	0	2	0
21	MF	IRL	Stephen Quinn	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
22	MF	NED	Pelle Clement	28	0	10+13	0	2	0	2+1	0
23	FW	ISL	Jón Daði Böðvarsson	36	10	20+13	7	2	3	0+1	0
24	DF	ENG	Tyler Blackett	28	0	19+6	0	1	0	0+2	0
27	FW	SCO	Chris Martin	10	1	4+6	1	0	0	0	0
31	GK	FIN	Anssi Jaakkola	11	0	5	0	3	0	3	0
37	DF	ISL	Axel Andrésson	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
38	MF	IRL	Liam Kelly	38	7	29+5	5	2	0	2	2
42	MF	ENG	Andy Rinomhota	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
50	DF	ENG	Omar Richards	16	2	9+4	2	1+1	0	1	0
55	FW	ENG	Sam Smith	11	2	4+4	1	0+1	0	2	1
56	FW	ENG	Danny Loader	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
57	DF	ENG	Tom Holmes	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
25	MF	ROU	Adrian Popa	8	0	3+3	0	0	0	2	0
39	MF	IRL	Josh Barrett	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:
7	MF	NED	Roy Beerens	20	2	9+8	2	2	0	1	0

Goal scorers

As of match played 6 May 2018

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW		17	Modou Barrow	10	0	0	10
	FW		23	Jón Daði Böðvarsson	7	3	0	10
3	MF		38	Liam Kelly	5	0	2	7
4				Own goal	3	1	0	4
5	DF		6	Liam Moore	3	0	0	3
	MF		16	David Edwards	3	0	0	3
	FW		14	Sone Aluko	3	0	0	3
8	MF		10	John Swift	2	0	0	2
	MF		7	Roy Beerens	2	0	0	2
	DF		50	Omar Richards	2	0	0	2
	FW		18	Yann Kermorgant	2	0	0	2
	MF		8	George Evans	1	0	1	2
	MF		19	Leandro Bacuna	1	0	1	2
	FW		55	Sam Smith	1	0	1	2
14	MF		4	Joey van den Berg	1	0	0	1
	DF		2	Chris Gunter	1	0	0	1
	FW		27	Chris Martin	1	0	0	1
Total					46	4	5	55

Clean sheets

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	GK		1	Vito Mannone	8	0	0	8
2	GK		31	Anssi Jaakkola	0	2	1	3
TOTALS					8	2	1	11

Disciplinary record

As of match played 6 May 2018

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
1		GK	Vito Mannone	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2		DF	Chris Gunter	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
3		DF	Tommy Elphick	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		MF	Joey van den Berg	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
5		DF	Paul McShane	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
6		DF	Liam Moore	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
8		MF	George Evans	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
10		MF	John Swift	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
11		DF	Jordan Obita	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12		MF	Garath McCleary	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14		FW	Sone Aluko	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
16		MF	David Edwards	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
17		FW	Modou Barrow	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
18		FW	Yann Kermorgant	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
19		MF	Leandro Bacuna	8	1	1	0	1	0	10	1
20		DF	Tiago Ilori	3	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
22		MF	Pelle Clement	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23		FW	Jón Daði Böðvarsson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24		DF	Tyler Blackett	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
27		FW	Chris Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31		GK	Anssi Jaakkola	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
38		MF	Liam Kelly	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
50		DF	Omar Richards	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Players who left Reading during the season:
7		MF	Roy Beerens	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total					82	5	3	0	1	87	5

U21/23 statistics

As of match played 23 April 2018

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League 2		Premier League 2 Playoff		Premier League Cup		EFL Trophy		Premier League International Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
9	FW	FRA	Joseph Mendes	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF	ENG	Callum Harriott	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	POR	Tiago Ilori	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	NED	Pelle Clement	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
24	DF	ENG	Tyler Blackett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	DF	ENG	Tennai Watson	8	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	GK	FIN	Anssi Jaakkola	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
37	DF	ISL	Axel Andrésson	11	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
38	MF	IRL	Liam Kelly	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	AUS	Liam Driscoll	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	ENG	Ryan East	29	1	22	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
42	MF	ENG	Andy Rinomhota	8	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
45	FW	ENG	Ben House	22	5	14+4	4	1	0	0	0	2	1	0+1	0
46	DF	ENG	Teddy Howe	15	1	6+8	0	0+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	DF	ENG	Ramarni Medford-Smith	27	2	19+2	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	1+1	0
49	DF	ENG	Gabriel Osho	25	1	20	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0
50	DF	ENG	Omar Richards	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
51	MF	ENG	Tyler Frost	22	3	14+3	3	1	0	0	0	2+1	0	0+1	0
52	MF	AUS	Joel Rollinson	17	1	9+5	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	1	1	0
54	MF	ENG	Ade Shokunbi	9	1	4+5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
55	FW	ENG	Sam Smith	9	7	6	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
56	FW	ENG	Danny Loader	17	5	13	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
57	DF	ENG	Tom Holmes	24	0	16+1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	2+1	0
58	MF	SCO	Jordan Holsgrove	20	2	15+2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
59	FW	IRL	Conor Davis	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	MF	SKN	Andre Burley	6	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
61	MF	ENG	Cameron Green	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
67	DF	ENG	Akin Odimayo	6	1	4+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Luke Southwood	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Tom McIntyre	7	1	2+3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Jamal Balogun	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Ethan Coleman	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jack Nolan	5	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Khalid Simmo	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Joseph Wilson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Toyosi Olusanya	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
25	MF	ROU	Adrian Popa	5	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0
35	DF	SCO	Jake Sheppard	15	2	10	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0
39	MF	IRL	Josh Barrett	18	9	11+1	8	0	0	0	0	2+1	1	3	0
43	GK	ENG	George Legg	20	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0
Players who left Reading during the season:

Goal scorers

As of match played 16 April 2018

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League 2	Premier League 2 Playoff	Premier League Cup	EFL Trophy	Premier League International Cup	Total
1	MF		39	Josh Barrett	8	0	1	0	9
2	FW		55	Sam Smith	7	0	0	0	0	7
3	FW		56	Danny Loader	5	0	0	0	0	5
	FW		45	Ben House	4	0	0	1	0	5
5	MF		25	Adrian Popa	2	0	0	2	0	4
6	MF		51	Tyler Frost	3	0	0	0	0	3
7	MF		58	Jordan Holsgrove	2	0	0	0	0	2
	DF		48	Ramarni Medford-Smith	1	0	0	1	0	2
	DF		35	Jake Sheppard	1	0	0	1	0	2
9	MF		41	Ryan East	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		67	Akin Odimayo	1	0	0	0	0	1
	MF		54	Ade Shokunbi	1	0	0	0	0	1
	FW		9	Joseph Mendes	1	0	0	0	0	1
	DF		49	Gabriel Osho	0	1	0	0	0	1
	DF			Tom McIntyre	0	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		46	Teddy Howe	0	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		52	Joel Rollinson	0	0	0	1	0	1
				Own goal	1	0	0	0	0	1
Total					38	3	0	7	0	48

Disciplinary record

As of match played 16 April 2018

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League 2		Premier League 2 Playoff		Premier League Cup		EFL Trophy		Premier League International Cup		Total
15		MF	Callum Harriott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
37		DF	Axel Andrésson	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1
38		MF	Liam Kelly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
41		MF	Ryan East	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
42		MF	Andy Rinomhota	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
45		FW	Ben House	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
46		DF	Teddy Howe	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
48		DF	Ramarni Medford-Smith	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
52		MF	Joel Rollinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
54		MF	Ade Shokunbi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
55		FW	Sam Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
56		FW	Danny Loader	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
57		DF	Tom Holmes	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
58		MF	Jordan Holsgrove	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
60		MF	Andre Burley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
67		DF	Akin Odimayo	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Players out on loan:
25		MF	Adrian Popa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
35		DF	Jake Sheppard	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
39		MF	Josh Barrett	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
43		GK	George Legg	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
49		DF	Gabriel Osho	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Total				49	2	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	55	2