2020–21 Reading F.C. season

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Reading
2020–21 season
Owner Dai Yongge and Dai Xiuli (majority)
Manager Veljko Paunović
(from 29 August)
Stadium Madejski Stadium
EFL Championship 7th
FA Cup Third round vs Luton Town
EFL Cup Second round vs Luton Town
Top goalscorer League: Lucas João (19)
All: Lucas João (22)
Highest home attendance 2,000 vs Nottingham Forest
(5 December 2020)
2,000 vs Birmingham City
(9 December 2020)
2,000 vs Norwich City
(16 December 2020)
Lowest home attendance 0
(22 games behind closed doors)
Average home league attendance 240 (8 May 2021)
Home colours
Away colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season was 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.

Season review

Pre-season

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

Transfers and contracts

On 28 July, Reading announced the signing 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]

On 28 August, Reading confirmed the signing of Ovie Ejaria to a four-year contract from Liverpool.[5]

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.[6]

On 18 August, Reading were drawn at home against Colchester United in the first round of the EFL Cup.[7] The following day Reading announced they'd play Gillingham at home on 22 August in their first pre-season friendly game.[8]

On 21 August, the EFL Championship fixture list was released, with Reading starting their campaign with an away trip to Derby County on 12 September.[9] The following day, Reading faced Gillingham in a friendly at the Madejski Stadium. Two quick-fire goals from Lucas João and Andy Rinomhota gave Reading a 2–0 half time lead. In the second half, John Akinde pulled one back for Gillingham from the penalty with the games ended 2–1 to Reading.[10]

On 28 August, Reading faced Tottenham Hotspur at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tottenham opened the scoring through an Omar Richards own goal, before goals from Dele Alli and Son Heung-min saw Tottenham take a 3–0 first half lead. In the second half Erik Lamela scored a free-kick before a late George Pușcaș penalty gave Reading a consolation goal to finish the game 4–1 to Tottenham.[11] After the game the club announced that their planned friendly with West Ham United on 1 September was cancelled.

On 29 August, Reading announced the appointment of Veljko Paunović as manager.[12]

On 31 August, Reading announced that as part of their Portuguese training camp, they would face Portimonense in a friendly at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão on 1 September.[13] On the same day, the club confirmed that Mark Bowen had left the club after turning down a new role after being replaced as manager.[14]

September

Reading started the season with a 3–1 home victory over Colchester United in the First Round EFL Cup under the leadership of Eddie Niedzwiecki whilst Veljko Paunović completed his quarantine period. After initially going 1–0 down to a Jevani Brown, Lucas João scored a hat trick to ensure victory and Reading progressed to the Second round of the cup.[Report 1] The following day Reading were drawn at home against Luton Town in the Second round of the EFL Cup, with a home time against Manchester United in the third round if they defeat Luton.[15]

On 8 September, Reading announced the appointment of Quinton Fortune and Nuno Gomes as First Team coaches.[16]

On 10 September, Jordan Holsgrove left the club to sign permanently for Celta Vigo.[17]

Reading's first league game of the season took place on 12 September, against Derby County at Pride Park. Lucas João opened the scoring in the 40th minute, for his fourth goal in two matches, before providing the assist for Ovie Ejaria to double Reading's lead in the 1st minute of added on time at the end of the First Half, and giving Reading a 2–0 victory, to end the first round of games Second in the league.[Report 2]

On 15 September, Reading faced Luton Town at home in the second round of the EFL Cup. A 24th-minute goal from Jordan Clark saw Luton run out winners against a youthful Reading team that saw first team debuts for Dejan Tetek, Nelson Abbey and Lynford Sackey.[Report 3]

Reading's second league game of the season took place on 19 September, with Reading hosting Barnsley. Barnsley defender Michał Helik saw a straight red card in the 42nd minute after pulling back Lucas João, before substitute Yakou Méïté opened the scoring in the 67th minute. One minute later, Mads Juel Andersen was shown a second yellow card, after handling ball, seeing Barnsley down to nine men. Ten minutes later, in the 77th minute, Michael Olise struck a first time volley from the edge of the area to score his first Reading goal and to make it two wins out of two for Reading in the league.[Report 4]

On 22 September, Lewis Gibson joined Reading on a season-long loan deal from Everton.[18]

On 23 September, Marc McNulty was arrested as part of a match fixing prob by Police Scotland.[19]

Reading won their third league game in a row on 26 September, defeating Cardiff City 2–1 at the Cardiff City Stadium. Michael Morrison gave Reading the lead just after halftime with a header from a Michael Olise free kick, with Lucas João doubling the lead just after the hour mark. Lee Tomlin pulled one back for Cardiff City with ten minutes to go, but Reading held out to maintain their one-hundred percent start to the Championship season.[Report 5]

On 30 September, Jeriel Dorsett signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2022.[20]

October

On 3 October, Reading hosted Watford at the Madejski Stadium and maintained their perfect start to the Championship season, with a 1–0 victory thanks to a goal from George Pușcaș.[Report 6]

On 4 October, Alfa Semedo joined Reading on a season-long loan deal from Benfica.[21] The following day, 5 October, Reading signed Tomás Esteves on loan from Porto for the remainder of the season,[22] whilst Marc McNulty joined Dundee United on loan for the season.[23]

On 9 October, manager Veljko Paunović was announced as the Championships manager of the month for September.[24]

On 16 October, domestic transfer deadline-day, Sam Smith moved to Tranmere Rovers on loan until 7 January 2021.[25] Reading travelled to Middlesbrough on 17 October, playing out a 0–0 draw to drop their first points of the season.[Report 7] Three days later, they hosted Wycombe Wanderers at the Madejski Stadium, after a goalless first half, Lucas João scored in the 64th minute with their only shot on target to take all three points.[Report 8] Matchday 7 saw Reading host Rotherham United at the Madejski Stadium on 24 October. Yakou Méïté opened the scoring shortly before halftime, before he doubled the lead in the 79th minute with a bicycle kick from a corner, before an injury time Lucas João penalty finished the game off.[Report 9]

On 27 October, Jökull Andrésson joined Exeter City on an emergency seven-day loan deal.[26][27]

Reading lost their first league game of the season on 30 October, falling to a 3–2 defeat away to Coventry City at St Andrew's. Coventry took the lead through Gustavo Hamer in the first half, before Lucas João scored his ninth goal of the season to tie the game in the 66th minute. Matt Godden and Sam McCallum both scored late in the game to give Coventry City a 3–1 lead heading in to injury time, where George Pușcaș scored to finish the game 3–2.[Report 10]

Towards the end of October, Reading signed teenage Guinea-Bissau winger Mamadi Camará to a two-year contract from Feirense.[28]

November

On 2 November, Andrésson's loan at Exeter City was extended for a further week.[29]

Reading lost their second league game in a row on 4 November, with Preston North End running out 3–0 winners at Madejski Stadium.[Report 11] 3 days later, Reading suffered their third defeat in a row, and second 3–0 defeat in a row as Stoke City came away from the Madejski Stadium with the win.[Report 12]

Andrésson extended his loan at Exeter City for a third week on 10 November,[30] a fourth on 17 November,[31] and for a fifth time on 24 November.[32]

December

On 15 December, Nelson Abbey signed his first professional contract with Reading, until the summer of 2022, and Reading confirmed that Omri Luzon had joined the U23 squad on a contract until June 2021.[33]

On 23 December, Sam Walker joined Blackpool on a seven-day emergency loan.[34] After making his debut for Blackpool on 29 December, Walkers loan deal was extended for a further seven days.[35]

January

On 12 January, Reading's EFL Championship game against Brentford scheduled for 16 January, was postponed due to the COVID-19 cases within the Brentford squad.[36]

Transfers

On 11 January, Sam Walker moved to AFC Wimbledon on loan for the remainder of the season.[37]

On 22 January, Jökull Andrésson joined Morecambe on a week-long emergency loan deal.[38] After facing Exeter City in his second and final game whilst on loan for Morecambe, Andrésson returned to Exeter City on loan for the remainder of the season on 29 January.[39] On the same day, Sam Smith joined Cheltenham Town on loan for the remainder of the season.[40]

February

On 3 February, Mamadi Camará signed his first professional contract with Reading, until the summer of 2022.[41]

On 25 February, Nahum Melvin-Lambert signed his first professional contract with the Reading, until the summer of 2022 before joining St Patrick's Athletic on loan until June.[42]

April

On 30 April, Michael Olise was named as the EA Sports Young Player of the Season and listed in the Sky Bet Championship Team of the Season.[43]

May

On 7 May, Reading announced that Luke Southwood had signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2023.[44]

Prior to Reading's last game of the season, on 8 May, Josh Laurent was announced as the club's player of the season.[45]

On 11 May, Reading announced that Michael Morrison had signed a new one-year contract with the club, whilst new contracts had also been offered to Tom McIntyre, Omar Richards, James Holden, Thierry Nevers and Femi Azeez with Ethan Bristow having a clause triggered in his contract to keep him at the club. Scholars Kian Leavy, Harvey Collins, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Malachi Talent-Aryeety and Lynford Sackey were all offered professional contracts too. Reading also announced that Sone Aluko, Sam Baldock, Sam Walker, Tennai Watson, Ryan East, Conor Lawless, Oliver Pendlebury, Jayden Onen, Sam Smith, Joseph Ajose, Josh Hewitt, Omri Luzon, Augustus McGiff, Alfie Anderson, Jordan Hamilton-Olise and Yaw Turkson would all leave the club at the end of their contracts.[46] The following day, 12 May, James Holden joined Maidenhead United on loan for the remainder of the season.[47]

On 25 May, Reading announced that they had activated a clause in Thierry Nevers' contract, extending his contract until the summer of 2022 whilst also confirming he would be joining West Ham United for an undisclosed fee once the transfer window opens on 9 June.[48][49]

Transfers

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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 2020 MF England Josh Laurent Shrewsbury Town Free [3]
28 August 2020 MF England Ovie Ejaria Liverpool Undisclosed [5]
October 2020 FW Guinea-Bissau Mamadi Camará Feirense Undisclosed [28]
November 2020 MF England Jayden Onen Brentford B Free
December 2021 DF Israel Omri Luzon Maccabi Petah Tikva Free [33]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
22 September 2020 DF England Lewis Gibson Everton End of season [18]
4 October 2020 MF Guinea-Bissau Alfa Semedo Benfica End of season [21]
5 October 2020 DF Portugal Tomás Esteves Porto End of season [22]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
10 September 2020 MF Scotland Jordan Holsgrove Celta Vigo Undisclosed [17]
25 May 2021dagger FW England Thierry Nevers West Ham United Undisclosed [48][49]
dagger Nevers' move was announced on the above date, but was not active until 9 June 2021.

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
5 October 2020 FW Scotland Marc McNulty Dundee United End of season [23]
16 October 2020 FW England Sam Smith Tranmere Rovers 7 January 2021 [25][50]
27 October 2020 GK Iceland Jökull Andrésson Exeter City 1 December 2020 [26][27][29][30][31][32]
23 December 2020 GK England Sam Walker Blackpool 6 January 2021 [34][35]
11 January 2021 GK England Sam Walker AFC Wimbledon End of season [37]
22 January 2021 GK Iceland Jökull Andrésson Morecambe 29 January 2021 [38]
29 January 2021 GK Iceland Jökull Andrésson Exeter City End of season [39]
29 January 2021 FW England Sam Smith Cheltenham Town End of season [40]
25 February 2021 FW England Nahum Melvin-Lambert St Patrick's Athletic June 2021 [42]
12 May 2021 GK England James Holden Maidenhead United End of season [47]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Joined Date Ref
30 June 2021 GK England Sam Walker Kilmarnock 6 July 2021 [46][51]
30 June 2021 DF England Joseph Ajose Queens Park Rangers 27 August 2021 [46][52]
30 June 2021 DF England Josh Hewitt Marquette Golden Eagles [46][53]
30 June 2021 DF England Omar Richards Bayern Munich 1 July 2021 [54][55]
30 June 2021 DF England Tennai Watson Milton Keynes Dons 28 July 2021 [46][56]
30 June 2021 DF Israel Omri Luzon Hapoel Rishon LeZion 30 September 2021 [46]
30 June 2021 MF England Ryan East Swindon Town 7 August 2021 [46][57]
30 June 2021 MF England Jordan Hamilton-Olise [46]
30 June 2021 MF England Conor Lawless Luton Town 21 September 2021 [46][58]
30 June 2021 MF England Jayden Onen Sheffield Wednesday 6 December 2021 [46][59]
30 June 2021 MF England Oliver Pendlebury Wycombe Wanderers 1 July 2021 [46][60]
30 June 2021 MF England Yaw Turkson [46]
30 June 2021 FW England Alfie Anderson Slough Town [46]
30 June 2021 FW England Sam Baldock Derby County 17 August 2021 [46][61]
30 June 2021 FW England Sam Smith Cambridge United 7 July 2021 [46][62]
30 June 2021 FW Nigeria Sone Aluko Ipswich Town 6 August 2021 [46][63]
30 June 2021 FW United States Augustus McGiff College of Mount Saint Vincent [46]

Trial

Date from Position Nationality Name Date to Ref.
1 September 2020 MF Spain Rodrigo Riquelme [64]
1 September 2020 FW United States Jordan Adebayo-Smith [65]

Squad

As of match played 8 May 2021[66]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Sam Walker England GK (1991-10-02)2 October 1991 (aged 29) Colchester United 2018[67] 2021[67] 14 0
22 Luke Southwood England GK (1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 23) Academy 2016[68] 2023[44] 4 0
33 Rafael Cabral Brazil GK (1990-05-20)20 May 1990 (aged 30) Sampdoria 2019[69] 2022[69] 91 0
40 Jökull Andrésson Iceland GK (2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 19) Academy 2018[70] 2022[71] 0 0
Defenders
2 Tomás Esteves Portugal DF (2002-04-03)3 April 2002 (aged 19) loan from Porto 2020[22] 2021[22] 30 1
3 Omar Richards England DF (1998-02-15)15 February 1998 (aged 23) Academy 2016[68] 2021[72] 104 3
4 Michael Morrison England DF (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 33) Birmingham City 2019[73] 2022[46] 83 6
5 Tom McIntyre[lower-alpha 1] Scotland DF (1998-11-06)6 November 1998 (aged 22) Academy 2016[68] 2021[74] 44 2
6 Liam Moore[lower-alpha 2] Jamaica DF (1993-01-31)31 January 1993 (aged 28) Leicester City 2016[75] 2023[76] 214 6
15 Lewis Gibson England DF (2000-07-19)19 July 2000 (aged 20) loan from Everton 2020[18] 2021[18] 13 0
17 Andy Yiadom[lower-alpha 3] Ghana DF (1991-12-02)2 December 1991 (aged 29) Barnsley 2018[77] 2022[77] 94 3
29 Tom Holmes England DF (2000-03-12)12 March 2000 (aged 21) Academy 2017 2022[74] 41 0
Midfielders
7 Michael Olise[lower-alpha 4] France MF (2001-12-12)12 December 2001 (aged 19) Academy 2018[78] 2022[79] 73 7
8 Andy Rinomhota England MF (1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 24) Academy 2017[80] 2022[81] 118 4
10 John Swift England MF (1995-06-23)23 June 1995 (aged 25) Chelsea 2016[82] 2022[83] 164 23
14 Ovie Ejaria England MF (1997-11-18)18 November 1997 (aged 23) Liverpool 2020[5] 2024[5] 93 7
20 Felipe Araruna Brazil MF (1996-03-12)12 March 1996 (aged 25) São Paulo 2020[84] 2022[84] 7 0
28 Josh Laurent England MF (1995-05-06)6 May 1995 (aged 26) Shrewsbury Town 2020[3] 2022[3] 46 3
30 Alfa Semedo Guinea-Bissau MF (1997-08-30)30 August 1997 (aged 23) loan from Benfica 2020[21] 2021[21] 40 2
34 Dejan Tetek Serbia MF (2002-09-24)24 September 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2019 2021 9 0
Forwards
9 Sam Baldock England FW (1989-03-15)15 March 1989 (aged 32) Brighton & Hove Albion 2018[85] 2021[85] 74 11
11 Yakou Méïté[lower-alpha 5] Ivory Coast FW (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 25) Paris Saint-Germain 2016[86] 2023[87] 125 43
18 Lucas João Portugal FW (1993-09-04)4 September 1993 (aged 27) Sheffield Wednesday 2019[88] 2023[88] 59 28
24 Sone Aluko[lower-alpha 6] Nigeria FW (1989-02-19)19 February 1989 (aged 32) Fulham 2017 2021[89] 102 6
47 George Pușcaș Romania FW (1996-04-08)8 April 1996 (aged 25) Inter Milan 2019[90] 2024[90] 64 18
Sam Smith England FW (1998-03-08)8 March 1998 (aged 23) Academy 2016 2021[91] 11 2
U23
31 Coniah Boyce-Clarke England GK (2003-03-01)1 March 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2019 [92] 0 0
35 Imari Samuels England DF (2003-02-05)5 February 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2019 0 0
36 Nelson Abbey England DF (2003-08-28)28 August 2003 (aged 17) Academy 2019 2022[33] 1 0
38 Ethan Bristow England DF (2001-11-27)27 November 2001 (aged 19) Academy 2018 3 0
39 Oliver Pendlebury England MF (2002-01-19)19 January 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2019 1 0
41 Joseph Ajose England DF (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 20) Port Vale 2020 0 0
42 Lynford Sackey England FW (2003-02-18)18 February 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2019 1 0
43 Tennai Watson England DF (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27) Academy 2015 2021[93] 9 0
44 Ryan East England MF (1998-08-07)7 August 1998 (aged 22) Academy 2016[68] 2021[94] 1 0
45 Femi Azeez England MF (2001-06-05)5 June 2001 (aged 19) Wealdstone 2019[95] 2021[92] 1 0
46 Jayden Onen England MF (2001-02-17)17 February 2001 (aged 20) Brentford B 2020 2 0
48 Jeriel Dorsett England DF (2002-05-04)4 May 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2019[96] 2022[20] 2 0
49 Conor Lawless England MF (2001-09-13)13 September 2001 (aged 19) Academy 2018 2021[97] 1 0
50 Mamadi Camará Guinea-Bissau FW (2003-12-31)31 December 2003 (aged 17) Feirense 2020[28] 2022[41] 2 0
Josh Hewitt England DF (2001-09-19)19 September 2001 (aged 19) Academy 2020[98] 2021[98] 0 0
Omri Luzon Israel DF (1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 22) Maccabi Petah Tikva 2020[33] 2021[33] 0 0
Thierry Nevers England MF (2001-02-05)5 February 2001 (aged 20) Academy 2019 2022[48] 0 0
Claudio Osorio England MF (2002-09-26)26 September 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2019 0 0
Kian Leavy Republic of Ireland MF (2002-03-21)21 March 2002 (aged 19) Academy 2019 0 0
Augustus McGiff United States FW (2002-07-01)1 July 2002 (aged 18) New York City FC Academy 2019 0 0
U18
Harvey Collins England GK (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2019 0 0
Matt Rowley England GK Academy 2020 0 0
Kelvin Abrefa Italy[lower-alpha 7] DF (2003-12-09)9 December 2003 (aged 17) Academy 2020 0 0
Jordan Addo-Antoine England DF Academy 2020 0 0
Jordan Hamilton-Olise England DF (2003-02-09)9 February 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2019 0 0
Louie Holzman England DF Academy 2020 0 0
Sam Paul England DF Academy 2020 0 0
Michael Stickland England DF Academy 2020 0 0
Hamid Abdel-Salam England MF (2003-10-19)19 October 2003 (aged 17) Academy 2020 0 0
Jay Senga Ngoyi England MF Academy 2020 0 0
Malachi Talent-Aryeetey England MF (2002-09-10)10 September 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2019 0 0
Yaw Turkson England MF (2003-03-06)6 March 2003 (aged 18) Academy 2019 0 0
Benjamin Purcell Wales MF (2004-08-25)25 August 2004 (aged 16) Academy 2020 0 0
Alfie Anderson England FW (2002-09-06)6 September 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2019 0 0
Jahmari Clarke England FW (2003-08-17)17 August 2003 (aged 17) Academy 2020 0 0
Harvey Maudner England FW (2003-10-07)7 October 2003 (aged 17) Academy 2020 0 0
David Nyarko England FW (2002-10-07)7 October 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2020 0 0
Out on loan
12 Marc McNulty Scotland FW (1992-09-14)14 September 1992 (aged 28) Coventry City 2018[99] 2022[99] 17 1
37 Nahum Melvin-Lambert England FW (2002-10-21)21 October 2002 (aged 18) Academy 2019 2022[42] 3 0
James Holden England GK (2001-09-04)4 September 2001 (aged 19) Bury 2019[95] [92] 0 0
Left during the season
Jordan Holsgrove Scotland MF (1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (aged 21) Academy 2017[100] 2021[74] 0 0
  1. ↑ Tom McIntyre was born in Reading, England, but qualified to represent Scotland, representing them at U17, U20 and U21 level.
  2. ↑ Liam Moore was born in Loughborough, England, but qualified to represent Jamaica, and made his international debut for Jamaica in March 2021.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Michael Olise qualifies to represent England, Nigeria and France, making his international debut for France U18 in June 2019 at the 2019 Toulon Tournament.
  5. ↑ Yakou Méïte was born in Paris, France, but qualified to represent the Ivory Coast, representing the Ivory Coast at U17, U20 and U23 level.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Kelvin Abrefa was born in Italy to Ghanaian parents, going on to make his debut for Ghana U20 in June 2022.

    Out on loan

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

    No. Position Player
    12 Scotland FW Marc McNulty (at Dundee United until the end of the season.)
    37 England FW Nahum Melvin-Lambert (at St Patrick's Athletic until June 2021.)
    No. Position Player
    England GK James Holden (at Maidenhead United until the end of the season.)

    Left club during season

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    No. Position Player
    — Scotland MF Jordan Holsgrove (to Celta Vigo)

    Friendlies

    U23

    Competitions

    Overview

    Competition Record
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
    EFL Championship 46 19 13 14 62 54 +8 41.30
    FA Cup 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 00.00
    EFL Cup 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 50.00
    Total 49 20 13 16 65 57 +8 40.82

    Last updated: 8 May 2021
    Source: Competitions

    Championship

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    Main article: 2020–21 EFL Championship

    League table

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    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 19 13 14 62 54  +8 70 12 4 7 37 27  +10 7 9 7 25 27  −2

    Last updated: 8 May 2021.
    Source: Results

    Results by matchday

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    Results

    EFL Cup

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    Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

    FA Cup

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    Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

    The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[102]

    Squad statistics

    As of match played 8 May 2021[103]

    Appearances and goals

    No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
    Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    2 DF Portugal Tomás Esteves 30 1 12+17 1 1 0 0 0
    3 DF England Omar Richards 42 0 38+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
    4 DF England Michael Morrison 36 4 35 4 0 0 1 0
    5 DF Scotland Tom McIntyre 28 2 16+10 2 1 0 1 0
    6 DF Jamaica Liam Moore 33 0 31+1 0 0 0 1 0
    7 MF France Michael Olise 46 7 37+7 7 1 0 1 0
    8 MF England Andy Rinomhota 43 1 41+1 1 0 0 0+1 0
    9 FW England Sam Baldock 23 0 4+16 0 1 0 2 0
    10 MF England John Swift 14 1 10+4 1 0 0 0 0
    11 FW Ivory Coast Yakou Méïté 25 12 19+6 12 0 0 0 0
    14 MF England Ovie Ejaria 38 3 37+1 3 0 0 0 0
    15 DF England Lewis Gibson 13 0 7+6 0 0 0 0 0
    17 DF Ghana Andy Yiadom 21 1 18+3 1 0 0 0 0
    18 FW Portugal Lucas João 40 22 35+4 19 0 0 1 3
    20 MF Brazil Felipe Araruna 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
    22 GK England Luke Southwood 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
    24 FW Nigeria Sone Aluko 36 2 9+24 2 1 0 2 0
    28 MF England Josh Laurent 46 3 45 3 0 0 1 0
    29 DF England Tom Holmes 40 0 30+9 0 0 0 1 0
    30 MF Guinea-Bissau Alfa Semedo 40 2 24+15 2 1 0 0 0
    33 GK Brazil Rafael Cabral 45 0 45 0 0 0 0 0
    34 MF Serbia Dejan Tetek 9 0 1+6 0 0+1 0 1 0
    36 DF England Nelson Abbey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
    38 DF England Ethan Bristow 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
    39 MF England Oliver Pendlebury 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
    42 FW England Lynford Sackey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
    43 DF England Tennai Watson 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
    45 MF England Femi Azeez 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
    46 MF England Jayden Onen 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
    47 FW Romania George Pușcaș 22 4 9+12 4 0 0 1 0
    48 DF England Jeriel Dorsett 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
    49 MF England Conor Lawless 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
    50 FW Guinea-Bissau Mamadi Camará 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
    Players away on loan:
    12 FW Scotland Marc McNulty 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    37 FW England Nahum Melvin-Lambert 3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
    Players who appeared for Reading but left during the season:

    Goal scorers

    Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    1 FW Portugal 18 Lucas João 19 0 3 22
    2 FW Ivory Coast 11 Yakou Méïté 12 0 0 12
    3 MF France 7 Michael Olise 7 0 0 7
    4 DF England 4 Michael Morrison 4 0 0 4
    FW Romania 47 George Pușcaș 4 0 0 4
    6 MF England 14 Ovie Ejaria 3 0 0 3
    MF England 28 Josh Laurent 3 0 0 3
    8 FW Nigeria 24 Sone Aluko 2 0 0 2
    DF Scotland 5 Tom McIntyre 2 0 0 2
    MF Guinea-Bissau 30 Alfa Semedo 2 0 0 2
    11 MF England 8 Andy Rinomhota 1 0 0 1
    MF England 10 John Swift 1 0 0 1
    DF Ghana 17 Andy Yiadom 1 0 0 1
    DF Portugal 2 Tomás Esteves 1 0 0 1
    Total 62 0 3 65

    Clean sheets

    Place Position Nation Number Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    1 GK Brazil 33 Rafael Cabral 17 0 0 17
    TOTALS 17 0 0 17

    Disciplinary record

    Number Nation Position Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card
    3 England DF Omar Richards 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
    4 England DF Michael Morrison 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    5 Scotland DF Tom McIntyre 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    6 Jamaica DF Liam Moore 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
    7 France MF Michael Olise 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
    8 England MF Andy Rinomhota 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
    9 England FW Sam Baldock 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    10 England MF John Swift 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    11 Ivory Coast FW Yakou Méïté 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    14 England MF Ovie Ejaria 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
    17 Ghana DF Andy Yiadom 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    18 Portugal FW Lucas João 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
    28 England MF Josh Laurent 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
    29 England DF Tom Holmes 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
    30 Guinea-Bissau MF Alfa Semedo 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
    33 Brazil GK Rafael Cabral 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    34 Serbia MF Dejan Tetek 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    46 England MF Jayden Onen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    47 Romania FW George Pușcaș 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    Players away on loan:
    Players who left Reading during the season:
    Total 46 0 0 0 0 0 46 0

    Awards

    Manager of the Month

    Month Name Award
    September Veljko Paunović Won[24]

    EA Sports Young Player of the Season

    Month Name Award
    Young Player of the Season Michael Olise Won[43]

    Sky Bet Championship Team of the Season

    Position Name Award
    Midfielder Michael Olise Won[43]

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