2020–21 Reading F.C. season

Pre-season

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

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]

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]

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Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
28 July 2020	MF		Josh Laurent	Shrewsbury Town	Free	[3]
28 August 2020	MF		Ovie Ejaria	Liverpool	Undisclosed	[5]
October 2020	FW		Mamadi Camará	Feirense	Undisclosed	[28]
November 2020	MF		Jayden Onen	Brentford B	Free
December 2021	DF		Omri Luzon	Maccabi Petah Tikva	Free	[33]

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

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Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
10 September 2020	MF		Jordan Holsgrove	Celta Vigo	Undisclosed	[17]
25 May 2021†	FW		Thierry Nevers	West Ham United	Undisclosed	[48][49]

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† Nevers' move was announced on the above date, but was not active until 9 June 2021.

Loans out

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

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Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref
30 June 2021	GK		Sam Walker	Kilmarnock	6 July 2021	[46][51]
30 June 2021	DF		Joseph Ajose	Queens Park Rangers	27 August 2021	[46][52]
30 June 2021	DF		Josh Hewitt	Marquette Golden Eagles		[46][53]
30 June 2021	DF		Omar Richards	Bayern Munich	1 July 2021	[54][55]
30 June 2021	DF		Tennai Watson	Milton Keynes Dons	28 July 2021	[46][56]
30 June 2021	DF		Omri Luzon	Hapoel Rishon LeZion	30 September 2021	[46]
30 June 2021	MF		Ryan East	Swindon Town	7 August 2021	[46][57]
30 June 2021	MF		Jordan Hamilton-Olise	Westfield		[46]
30 June 2021	MF		Conor Lawless	Luton Town	21 September 2021	[46][58]
30 June 2021	MF		Jayden Onen	Sheffield Wednesday	6 December 2021	[46][59]
30 June 2021	MF		Oliver Pendlebury	Wycombe Wanderers	1 July 2021	[46][60]
30 June 2021	MF		Yaw Turkson	Tiffin Dragons		[46][61]
30 June 2021	FW		Alfie Anderson	Slough Town		[46]
30 June 2021	FW		Sam Baldock	Derby County	17 August 2021	[46][62]
30 June 2021	FW		Sam Smith	Cambridge United	7 July 2021	[46][63]
30 June 2021	FW		Sone Aluko	Ipswich Town	6 August 2021	[46][64]
30 June 2021	FW		Augustus McGiff	College of Mount Saint Vincent		[46]

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Trial

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Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	Date to	Ref.
1 September 2020	MF		Rodrigo Riquelme		[65]
1 September 2020	FW		Jordan Adebayo-Smith		[66]

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U23

Leyton Orient v Reading U23

15 August 2020	Leyton Orient	2–0	Reading U23	London
13:00 BST (UTC+1)	Clay 25' Angol 89'	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 0

Overview

Championship

Results

Derby County v Reading

12 September 2020 1	Derby County	0–2	Reading	Derby
BST (UTC+1)	Shinnie  37' Sibley  45+3' Byrne  47'	Report	João 40' Ejaria 45+1' Olise  64' Richards  90+3'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Barnsley

19 September 2020 2	Reading	2–0	Barnsley	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Laurent  49' Méïté 67' Olise 77'	Report	Andersen  23'  68' Helik  42' Ritzmaier  45+1' Mowatt  74'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Cardiff City v Reading

26 September 2020 3	Cardiff City	1–2	Reading	Cardiff
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Hoilett  18' K.Moore  53' Tomlin 81'	Report	Morrison 47' João 66' Olise  90+5'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Watford

3 October 2020 4	Reading	1–0	Watford	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Laurent  39' Pușcaș 41' Richards  62' Tetek  88'	Report	Wilmot  40' João Pedro  88' Chalobah  90+3'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Middlesbrough v Reading

17 October 2020 5	Middlesbrough	0–0	Reading	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Morsy  75' McNair  80'	Report	Moore  47' Richards  73' Holmes  76'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Wycombe Wanderers

20 October 2020 6	Reading	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Reading
20:00 BST (UTC+1)	João  35' 64' Rinomhota  79'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Rotherham United

24 October 2020 7	Reading	3–0	Rotherham United	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Méïté 41', 79' João 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Wood  90' Ihiekwe  90+3'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Blackburn Rovers v Reading

27 October 2020 8	Blackburn Rovers	2–4	Reading	Blackburn
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Armstrong 3', 66' Holtby  5' Trybull  20'	Report	Méïté 1' Olise 15' Laurent 18' Rafael  76' João  79' 82'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Coventry City v Reading

30 October 2020 9	Coventry City	3–2	Reading	Birmingham
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Hamer 23'  42' Østigård  38' Godden 75' Rose  79' Hyam  82' McCallum 85' Maroši  87'	Report	João 66' Pușcaș 90+2'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb
Note: Match played at St Andrew's in Birmingham due to Coventry City ground sharing with Birmingham City.[106] Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Preston North End

4 November 2020 10	Reading	0–3	Preston North End	Reading
19:00 GMT (UTC)	Laurent  86'	Report	Fisher  15' Sinclair 65' Jakobsen 68' Browne  87' Potts 90+2'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Stoke City

7 November 2020 11	Reading	0–3	Stoke City	Reading
12:30 GMT (UTC)		Report	Thompson  4' Campbell 23' Fletcher 35' McClean  86' Brown 90+5'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Bournemouth v Reading

21 November 2020 12	Bournemouth	4–2	Reading	Bournemouth
12:30 GMT (UTC)	Begović  4' Solanke 56', 89' Danjuma 59'  74' L.Cook 77' Lerma  79'	Report	João 4' (pen.) Aluko 43' Rinomhota  54'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Millwall v Reading

25 November 2020 13	Millwall	1–1	Reading	Bermondsey
19:00 GMT (UTC)	Cooper  10' J.Wallace 45+1' Williams  52' Hutchinson  70' Leonard  85'	Report	Semedo  30' João 54' Morrison  55' Ejaria  59' Holmes  75'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Bristol City

28 November 2020 14	Reading	3–1	Bristol City	Reading
12:30 GMT (UTC)	Ejaria 54' Méïté 76' João 90+2'	Report	Moore  65' Martin  70' Wells 73'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Sheffield Wednesday v Reading

2 December 2020 15	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Reading	Sheffield
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Paterson 12'  59' Shaw  30' Luongo  53'	Report	João 44'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Nottingham Forest

5 December 2020 16	Reading	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Reading
12:30 GMT (UTC)	João 16' (pen.) Morrison 53' Richards  83'	Report	Yates  14' Cafú  90+1'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Gavin Ward

Reading v Birmingham City

9 December 2020 17	Reading	1–2	Birmingham City	Reading
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Méïté 61'  90+3' João 71'	Report	Toral 29', 37' Hogan  39' Dean  66'  70' Etheridge  80' Leko  88'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tim Robinson

Queens Park Rangers v Reading

12 December 2020 18	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	Reading	White City
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Carroll  67'	Report	Olise 89'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tony Harrington

Reading v Norwich City

16 December 2020 19	Reading	1–2	Norwich City	Reading
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Olise 14' Onen  83'	Report	Buendía 11' Pukki 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Brentford v Reading

19 December 2020 20	Brentford	3–1	Reading	Brentford
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Jensen 11'  45' Mbeumo 23', 29' Janelt  90+3'	Report	Baldock  53' Aluko 64'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Luton Town

26 December 2020 21	Reading	2–1	Luton Town	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McIntyre 9'  44' Semedo 41'	Report	Cranie  25' LuaLua  75' 90'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Swansea City v Reading

30 December 2020 22	Swansea City	0–0	Reading	Swansea
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Bennett  45+1'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Huddersfield Town v Reading

2 January 2021 23	Huddersfield Town	1–2	Reading	Huddersfield
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Campbell 6' Mbenza  44' Toffolo  69'	Report	João 52', 65' Holmes  62'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Coventry City

19 January 2021 25	Reading	3–0	Coventry City	Reading
18:00 GMT (UTC)	João 16'  87' Holmes  29' Rinomhota 46' Swift 71' Morrison  90'	Report	McFadzean  60'  71' Østigård  80'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Preston North End v Reading

24 January 2021 26	Preston North End	0–0	Reading	Preston
12:30 GMT (UTC)	Molumby  65' Huntington  83' Ledson  87' Whiteman  87'	Report	João 83'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Bournemouth

29 January 2021 27	Reading	3–1	Bournemouth	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Laurent 24' McIntyre 32' Swift  34' João 43'	Report	Rico  31' Stanislas 85'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Stoke City v Reading

6 February 2021 28	Stoke City	0–0	Reading	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT (UTC)	McClean  24' Batth  64' Brown  86'	Report		Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Brentford

10 February 2021 24	Reading	1–3	Brentford	Reading
19:00 GMT (UTC)	João 25' (pen.) Richards  74'	Report	Dasilva 36', 86' Toney 88'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Match originally scheduled and postponed on 16 January due to the COVID-19 cases within the Brentford squad.[36] Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Millwall

13 February 2021 29	Reading	1–2	Millwall	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Semedo 18'	Report	Hutchinson  65' Smith 76' Bennett 85' Wallace  90'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Bristol City v Reading

16 February 2021 30	Bristol City	0–2	Reading	Bristol
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Hunt  20' Lansbury  67' T.Moore  76' Bakinson  90+3'	Report	Richards  37' João 42' Morrison 45' Ejaria  69' Olise  75'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Middlesbrough

20 February 2021 31	Reading	0–2	Middlesbrough	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Richards  43' Rinomhota  59'	Report	Fletcher 22'  90+1' Bola 29' Howson  71'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Webb
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Wycombe Wanderers v Reading

23 February 2021 32	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Reading	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Knight  41' McCleary  45+1' Onyedinma 49' Tafazolli  69' Ikpeazu 85'	Report	João 70' Pușcaș  83' McIntyre  84'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Rotherham United v Reading

27 February 2021 33	Rotherham United	0–1	Reading	Rotherham
15:00 GMT (UTC)	A.MacDonald  64' Wiles  85' Olosunde  90'	Report	Morrison 26'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Blackburn Rovers

2 March 2021 34	Reading	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Semedo  17' Pușcaș 24'	Report	Bell  52' Evans  58'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Sheffield Wednesday

6 March 2021 35	Reading	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Olise 30' (pen.) Moore  37' João 65' Yiadom 88'	Report	Börner  29'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Nottingham Forest v Reading

13 March 2021 36	Nottingham Forest	1–1	Reading	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Holmes 49' (o.g.)	Report	Méïté 81' Figueiredo  90+2'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Birmingham City v Reading

17 March 2021 37	Birmingham City	2–1	Reading	Birmingham
19:45 GMT (UTC)	Jutkiewicz 4' Colin  22' Gardner  28' Dean 72'	Report	Méïté 35'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Queens Park Rangers

20 March 2021 38	Reading	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Reading
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Méïté 57'	Report	Dykes 45' Chair  52'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Barnsley v Reading

2 April 2021 39	Barnsley	1–1	Reading	Barnsley
17:30 BST (UTC+1)	Woodrow  18' Palmer  25' Mowatt 61' (pen.) Halme  68'	Report	Ejaria 34'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 0 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Derby County

5 April 2021 40	Reading	3–1	Derby County	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Olise 45+3' Moore  50' Pușcaș 57' Laurent  83' João 84'	Report	Lawrence 79'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Watford v Reading

9 April 2021 41	Watford	2–0	Reading	Watford
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Sarr 12', 14' Zinckernagel  17' Hughes  75' Success  90+3'	Report	Rinomhota  56'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 0 Referee: James Linington
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Cardiff City

16 April 2021 42	Reading	1–1	Cardiff City	Reading
18:00 BST (UTC+1)	Méïté 90+5'	Report	Nelson  46' Pack  50' Brown  78' K.Moore 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Brooks
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Luton Town v Reading

21 April 2021 43	Luton Town	0–0	Reading	Luton
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Bradley  44' Collins  90+2'	Report	Yiadom  35'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Swansea City

25 April 2021 44	Reading	2–2	Swansea City	Reading
12:00 BST (UTC+1)	Holmes  19' Méïté 31' Esteves 90+3'	Report	Guéhi  17' Lowe 67' Fulton  69' Ayew 83'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Norwich City v Reading

1 May 2021 45	Norwich City	4–1	Reading	Norwich
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Aarons  17' Dowell 30', 64' Skipp  42' Quintillà 78' Pukki 85'	Report	Laurent 12' Richards  25' Semedo  77'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.

Reading v Huddersfield Town

8 May 2021 46	Reading	2–2	Huddersfield Town	Reading
12:30 BST (UTC+1)	Semedo  14' Olise 19' (pen.) Méïté 26'	Report	Koroma 15' Vallejo  80' Edmonds-Green 90+3'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Match played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.