Reading vs West Ham U21: 3–1

Reading beat West Ham U21 3–1 in the English EFL Trophy on Tuesday, 30 September 2025 at Madejski Stadium, Reading, England.

Competition: English EFL Trophy (2025-26 EFL Trophy, Group Stage)
Kick-off time: Tue, 30 Sept 2025, 18:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Madejski Stadium, Reading, England
Attendance: 1,247
Teams: Reading (home), West Ham U21 (away)

Goals

9' — Callum Marshall (West Ham U21)
64' — Jacob Borgnis (Reading)
88' — Mark O’Mahony (penalty) (Reading)
90'+7' — Jeremiah Okine-Peters (Reading)

Red cards

46' — Ezra Mayers (West Ham U21)

Starting line-ups

Reading (4-2-3-1): Jack Stephens (G), Michael Stickland (CD-L), Jacob Borgnis (CD-R), John Ryan (LB), Kelvin Abrefa (RB), Benjamin Elliott (AM), Shay Spencer (LM), Tivonge Rushesha (RM), Mark O’Mahony (F), Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (AM-L), Jeremiah Okine-Peters (AM-R).

West Ham U21 (3-4-2-1): Tom Wooster (G), Ezra Mayers (CD), Rayan Oyebade (CD-L), Airidas Golambeckis (CD-R), Tomás Soucek (CM-L), Mohamadou Kanté (CM-R), Oliver Scarles (LM), Ryan Battrum (RM), Callum Marshall (F), Emeka Adeile (CF-L), Preston Fearon (CF-R).

Recent form

Reading: lost 3–2 away to Swindon Town (2 Sept); lost 3–2 away to Barnsley (13 Sept); won 2–1 vs Leyton Orient (20 Sept); lost 2–0 away to Wrexham (23 Sept); drew 1–1 away to Stockport County (27 Sept).

West Ham U21: lost 2–1 away to Wycombe Wanderers (9 Jan); lost 3–1 away to Reading (20 Aug); lost 1–0 away to Newport County (17 Sept); lost 3–1 away to Cheltenham Town (29 Oct); won 5–1 away to Milton Keynes Dons (16 Sept).