Match story
- Reading fired more attempts (24 vs 18 shots).
- Reading was more accurate in front of goal (54% on target vs 33%).
- Arsenal U21 held more of the ball (63% possession).
Reading defeated Arsenal U21 5-2 in EFL Trophy. The fixture is part of the Group Stage - 9 stage in the 2023 season. The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading, Berkshire. A. Young officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Reading vs Arsenal U21 meeting in EFL Trophy with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Reading and Arsenal U21. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
EFL TrophyRecorded meetings: 0 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
Reading defeated Arsenal U21 5-2 in EFL Trophy. The fixture is part of the Group Stage - 9 stage in the 2023 season. The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading, Berkshire. A. Young officiated the match. The full-time result capped a Reading vs Arsenal U21 meeting in EFL Trophy with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Reading and Arsenal U21. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
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Promoted side closing on £23m deal with NordsjællandPalace target USA’s Zavier Gozo, hold firm on WhartonCoventry are set to break their transfer record for the fourth time in this window after agreeing a £23m fee with Danish side Nordsjælland for the Ghana midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi.The deal for Yirenkyi, who impressed during the Black Stars’ World Cup campaign and scored the winning goal against Panama in the group stage, is set to be a record for the Danish top flight and comes after Coventry have already spent almost £60m on the winger Loum Tchaouna, the defender Aurèle Amenda and the goalkeeper Carl Rushworth. Yirenkyi, who was named young player of the year in the Danish league last season, will travel to Coventry in the coming hours to complete his move. Continue reading...
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Who’s next? Can they convince Craig Gordon to reverse his recent retirement? Invite Bolo Zenden back for a second spell at Stamford Bridge? Get Kieran Richardson to replace Marc Cucurella? Chelsea really have cooked up a fascinating transfer policy: to recreate the Sunderland XI that triumphed 3-0 at the Bridge in November 2010. Danny Welbeck, 19 and on loan from Manchester United, sealed victory that day; Jordan Henderson, 20 and days away from his England debut, ran things in the middle alongside Lee Cattermole. Sixteen years later, Welbeck and Henderson are teammates once again, brought together by Chelsea’s sudden realisation that Alan Hansen had a point.This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading...
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Promoted side closing on £23m deal with NordsjællandPalace target USA’s Zavier Gozo, hold firm on WhartonCoventry are set to break their transfer record for the fourth time in this window after agreeing a £23m fee with Danish side Nordsjælland for the Ghana midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi.The deal for Yirenkyi, who impressed during the Black Stars’ World Cup campaign and scored the winning goal against Panama in the group stage, is set to be a record for the Danish top flight and comes after Coventry have already spent almost £60m on the winger Loum Tchaouna, the defender Aurèle Amenda and the goalkeeper Carl Rushworth. Yirenkyi, who was named young player of the year in the Danish league last season, will travel to Coventry in the coming hours to complete his move. Continue reading...
Cardiff have made just one signing but are closing in on another and looked good in their surprise pre-season victory against Italian giants Roma. Joel Bagan, Perry Ng and Ronan Kpakio all have their skills, but you can't expect them to make it through a season without getting injured. David: The manager and team did a brilliant job last season - yes it was League One but the manager was still newish to management, and the team was full of very young inexperienced players.
Spanish full-back on moving on from the Emirates Stadium, his elation at his old club ending their title drought, and how Mikel Arteta has helped prolong his careerOne day when he was 18 or 19, still near the start of his journey, Héctor Bellerín got a call from Mikel Arteta inviting him round. He remembers asking lunch or dinner but this was neither. “When I arrived that afternoon, he was sitting with a financial adviser and they started to ask: ‘How much do you spend on this?’ ‘How much do you spend on that?’. I was young, I’d just started to make money and spend money: on clothes, cars, the things we all do when you’re not really aware. I was pitching low. I felt embarrassed, ashamed, but I left with a lesson in humility and affection.“Mikel was the first player who showed me that I was important to him, that I mattered. He demonstrates real care, if not through a hug. I said: ‘Thank you.’ He said: ‘If you do the same for a teammate one day I’m happy.’ The legacy he left is one I try to pass on so young players feel looked after and that’s an experience that defines Mikel very well.” Continue reading...
Transfer fee largest sum received for a sale by WSL sideSigning eclipses Olivia Smith’s £1m move to ArsenalBarcelona have signed the Brazil forward Kerolin from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee that sources say is in the region of £1.25m, which would represent the largest sum received for a sale by a Women’s Super League side.The deal is also a club-record for Barcelona, and in terms of a fee received by an English club it eclipses the £1m that Liverpool received for the sale of Olivia Smith in Arsenal in 2025 and Melvine Malard’s more recent £850,000 switch from Manchester United to Chelsea. Continue reading...
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Who’s next? Can they convince Craig Gordon to reverse his recent retirement? Invite Bolo Zenden back for a second spell at Stamford Bridge? Get Kieran Richardson to replace Marc Cucurella? Chelsea really have cooked up a fascinating transfer policy: to recreate the Sunderland XI that triumphed 3-0 at the Bridge in November 2010. Danny Welbeck, 19 and on loan from Manchester United, sealed victory that day; Jordan Henderson, 20 and days away from his England debut, ran things in the middle alongside Lee Cattermole. Sixteen years later, Welbeck and Henderson are teammates once again, brought together by Chelsea’s sudden realisation that Alan Hansen had a point.This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading...
Their rise is down to smart scouting and clever links with celebrities such as Eduardo Camavinga and Travis ScottBy Get French Football NewsAlverca have been busy in the last few years. They have shot up the Portuguese pyramid while changing owners, buying a whole new squad and bringing in one of the world’s most famous footballers as a co-owner. The club’s sporting director, Fernando Malta, says they want to be “gamechangers”.Historically a satellite club for nearby Benfica, Alverca were first promoted to the top flight in 1998 but folded in 2005 after a costly relegation. The club reformed and gradually made its way through the regional divisions before earning back-to-back promotions to take them to the Portuguese top flight in 2025. Continue reading...
Chalobah to join Cesc Fàbregas at Como for £27.5mFulham sign Real Madrid’s Gonzalo García for £34mTrevoh Chalobah’s long association with Chelsea is to end after Como agreed a deal worth an initial £25.7m. The England defender’s departure was agreed on the same day the club completed the signing of Jordan Henderson.Chalobah made 105 Premier League appearances for Chelsea and established himself as a first-team option during a number of turbulent periods for the club. The move will be seen as a coup for Como’s head coach, Cesc Fàbregas, with the former Chelsea midfielder pushing to bring the centre-back to Italy. Continue reading...
United want to grow homegrown talent rather than spendSkinner departs by mutual consent after five yearsMarc Skinner has left his role as Manchester United’s head coach by mutual consent after five years, partly because of the club’s transfer strategy. The 43-year-old is understood to have initiated the discussions that led to his departure, having felt it was the right time to leave the club. United are focusing on developing young players, rather than enter into bidding wars with some of the Women’s Super League’s bigger spenders.The former Birmingham and Orlando head coach led United to three consecutive Women’s FA Cup finals between 2023 and 2025, winning one – the club’s first major women’s trophy – in 2024 at Wembley with a 4-0 victory against Tottenham. They also reached the Women’s Champions League quarter‑finals, as well as the League Cup final, in 2025-26. Continue reading...
Cologne are favourites to sign Mikey Moore on loan from Tottenham Hotspur, with talks at an advanced stage amid interest from several clubs for the 18-year-old winger who spent last season with Rangers. Hull City are set to beat Rangers and Cardiff City to sign 20-year-old midfielder Jens Hjerto-Dahl from Tromso.
Today’s rumours are at a pintxo barJack Grealish needs a route out of Manchester City and could be offered one by Atlético Madrid. Everton, where he spent last season on loan, and first club Aston Villa are also lurking as the winger recovers from injury. The 30-year-old is absent from City’s pre-season tour and his future at the Etihad Stadium does not have a positive outlook, even after Enzo Maresca replaced Pep Guardiola.Tottenham’s attempts to add some more attacking power has caused them to enquire about Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen and Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo, not that either would come cheaply. One imminent outgoing is the youngster Mikey Moore who is closing on a loan move to Cologne. Continue reading...
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