| Reading |
| (4-2-3-1) |
| 1 | Orjan Nyland |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom
Yellow Card 15' |
| 4 | Michael Morrison |
| 3 | Thomas Holmes |
| 5 | Tom McIntyre |
| 8 | Andy Rinomhota
Substitution John Swift (on) 32' |
| 15 | Danny Drinkwater |
| 9 | Tom Ince |
| 28 | Josh Laurent
Goal 78' |
| 14 | Ovie Ejaria
Substitution Junior Hoilett (on) 74' |
| 18 | Lucas Joao
Substitution Yakou Meite (on) 85' |
| Substitutes |
| 22 | Luke Southwood |
| 24 | Scott Dann |
| 10 | John Swift
Substitution John Swift (on) 32' |
| 23 | Junior Hoilett
Substitution Junior Hoilett (on) 74' |
| 19 | Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru |
| 11 | Yakou Meite
Substitution Yakou Meite (on) 85' |
| 33 | Brandon Barker |
| Manager |
| Paul Ince |
| Blackburn Rovers |
| (3-4-1-2) |
| 1 | Thomas Kaminski |
| 26 | Darragh Lenihan |
| 25 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 16 | Scott Wharton
Yellow Card 90+5' |
| 7 | Reda Khadra
Substitution Harry Pickering (on) 25' |
| 27 | Lewis Travis |
| 8 | Joe Rothwell |
| 28 | Ryan Giles |
| 21 | John Buckley
Yellow Card 49'
Substitution Bradley Dack (on) 60' |
| 9 | Sam Gallagher |
| 10 | Tyrhys Dolan
Substitution Ryan Hedges (on) 60' |
| Substitutes |
| 13 | Aynsley Pears |
| 3 | Harry Pickering
Substitution Reda Khadra (off) 25' |
| 15 | James Brown |
| 23 | Bradley Dack
Substitution John Buckley (off) 60' |
| 19 | Ryan Hedges
Substitution Tyrhys Dolan (off) 60' |
| 4 | Bradley Johnson |
| 11 | Joe Rankin-Costello |
| Manager |
| Tony Mowbray |
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