| Reading |
| (4-2-3-1) |
| 1 | Orjan Nyland |
| 17 | Andy Yiadom |
| 4 | Michael Morrison
Goal 13' |
| 3 | Thomas Holmes |
| 5 | Tom McIntyre |
| 28 | Josh Laurent |
| 15 | Danny Drinkwater |
| 23 | Junior Hoilett
Substitution Femi Azeez (on) 64' |
| 10 | John Swift
Substitution Scott Dann (on) 87' |
| 14 | Ovie Ejaria
Yellow Card 30'
Substitution Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru (on) 64' |
| 18 | Lucas Joao |
| Substitutes |
| 22 | Luke Southwood |
| 24 | Scott Dann
Substitution Scott Dann (on) 87' |
| 21 | Abdul Rahman Baba |
| 12 | Terell Thomas |
| 19 | Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru
Substitution Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru (on) 64' |
| 30 | Femi Azeez
Substitution Femi Azeez (on) 64' |
| 33 | Brandon Barker |
| Manager |
| Paul Ince |
| Stoke City |
| (4-2-3-1) |
| 13 | Jack Bonham |
| 16 | Ben Wilmot
Yellow Card 90+1' |
| 19 | Phil Jagielka |
| 24 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Yellow Card 71'
Goal 63' Own Goal |
| 14 | Josh Tymon
Yellow Card 62' |
| 4 | Joe Allen |
| 15 | Jordan Thompson
Substitution Romaine Sawyers (on) 33' |
| 18 | Jacob Brown |
| 42 | Lewis Baker |
| 32 | D'Margio Wright-Phillips
Substitution Tyrese Campbell (on) 57' |
| 33 | Josh Maja
Substitution Steven Fletcher (on) 71' |
| Substitutes |
| 12 | Josef Bursik |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 28 | Romaine Sawyers
Substitution Jordan Thompson (off) 33'
Goal 44' |
| 8 | Mario Vrancic |
| 7 | Sam Clucas |
| 10 | Tyrese Campbell
Substitution D'Margio Wright-Phillips (off) 57' |
| 9 | Steven Fletcher
Substitution Josh Maja (off) 71' |
| Manager |
| Michael O'Neill |
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