Pre-Season Underway With Win At Watford

By Hob Nob Anyone?

Reading have started their preparations for the new 2024/2025 League One campaign with a 2-0 away victory in a pre-season match against Watford, played behind closed doors at their training ground. Reading played two full sets of players with a full switch of the team at half time with the score 0-0. Adrian Akande, who recently signed a new contract, and Jayden Wareham scored Reading's goals on 64 and 72 minutes.

Players featured: Pereira, Button, Ahmed, Abrefa, Dean, Mbengue, Kanu, Bindon, Wing, Elliott, Dorsett, Ryan, Rushesha, Senga, Savage, Knibbs, Ehibhatiomhan, Akande, Camara, Azeez, Wareham, Garcia, Tuma.

Reading's pre-season friendlies continue with the visit of Millwall, also to be played on a training pitch behind closed doors, on Friday 19 July. Tickets are available for all of the following four pre-season fixtures with Reading travelling to Woking and Cardiff City. The Select Car Leasing stadium will be used for the visits of QPR and Hull City.

Fri 19 July: Millwall (H)
Tue 23 July: Woking (A)
Sat 27 July: QPR (H)
Wed 31 July: Cardiffy City (A)
Sat 3 August: Hull City (H)

From the Discussion

TC The Cube 6 Jul 2024 · 8:38am

Another U21 friendly - Saturday 13 July against Hemel Hempstead at Bearwood.
RA Royals and Racers 6 Jul 2024 · 10:32am

Watford game is at 11am KO- no starting X1 posted by club as far as i can see.could possibly be a young Trialist playing Ibrahim Talloh from Three Bridges and looking to make it as a pro.
RA Royals and Racers 6 Jul 2024 · 11:46am

Team starting match is Pereira Abrefa Mbengue Kanu Dorsett Wing Rushesha Savage Ehibhatiomhan Camara Azeez
SU Sutekh 6 Jul 2024 · 12:06pm

Is Ince turning out for Watford?
RA Royals and Racers 6 Jul 2024 · 12:11pm

2nd half Button Ahmed Dean Bindon Ryan Senga Elliott Knibbs Akande Wareham Garcia
MS Mid Sussex Royal 6 Jul 2024 · 12:14pm

Surprised Bindon back already. Is Smith injured or being sold?
MO morganb 6 Jul 2024 · 12:19pm

Also where's Yiadom?
SU Sutekh 6 Jul 2024 · 12:20pm

Probably injured (with Smith).
RA Royals and Racers 6 Jul 2024 · 1:38pm

We possibly won 2-0
MS Mid Sussex Royal 6 Jul 2024 · 2:07pm

Yep - now on OS, Akande & Wareham with goals
MA MattR 7 Jul 2024 · 7:03pm

Know this is a long shot, but you didn't get the Watford line-ups did you?
RA Royals and Racers 7 Jul 2024 · 8:42pm

Sorry no- all Watford gave on X was the score and 1 photo.

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