Reading fans invade pitch to protest against owner
Line-ups
Reading
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Button
- 17Yiadom
- 24Bindon
- 32Abbey
- 20Dorsett
- 36Craig
- 11Azeez
- 29Wing
- 7Knibbs
- 12Mukairu
- 10Smith
Substitutes
- 2Mola
- 5McIntyre
- 8Savage
- 15Ehibhatiomhan
- 22Castro Pereira
- 27Mbengue
- 42Vickers
Port Vale
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Ripley
- 6Smith
- 16Lowe
- 17Iacovitti
- 19Massey
- 11Devine
- 20Weir
- 15Grant
- 29Wilson
- 10Chislett
- 12Ikpeazu
Substitutes
- 2Cass
- 4Sang
- 9Loft
- 13Leutwiler
- 24Walters
- 25Dipepa
- 30Lomax
Live Text
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Delay in match (Port Vale).
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Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Port Vale).
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Nelson Abbey (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Lewis Wing (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Mukairu.
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Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewis Wing with a cross.
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Attempt blocked. Conor Grant (Port Vale) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Uche Ikpeazu.
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Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Lewis Wing.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match (Port Vale).
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Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Nelson Abbey.
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Uche Ikpeazu (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Tyler Bindon (Reading).
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Offside, Port Vale. Alex Iacovitti is caught offside.
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Uche Ikpeazu (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match (Port Vale).
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match (Port Vale).
Reading’s League One match against Port Vale was halted on Saturday after home supporters invaded the pitch in protest at the club’s owner.
Play had to be brought to a stop after 16 minutes when hundreds of fans made their way on to the pitch at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.
“We must reiterate to our supporters that entering or throwing items onto the pitch can put the fixture at risk of abandonment and can result in personal consequences including banning orders,” Reading wrote on X.
“We appreciate supporters’ frustrations. Please leave the field of play. The club will face serious sanctions if this does not take place.
Sell Before We Dai, a fan-led group urging owner Dai Yongge to sell the club, had planned a protest at full-time of the match.
However, supporter fury spilled over in the 16th minute and the game was paused.
The Royals have suffered a series of deductions since November 2021, totalling 16 points.
Reading sit 21st in League One, having been hit with a four-point deduction in August.
