The Reading U18 manager M. Donaldson attacks this game with the team placed 9th so far. In the visitors dressing room Chelsea U18 and their manager E. Brand are in 7th place before this match.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Reading U18 form and stats
The hosts won their first Premier League U18 game here, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Reading U18 last season were 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses from 8 games.
Early season league goal statistics from Reading U18's 1 home game: 3 goals, 2 conceded.
Chelsea U18 form and stats
One match played away so far in the Premier League U18 for Chelsea U18 and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from 8 games.
It's early days yet, but Chelsea U18 has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings between the teams: Reading won zero, Chelsea U18 won four and zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Melvin-Lambert 2 goals | J. Clarke 2 goals |  J. Soonsup-Bell 2 goals |
Reading U18 missing players
Chelsea U18 missing players
| Reading U18 | Chelsea U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- Reading U18 has the most conceded goals in the second half (6) in Premier League U18
- Reading U18 has the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Premier League U18
| Reading U18 | Last season | Chelsea U18 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 16 | 8 | Played | P | 8 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Scored | S | 24 | 44 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 88% | ||
| 69% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 75% | ||
| 50% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 38% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | ||
| 81% | 88% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 69% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 31% | ||
| 19% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Aston Villa U18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Tottenham U18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | Norwich U18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Arsenal U18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Fulham U18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Chelsea U18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Brighton U18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Reading U18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | West Ham U18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 3 |
| 11 | West Brom U18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 12 | Southampton U18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 13 | Leicester U18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham U18 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 29 | 40 |
| 2 | West Ham U18 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 23 | 37 |
| 3 | Chelsea U18 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 36 |
| 4 | Leicester U18 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Tottenham U18 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 26 |
| 6 | Brighton U18 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 20 | -3 | 24 |
| 7 | Aston Villa U18 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | -4 | 22 |
| 8 | Southampton U18 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -13 | 19 |
| 9 | Arsenal U18 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Reading U18 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 15 |
| 11 | Norwich U18 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 24 | -16 | 11 |
| 12 | Swansea U18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 27 | -43 | 5 |
England: