• Make a contribution
  • Get the Print Edition
  • Sign up for our daily newsletter
Thursday, May 22, 2025
  • Login
Reading Today Online
  • HOME
  • YOUR AREA
    • All
    • Caversham
    • Central Reading
    • East Reading
    • Katesgrove
    • Reading
    • Southcote & Coley
    • Tilehurst & Norcot
    • Whitley

    Council announces fresh wave of cost of living support

    Knife crime in Thames Valley down nearly 10% last year, ONS figures show

    Nearly 100 singers raised their voices for women’s health

    TK Maxx moves to The Oracle, gives customers the chance to win a gift card

    Man wanted for dangerous driving and failing to stop

    Woman in her seventies sexually assaulted on bus in Reading

    Government announces unified parking app rollout

    Four in a row for BAPCO

    Broad Street Beats bolsters wellbeing during Mental Health Awareness Week

  • COMMUNITY
  • READING FC
  • SPORT
    • All
    • Basketball
    • Football
    • Rugby

    Former Reading FC manager Ruben Selles linked with League One job

    Four in a row for BAPCO

    Reading fans – you can finally dare to dream again

    Rob Couhig reveals new Reading FC CEO following takeover

    It’s a podium streak for Wokingham racing star Bobby with a win at Silverstone

    Rams RFC celebrate at end of season ball

    Lewis hits brilliant century to see Berkshire CCC beat Buckinghamshire

    ‘Without you, there would be no club’: Defender sends farewell message to Reading FC fans

    Style and splendour returns to Newbury

  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • ARTS
    • READING FESTIVAL
    • READING PRIDE
    • WOKINGHAM FESTIVAL
  • PRIDE OF READING
  • OBITUARIES
  • JOBS
  • ADVERTISE
  • CONTACT US
No Result
View All Result
Reading Today Online
No Result
View All Result
Home Featured

Peterborough 2-2 Reading: Azeez leveller earns Royals valuable away point

Andy Preston by Andy Preston
Tuesday, December 26, 2023 5:02 pm
in Featured, Football, Reading FC, Sport
A A
Wycombe Wanderers v Reading

Reading's Second goal

Wycombe Wanderers v Reading Reading's Second goal

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

READING FC picked up a valuable point on the road at promotion pushing Peterborough United after a late leveller from Femi Azeez.

After falling behind in the first-half, a well worked move from Lewis Wing and Femi Azeez led to Sam Smith’s leveller.

That was short lived when the Posh regained the lead just five minutes later with a goal from Ephron Mason-Clark, but the Royals hit back again through Azeez to ensure they took a point.

On the back of a home win against Wigan just three days ago, Ruben Selles opted for just one change which saw Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan replace Sam Smith up front.

Club captain Andy Yiadom was still missing through injury which meant there was another start for Amadou Mbengue at right-back.

The Royals lost out to Peterborough on the opening day of the League One season with a 1-0 defeat.

Related posts

Woman in her seventies sexually assaulted on bus in Reading

Reading fans – you can finally dare to dream again

Rob Couhig reveals new Reading FC CEO following takeover

‘Without you, there would be no club’: Defender sends farewell message to Reading FC fans

With a tough test ahead against the side in second position and pushing hard for promotion to the Championship, Reading’s recent upturn in form gave them renewed hope.

Despite having much of the possession throughout the first-half, the Posh were unable to carve open the Royals defence on too many occasions.

Reading had created their own chances with the combination of Harvey Knibbs, Femi Azeez and Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan causing danger.

Their best passage of play saw Azeez feed the ball into Ehibhatiomhan who laid off for Knibbs in the box, but Archie Collins got across to make a crucial tackle to prevent him from getting his shot away.

In an evenly matched opening half an hour, the home side started to find more control at the end of the half.

That dominance led to the opening goal just moments after the hosts had struck the outside of the post through Ephron Mason-Clark.

Reading’s resolve was broken in the 39th minute when defender Josh Knight was left unmarked and his charger run at the back post ended with him planting a header past David Button.

Selles made an early change in the second-half as Smith replaced Ehibhatiomhan to try and inspire the Royals in attack.

The Posh thought they had put themselves two goals to the good when Hector Kyprianou had the ball in the back of the net, but Reading were spared by the linesman’s offside flag,

The next round of changes saw Clinton Mola and Ben Elliott replace Mbengue and Paul Mukairu.

The decision to bring Smith on paid off as he equalised with 30 minutes to play.

An exquisite ball from Lewis Wing set Azeez on his way down the right, he took the ball in his stride and picked out Smith who squeezed the ball in at the near post.

The leveller had seen Reading grow in confidence and they came close to snatching the lead when Azeez, fresh off the back of his stunner against Wigan, smacked the upright from 25 yards out.

Despite enjoying a strong spell in the match, Reading soon found themselves trailing again when Mason-Clark got the ball in the box and put the ball past Button at the near post.

Reading had chances to find another equaliser and Smith came close to pulling off an exceptional bicycle kick which went just over the top.

The visitors did manage to level the game for the second time when the ball was pulled back into the path of Azeez on the penalty area and he fired into the top right hand corner.

That result keeps Reading in 21st spot with vital games against relegation rivals on the horizon either side of the new year.

Peterborough: Bilokapic, Kioso, Knight, Edwards, Burrows, Kyprianou, Collins, Poku, Randall, Mason-Clark, Jones

Subs: Katongo, Crichlow, De Havilland, Clarke-Harris, Ajiboye, Mothersille, Talley

Reading: Button, Mbengue, Holmes, Abbey, Dorsett, Craig, Wing, Mukairu, Knibbs, Azeez, Ehibhatiomhan

Subs: Mola, Elliott, Savage, Smith, Pereira,Bindon, Vickers

Goals: Knight 39’, Smith 63’, Mason-Clark 69’, Azeez 85’

Keep up to date by signing up for our daily newsletter

We don’t spam we only send our newsletter to people who have requested it.

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

Tags: femi azeezfemi azeez reading fcleague oneleague one reading fcpeterboroughpeterborough v readingreadingReading FCReading Football ClubRoyalsruben sellesruben selles reading fcsam smithsam smith reading fc
Previous Post

Police reportedly attend scene in Dulnan Close on Boxing Day morning

Next Post

Homes plan for vacant plot near Reading Cemetery

FOLLOW US

POPULAR STORIES

  • Young man and woman attacked by group of teenagers in Reading robbery

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Former Reading FC star to be released as free agent by Championship club

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Former Reading FC star to become free agent following Championship relegation

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Thousands experience power outage in Reading, not expected to be fixed for hours

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Reading FC group Sell Before We Dai makes generous donation following end of campaign

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

RDG.Today – which is a Social Enterprise – provides Reading Borough with free, independent news coverage.

If you are able, please support our work

Click Here to Support RDG.Today

ABOUT US

Reading Today is dedicated to providing news online across the whole of the Borough of Reading. It is a Social Enterprise, existing to support the various communities in Reading Borough.

CONTACT US

news@wokinghampaper.co.uk

Reading Today Logo

Keep up to date with our daily newsletter

We don’t spam we only send our newsletter to people that have subscribed

Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

The Wokingham Paper Ltd publications are regulated by IPSO – the Independent Press Standards Organisation.
If you have a complaint about a  The Wokingham Paper Ltd  publication in print or online, you should, in the first instance, contact the publication concerned, email: editor@wokingham.today, or telephone: 0118 327 2662. If it is not resolved to your satisfaction, you should contact IPSO by telephone: 0300 123 2220, or visit its website: www.ipso.co.uk. Members of the public are welcome to contact IPSO at any time if they are not sure how to proceed, or need advice on how to frame a complaint.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • MY AREA
    • Central Reading
    • East Reading
    • Bracknell
    • Calcot
    • Caversham
    • Crowthorne
    • Earley
  • COMMUNITY
  • SPORT
    • Reading FC
    • Football
    • Rugby
    • Basketball
  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • ARTS
    • READING FESTIVAL
    • READING PRIDE
    • WOKINGHAM FESTIVAL
  • PRIDE OF READING
  • OBITUARIES
  • JOBS
  • ADVERTISE
  • CONTACT US
  • SUPPORT US
  • SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
  • WHERE TO GET THE PRINT EDITION

© 2021 - The Wokingham Paper Ltd - All Right Reserved.