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Newcastle United U21 vs Reading U21: result 7-1 and analysis

Premier League 2 Division OneGroup 1 - 24Kick-off on April 7, 2025 at 06:00 PM (UTC)St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle United U21
7-1
Reading U21

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What was the result of Newcastle United U21 vs Reading U21?

Newcastle United U21 won 7-1 on April 7, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 12′G. KuolNewcastle United U21
  • 38′Alfie HarrisonNewcastle United U21
  • 50′B. TumaReading U21
  • 53′L. ShaharNewcastle United U21
  • 65′J. Turner-CookeNewcastle United U21 (pen.)
  • 79′J. EmersonNewcastle United U21
  • 82′G. KuolNewcastle United U21
  • 90′Joe BraysonNewcastle United U21

Official lineup for Newcastle United U21 vs Reading U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Newcastle United U21

  1. 9J. Donaldson
  2. 11G. Kuol
  1. 4R. Finneran
  2. 7Alfie Harrison
  3. 8A. Munda
  4. 10J. Turner-Cooke
  1. 2L. Shahar
  2. 3Dylan Charlton
  3. 5Cathal Heffernan
  4. 6Ciaran Thompson
  1. 1Aidan Harris

Reading U21

  1. 7Jeremiah Okine-Peters
  2. 9B. Tuma
  3. 11E. Osho
  1. 4J. Senga-Ngoyi
  2. 8Charlie Gerard Richard Wellens
  3. 10T. Sackey
  1. 2Jacob Borgnis
  2. 3Boyd Beacroft
  3. 5S. Harrison
  4. 6Abraham Kanu
  1. 1C. Boyce-Clarke
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Newcastle United U21 have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Reading U21 have 2, 3 and 10.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Newcastle United U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 31, 2025Nottingham Forest U21(away)3-2Premier League 2 Division One
Mar 7, 2025Middlesbrough U21(away)2-0Premier League 2 Division One
Feb 28, 2025Stoke City U21(home)4-1Premier League 2 Division One
Feb 25, 2025Altrincham(away)3-3National League Cup
Feb 21, 2025Arsenal U21(away)1-4Premier League 2 Division One
Reading U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 14, 2025Wolves U21(away)0-1Premier League 2 Division One
Feb 24, 2025West Ham United U21(home)0-3Premier League 2 Division One
Feb 17, 2025Sunderland U21(away)2-1Premier League 2 Division One
Feb 7, 2025Aston Villa U21(away)3-1Premier League 2 Division One
Feb 4, 2025Burnley U21(away)1-4Premier League Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Newcastle United U21 wins, 0 draws, 1 Reading U21 win.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 25, 2023Reading U21 1-0 Newcastle United U21Premier League 2 Division One

Last archived meeting: Reading U21 vs Newcastle United U21 on Aug 25, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Newcastle United U21 score 2.3 and concede 2.3 goals per match over their last 15; Reading U21 score 1.1 and concede 2.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Newcastle United U212.32.3213/1512/15
Reading U211.12.3011/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Newcastle United U21 sit 27th in Premier League 2 Division One (3 points from 4 matches) and Reading U21 sit 10th (10 points from 6 matches).

2026-27 standings
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10Reading U2163129810
27Newcastle United U2141034113

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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