FA Cup · 3rd Round
Manchester United v Reading
2–0
HT 2–0
Manchester United beat Reading 2–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 5th January 2019 in the FA Cup. Juan Mata (22') and Romelu Lukaku (45'+4') scored for United. United were captained by Ashley Young, and the referee was Stuart Attwell.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 22' Juan Mata pen 1–0
- 33' Andy Yiadom
- 45+4' Romelu Lukaku Assist: Alexis Sánchez 2–0
- Half Time 2–0
- 62' Tahith Chong for Mata
- 62' Marouane Fellaini for Fred
- 64' Marcus Rashford for Sanchez
- 77' Tahith Chong
- Full Time 2–0
Match Facts
- A 5th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Tahith Chong made his Manchester United debut.
- Juan Mata's 5th goal of 2018-2019, and his 44th for United.
- Romelu Lukaku's 9th goal of 2018-2019, and his 35th for United.
41%
Possession
4-3-3
Formation
Stuart Attwell
Referee
Ashley Young
Captain
Starting XI
Substitutes
Tahith Chong
62' for Mata
Marouane Fellaini
62' for Fred
Marcus Rashford
64' for Sanchez
Reading Lineup
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
3 Andy Yiadom RB
6 Liam Moore CD-L
10 John Swift AM
12 Garath McCleary AM-L
15 Callum Harriott AM-R
20 Tiago Ilori CD-R
27 Omar Richards LB
31 Anssi Jaakkola G
35 Andy Rinomhota RM
38 Liam Kelly LM
43 Danny Namaso F
Substitutes
2 Chris Gunter
4 John O'Shea
14 Sone Aluko on
17 Modou Barrow on
21 Yakou Meite on
28 Sam Walker
42 Ryan East
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
Manchester United
OPP
Jose Manuel Gomes
Reading
Match Information
Man Utd
4-3-3
Formation
Reading
4-2-3-1
United vs Reading History
Meeting 21 of 22
22
Played
14
Won
7
Drawn
1
Lost
46
Goals For
20
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th February 1912. After this match United had played Reading 21 times: 13W 7D 1L.
18 Feb 2013 W 2–1 FAC 16 Mar 2013 W 1–0 PL 7 Jan 2017 W 4–0 FAC
5 Jan 2019 W 2–0 This match
28 Jan 2023 W 3–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 75.0 |
| Away | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →