Overview
- Reading opened the scoring when Kyreece Lisbie’s low cross found George Earthy, who tapped home his second goal in as many games.
- Early in the second half Lisbie turned scorer after Blackpool keeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell spilled a Jack Marriott effort and Lisbie tucked in the rebound.
- Blackpool reduced the deficit late on when Leighton Clarkson rifled in from a Tom Bloxham cross, giving the visitors a brief lifeline.
- Jacob Brown sealed the result with a close-range strike in the fourth minute of stoppage time, ending any late comeback for Blackpool.
- The win follows Reading’s 5-0 league victory over Mansfield and provides consecutive home results that suggest growing confidence and form at the start of the season.