

| Venue: Vale Park |
Port Vale | ||
| G | 1 | Connor Ripley |
| D | 3 | Daniel Jones |
| D | 6 | Nathan Smith |
| D | 4 | Thomas Sang |
| D | 17 | Alex Iacovitti |
| M | 14 | Funso-King Ojo |
| M | 15 | Conor Grant |
| M | 8 | Ben Garrity |
| M | 10 | Ethan Chislett |
| M | 18 | Ollie Arblaster |
| A | 44 | Joshua Thomas |
Reading | ||
| G | 1 | David Button |
| M | 23 | Sam Hutchinson |
| D | 17 | Andy Yiadom |
| D | 5 | Thomas Mcintyre |
| D | 3 | Thomas Holmes |
| D | 18 | Nesta Guinness-Walker |
| M | 11 | Femi Azeez |
| M | 8 | Charlie Savage |
| A | 9 | Andy Carroll |
| A | 7 | Harvey Knibbs |
| A | 15 | Kelvin Ehibhaimha |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Bolton WanderersBolton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Cambridge UnitedCambridge | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Peterborough UnitedPeterborough | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Exeter CityExeter | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Derby CountyDerby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Lincoln CityLincoln | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Charlton AthleticCharlton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Oxford UnitedOxford Utd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Carlisle UnitedCarlisle | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 17 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 18 | Northampton TownNorthampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| 23 | Wycombe WanderersWycombe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
| 24 | Wigan AthleticWigan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
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