Reading 3-4 Chelsea: 20-year-old Mount nets twice, Barkley & Kenedy hit stunners

Mason Mount continued to press his claim for a starting role for Chelsea this season as he scored twice in a 4-3 friendly win at Reading.

Match Report

The visitors fell behind to Josh Barrett’s improvised lob but Ross Barkley and Kenedy turned the score around by the break.

New Royals signing Michael Morrison volleyed in a corner but Mount’s interventions restored the advantage, only for Sam Baldock to strike with 20 minutes left.

Mason Mount came on as a half-time substitute and scored twice for Chelsea in win at Reading

Match Events

13' GOAL! Reading 1-0 Chelsea (Barrett)

Young winger Josh Barrett produced a stunning lob to open the scoring for the hosts

22' GOAL! Reading 1-1 Chelsea (Barkley)

Ross Barkley converted a stunning free-kick from 25 yards to equalise for Chelsea

42' GOAL! Reading 1-2 Chelsea (Kenedy)

The visitors then went ahead through winger Kenedy’s low finish into the far corner

49' GOAL! Reading 2-2 Chelsea (Morrison)

New signing Michael Morrison tapped home a corner to level on 49 minutes. 

57' GOAL! Reading 2-3 Chelsea (Mount)

Mount slammed in Chelsea’s third from inside the box after a break from Tammy Abraham

60' GOAL! Reading 2-4 Chelsea (Mount)

Mount tapped in after Michy Batshuayi had set him up following an error from Royals keeper Sam Walker.

71' GOAL! Reading 3-4 Chelsea (Baldock)

The lead was cut when Sam Baldock raced onto Michael Olise’s through-ball. 

Line-ups

Reading XI: Virginia, Moore, Barrow, Rinomhota, Swift, Loader, McIntyre, Yiadom, Meite, Blackett, Barrett

Subs: Walker, Howe, Morrison, Miazga, Richards, Adam, East, Olise, Holsgrove, Baldock, Novakovich, Watson

Chelsea XI: Caballero, Zappacosta, Christensen, Tomori, Alonso, Drinkwater, Bakayoko, Pulisic, Barkley, Kenedy, Giroud

Subs: Kepa, Cumming, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Luiz, Emerson, Jorginho, Kovacic, Mount, Pedro, Abraham, Batshuayi