Shay Spencer made his sole appearance in the 2025/26 League Cup, playing 72 minutes and recording three tackles, a figure that stands well above the baseline of 0.93 tackles per 90 for a forward. Despite not scoring, assisting, or registering any shots, Spencer’s defensive contribution was notable, with a tackles per 90 rate of 3.75 compared to the league average for his position. He also maintained an average match rating of 7.2, reflecting solid performance in the limited time on the pitch. While his offensive numbers - goals, assists, shots, and key passes - remain at zero, his work off the ball demonstrates a commitment to the team’s defensive structure. In this season so far, Shay Spencer’s defensive output highlights his willingness to press and recover possession, setting him apart from typical forwards in the competition.
Shay Spencer has played 72 minutes across 1 appearance in League Cup, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.32 and averaging 7.20 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Marriott | F | 24 | 1770 | 16 | 3 | 39 | 30 | 41% | 17 | 72% | 3 | 23% | 10 | 4 | 3 | 24% | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.01 | 6.1 |
| Lewis Wing | M | 47 | 4100 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 27 | 18% | 62 | 78% | 20 | 56% | 98 | 62 | 33 | 56% | 39 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.42 | 3.3 |
| Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan | F | 44 | 2390 | 10 | 0 | 45 | 25 | 22% | 19 | 63% | 14 | 26% | 21 | 10 | 3 | 39% | 53 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 1.9 |
| Daniel Kyerewaa | M | 36 | 2594 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 13 | 16% | 27 | 79% | 37 | 45% | 27 | 15 | 1 | 44% | 32 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 | 6.8 |
| Kami Doyle | M | 44 | 2843 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 18 | 12% | 52 | 79% | 36 | 51% | 57 | 19 | 2 | 46% | 34 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.82 | 5.3 |
| Paudie O’Connor | D | 36 | 3214 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 23% | 7 | 78% | 2 | 100% | 42 | 67 | 22 | 69% | 48 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.91 | 2.4 |
| Charlie Savage | M | 45 | 3572 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 6% | 54 | 80% | 6 | 60% | 78 | 25 | 6 | 52% | 42 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.86 | 1.0 |
| Jeriel Dorsett | D | 40 | 2943 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 20% | 9 | 75% | 10 | 59% | 54 | 29 | 19 | 62% | 27 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.81 | 4.3 |
| Paddy Lane | F | 36 | 1971 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 8% | 16 | 65% | 7 | 32% | 12 | 13 | 0 | 34% | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.49 | 5.2 |
| Liam Fraser | M | 36 | 1840 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 22% | 11 | 83% | 2 | 67% | 29 | 19 | 7 | 56% | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 9.9 |
| Randell Williams | M | 15 | 987 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 29% | 9 | 64% | 10 | 42% | 10 | 5 | 4 | 44% | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.71 | 5.9 |
| Will Keane | F | 14 | 509 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 40% | 2 | 70% | 2 | 33% | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27% | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.44 | 2.7 |
| Mamadi Camara | M | 13 | 455 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 67% | 4 | 73% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 5 | 0 | 42% | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | 5.0 |
| Andre Garcia | D | 12 | 379 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 50% | 1 | 78% | 6 | 46% | 9 | 2 | 1 | 44% | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.64 | 3.1 |
| Matt Ritchie | M | 28 | 898 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14% | 14 | 77% | 7 | 54% | 10 | 8 | 0 | 42% | 13 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | 2.7 |
| Haydon Roberts | D | 14 | 769 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33% | 7 | 63% | 1 | 12% | 6 | 11 | 1 | 46% | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | 5.3 |
| Joel Pereira | G | 43 | 3870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 63% | 4 | 100% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 92% | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 6.91 | 6.0 |
| Finley Burns | D | 33 | 2080 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 80% | 3 | 50% | 51 | 54 | 16 | 65% | 21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | 7.2 |
| Derrick Williams | D | 24 | 2038 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0% | 6 | 81% | 1 | 50% | 31 | 21 | 21 | 69% | 11 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.02 | 5.0 |
| Ryan Nyambe | D | 19 | 1405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 78% | 9 | 35% | 23 | 14 | 3 | 43% | 23 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 | 5.1 |
| Kelvin Abrefa | D | 24 | 1303 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0% | 8 | 72% | 12 | 46% | 38 | 13 | 3 | 57% | 15 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.56 | 3.6 |
| Andy Yiadom | D | 29 | 1118 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0% | 4 | 75% | 8 | 38% | 34 | 15 | 6 | 49% | 22 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 | 4.8 |
| Matty Jacob | D | 15 | 1064 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 7 | 75% | 4 | 44% | 15 | 16 | 5 | 57% | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.69 | 3.7 |
| Ashqar Ahmed | D | 11 | 666 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 70% | 9 | 56% | 20 | 7 | 5 | 51% | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 4.4 |
| Mark O'Mahony | F | 19 | 649 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0% | 4 | 59% | 0 | 0% | 7 | 1 | 3 | 28% | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.28 | 2.1 |
| Benn Ward | D | 8 | 633 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 75% | 1 | 20% | 13 | 27 | 8 | 60% | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.78 | 4.2 |
| Ben Elliott | M | 11 | 599 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0% | 8 | 77% | 10 | 62% | 14 | 0 | 0 | 36% | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 4.1 |
| Jack Stevens | G | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 51% | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6.85 | 5.1 |
| Michael Stickland | D | 7 | 524 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 82% | 0 | – | 5 | 6 | 10 | 54% | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 | 5.8 |
| Kadan Young | F | 7 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 67% | 1 | 17% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36% | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.47 | 4.3 |
| John Ryan | D | 3 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 70% | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 62% | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 | – |
| Tivonge Rushesha | M | 3 | 167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 80% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30% | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 | – |
| Sean Patton | F | 6 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 71% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13% | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | 5.4 |
| Andy Rinomhota | M | 3 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 81% | 1 | 100% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 62% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Shay Spencer | F | 1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 71% | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| Jeremiah Okine-Peters | F | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 83% | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| Emmanuel Osho | D | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 100% | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Luke Howard | D | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 50% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | – |
| Basil Tuma | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 100% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Reading | League Cup | 1 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 71% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug | a Portsmouth | W | 72 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |