Timbe gets play time as Reading falls to Chelsea in friendly
Harambee Stars winger Ayub Timbe featured for his side Reading FC featured for the side as they lost by a solitary goal to English Premier League (EPL) side in a friendly match on Wednesday at the Cobham Training Ground.
Chelsea’s winning goal was scored by Spanish forward Pedro.
Both sides are preparing for the resumption of their respective leagues in a week’s time.
The Blues beat Reading in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Cobham this afternoon… ?
— Chelsea FC (at ?) (@ChelseaFC) June 10, 2020
Chelsea resume their EPL campaign against Aston Villa on Sunday 21 June while Reading have a date with Stoke City on Saturday 20 June in the Championship.
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return to Cobham as the Royals squad get a valuable run-out against Premier League opposition.Take in some of the snaps from today's game ?https://t.co/qoNIH1UpiH pic.twitter.com/eC43M1HNSB
— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) June 10, 2020
Timbe is on a season-long loan deal at Reading from Chinese side Beijing Renhe and word has it that the deal will be made permanent at the end of the season.