BBC · Sep 1, 2023
Dom Ballard: Southampton loan striker to Reading
Dom Ballard came off the bench for Saints in their 4-4 draw with Liverpool on the final day of last seasonReading have signed Southampton striker Dom Ballard on a season-long loan.
The 18-year-old was handed his Premier League debut in May by Royals boss Ruben Selles, who was then at St Mary's.
The England under-19 international took only 13 minutes to score on his senior debut for Saints against Cambridge in the EFL Cup last season.
He began this season with back-to-back hat-tricks against Newcastle and Aston Villa Under-21s in Premier League 2.