| Competition | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| Avon Insurance Combination League | Wednesday, 13th November (3pm) | Brentford | Home | Lost 1-2 |
Match facts:
Reading goal: Martin Butler (36
minutes)
Assist: Joe Gamble
Opposition goals: After 15 and 88 minutes
Half-time: Reading 1 Brentford 1
Gamebreaker: Final whistle
Attendance: About 270
Referee: R East
Linesmen: J Farries, T Ingram
Weather: Showers, cold
Reading line-up: 1 Jamie
Ashdown; 2 Ahmet Rifat (14 Steve Laidler, 83 minutes), 6 John
Mackie, 5 Adrian Whitbread (12 Adam Theo, half-time), 3 Alex
Smith; 7 Darren Campbell, 4 Joe Gamble, 8 Sammy Igoe, 11 Nathan
Tyson; 9 Martin Butler (15 Andre Fashanu, 62 minutes), 10 Jamie
Cureton
Subs not used: None
Reading yellow cards: Sammy Igoe (foul,
49 minutes), Alex Smith, (foul, 95 minutes, in second-half injury-time)
Reading red cards: None
Match report:
To follow.
Match notes:
Adrian Whitbread made his return from injury in this game. Darren Campbell made his first ever start in the reserve team.
Match preview:
Reading have announced the following team:
Jamie Ashdown, Ahmet Rifat, Alex Smith, Adrian Whitbread, John
Mackie, Phil Parkinson, Joe Gamble, Sammy Igoe, Nathan Tyson,
Martin Butler, Jamie Cureton
Subs: Steve Laidler, Darren Campbell, Andre Boucaud, Andre
Fashanu
Our Avon Insurance Combination league game with Brentford was originally meant to be away from home, but for whatever reason Brentford agreed to switch venue as well as date. Obviously the main interest from the Reading line-up is that Adrian Whitbread is back for his run-out after suffering from injury. Hist last game for the first team was over a year ago, although he did take part in some of the pre-season friendlies.
Brentford had recently been looking to play Banbury United's French forward Norman Sylla in a trial game, so we might get to see him.
Ticket information:
Standard for home reserve games - season ticket
holders and Young Royals can get in free, whilst other prices are:
Adults - £4
Concessions - £2
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