| Competition | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| Avon Insurance Combination League | Wednesday, 26th March (2pm) | Northampton Town | Home | Lost 3-5 |
Match facts:
Reading goals: Alex Smith (10
minutes), Martin Butler (32 minutes), Martin Butler (66 minutes)
Assists: Alex Smith (2), Jamie Cureton
Opposition goals: After 3, 20, 39, 63 and 82 minutes
Half-time: Reading 2 Northampton Town 3
Gamebreaker: Northampton's fifth goal, following a dubious
penalty decision
Attendance: About 140, including Alan Pardew, Kevin
Dillon, Nicky Hammond, Brendan Rodgers and most of the Reading
first team squad
Referee: S Tanner
Linesmen: W Bull, S Phipps
Weather: Sunny, fairly warm
Reading line-up: 1 Phil
Whitehead; 2 Simieon Howell, 5 Ahmet Rifat, 6 Gary Middleton, 3
Alex Smith; 7 Sammy Igoe, 4 Kevin Watson (12 Nathan Bailey, 50
minutes), 8 Steve Sidwell (14 Darren Campbell, 50 minutes); 9
Martin Butler, 10 Jamie Cureton, 11 Darius Henderson (15 Louie
Soares, 50 minutes)
Subs not used: None
Very approximate starting formation:
| Whitehead | |||
| Howell | Rifat | Middleton | Smith |
| Igoe | Watson | Sidwell |
| Butler | Cureton | Henderson |
Reading yellow cards: Steve
Sidwell (foul, 40 minutes)
Reading red cards: None
Match report:
None.
Match notes:
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Match preview:
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Ticket information:
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