League Cup · 18 November 1997
Leeds 2 – 3 Reading
The match · Details
- Attendance
- 15,069
- Competition
- League Cup
- Venue
- Home
- Manager
- George Graham
- Captain
- David Wetherall
Lost 2–3 v Reading
David Wetherall 16' · Lee Bowyer 54'
Reading
3 goals
Minute by minute
How it unfolded
Goal
Substitution
- 16' Goal — David Wetherall, assisted by Lee Bowyer
- 54' Goal — Lee Bowyer, assisted by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
- 75' Substitution — Robert Molenaar on for Alf-Inge Haaland, 75'
- 75' Substitution — Derek Lilley on for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, 75'
The team sheet
Line-up
Starting XI
11- GK Nigel Martyn
- DF / MF Alf-Inge Haaland↓ 75' Robert Molenaar
- DF / MF Alan Maybury
- DF / MF Lucas Radebe
- MF David Hopkin
- ↓ 75' Derek Lilley
Substitutes
2- ↑ 75' for Alf-Inge Haaland
- FW Derek Lilley↑ 75' for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
The record
Reading profile →
Leeds v Reading
30
Played
13
Won
9
Drawn
8
Lost
First met 1927 · 39 scored, 28 conceded
Last five meetings
| Date | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 2020 Championship | H | 1–0 | Won 1–0 v Reading |
| 26 Nov 2019 Championship | A | 1–0 | Won 1–0 v Reading |
| 12 Mar 2019 Championship | A | 3–0 | Won 3–0 v Reading |
| 27 Nov 2018 Championship | H | 1–0 | Won 1–0 v Reading |
| 10 Mar 2018 Championship | A | 2–2 | Drew 2–2 v Reading |