League Cup · 18 November 1997
Leeds 2 – 3 Reading
- 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
- 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
- GK Nigel Martyn
- DF David Robertson
- DF David Wetherall (c)
- DF / MF Alf-Inge Haaland
- DF / MF Alan Maybury
- DF / MF Lucas Radebe
- MF Lee Bowyer
- MF David Hopkin
- MF Bruno Ribeiro
- FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
- FW Rodney Wallace
Substitutes
- DF Robert Molenaar ↑ 75'
- FW Derek Lilley ↑ 75'
The record
Leeds v Reading
30
Played
13
Won
9
Drawn
8
Lost
First met 1927 · 39 scored, 28 conceded