Reading 4-2 Wolverhampton - October 14, 1997 / League Cup 1997/1998
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44'
Steve Bull57'
Steve Bull
REA
33' - Own goal
Ady Williams33
34' - Goal
Phil Parkinson34
44' - Goal
Steve Bull
REA
46' - Goal
Michael Meaker46
54' - Goal
Keith McPherson54
54' - Substitution
Darren Fergusonis substituted by Robbie Keane
57' - Goal
Steve Bull
64' - Substitution
Jesús García Sanjuánis substituted by Dominic Foley
71' - Substitution
Carl Asabais substituted by Neville Roach71
79' - Substitution
Jamie Lambertis substituted by Darren Caskey79
83' - Substitution
Ray Houghtonis substituted by Dariusz Wdowczyk83
WOL
WOL
Team line-ups
Reading
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Steve Mautone | 27 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Swales | 23 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Keith McPherson | 54 | 34 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Linvoy Primus | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Andrew Bernal | 31 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Houghton | 83 | 35 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Phil Parkinson | 34 | 29 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Michael Meaker | 46 | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Carl Asaba | 71 | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jamie Lambert | 79 | 24 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Martin Williams | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
10
Wolverhampton
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Mike Stowell | 32 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ady Williams | 33 | 26 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Keith Curle | 33 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lee Naylor | 17 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mark Atkins | 29 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jamie Smith | 23 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Darren Ferguson | 54 | 25 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jesús García Sanjuán | 64 | 26 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Carl Robinson | 21 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Steve Bull | 4457 | 32 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Mixu Paatelainen | 30 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
23
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Dariusz Wdowczyk | 83 | 35 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Darren Caskey | 79 | 23 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Neville Roach | 71 | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Chris Westwood | 20 | |||||
F |
Dominic Foley | 64 | 21 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Robbie Keane | 54 | 17 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Lee Naylor
IN
Dariusz Kubicki
OUT
Mark Atkins
IN
Robbie Keane
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
41
16
Success rate in this team:
38 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Bullivant vs Wolverhampton
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Bullivant vs McGhee
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
40
97
Success rate in this team:
40 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
McGhee vs Reading
0 victory
2 draws
4 losses
McGhee vs Bullivant
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Clive Wilkes
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Reading2 matches | General total | Wolverhampton5 matches | 2 victories |
1 draw |
2 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Reading1 match | Season total | Wolverhampton1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on March 18, 2003 | Latest figure on April 21, 2003 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures

The last time Reading has scored at least 4 goals at home in League Cup, It was on the 03/09/1986 (vs )

The last time Wolverhampton has conceded at least 4 goals in League Cup, It was on the 30/10/1991 (vs )

No Reading manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Jimmy Quinn has done less than 36% of wins .
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LReading 0-3 Bradford30/08/1997 | LReading 1-2 Queens Park Rangers02/09/1997 | VReading 2-1 Oxford United13/09/1997 | DReading 0-0 Peterborough United16/09/1997 | VReading 4-0 Sunderland04/10/1997 | DReading 3-3 Crewe Alexandra11/10/1997 |
| Overall | LReading 0-3 Bradford30/08/1997 | LReading 1-2 Queens Park Rangers02/09/1997 | VReading 2-1 Oxford United13/09/1997 | DReading 0-0 Peterborough United16/09/1997 | VReading 4-0 Sunderland04/10/1997 | DReading 3-3 Crewe Alexandra11/10/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 5 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 6 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
5 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1.25 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.25 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
|
0.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-0 |
Bookings
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Neville Roach | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Darren Ferguson | ![]() |
![]() | Neville Roach | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| - | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Darren Ferguson | ![]() |
||
![]() | Neville Roach | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Don Goodman | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
24 gf
12 ga
Away
10 gf
16 ga
Total
34 gf
28 ga
Historical head to head
Home
16 gf
10 ga
Away
12 gf
24 ga
Total
28 gf
34 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
April 30, 1996 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
April 30, 1996 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 2 - 0 |
January 14, 1989 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
January 14, 1989 |
Latest head to head
April 12, 1997 - First Division 1996/1997
October 05, 1996 - First Division 1996/1997
April 30, 1996 - First Division 1995/1996
March 09, 1996 - First Division 1995/1996
December 18, 1994 - First Division 1994/1995
They played in both sides
16 matches
1 match
11 matches
9 matches
3 matches
1 match
1 match
2 matches
1 match
2 matches
1 match
1 match
They played in both sides
11 matches
9 matches
1 match
2 matches
1 match
2 matches
16 matches
1 match
3 matches
1 match
1 match
1 match
Competition info
The other matches
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