Royals Get Brighton In League Cup

24 August 2016
By Hob Nob Anyone?

Reading have been drawn away at Brighton and Hove Albion in the third round of the League Cup. The game follows last weekend's 2-2 home draw in the Championship against Brighton.

The Royals made it to the third round after victories over Plymouth Argyle in round one and last night's penalty shootout victory over MK Dons - both at the Madejski Stadium.

Brighton have scored four goals in both of their League Cup fixtures so far this season. They started with a 4-0 home win over Colchester before reaching round three with a 4-2 away victory at Oxford United last night.

Reading have been drawn away at Brighton and Hove Albion in the third round of the League Cup. The game follows last weekend's 2-2 home draw in the Championship against Brighton.
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The Royals made it to the third round after victories over Plymouth Argyle in round one and last night's penalty shootout victory over MK Dons - both at the Madejski Stadium.
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Brighton have scored four goals in both of their League Cup fixtures so far this season. They started with a 4-0 home win over Colchester before reaching round three with a 4-2 away victory at Oxford United last night.
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<li><a href="http://www.royals.org/matchreport/090816/Reading_2_Plymouth_0">League Cup Round 1: Reading 2 Plymouth 0</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.royals.org/matchreport/230816/Reading_2_MK_Dons_2">League Cup Round 2: Reading 2 MK Dons 2 (Reading win 4-3 on penalties)</a></li>
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Discussion On This Story:

  royalp-we

» 24 Aug 2016 21:40

Can't see a thread already; so who do we want?
Personally I'd like Man Utd as would draw a decent crowd and would be fitting for Stam.
Draw is in around 30-45mins time.
Ball 22

  Crowbar6753

» 24 Aug 2016 21:49

One of the big teams at home would guaranty TV coverage...West Ham at there new stadium would be fun as well. If not away to Northampton or Gillingham for a bit of nostalgia. :D

  tidus_mi2

» 24 Aug 2016 21:51

Let's get Accrington after they knock Burnley out on penalties, then we can play Fosu and they can give him a polite round of applause.
Stuff dreams are made of.

  Crowbar6753

» 24 Aug 2016 22:00

Yeah Accrington in front of 1800 fans on a chilly evening would be great :D

  Crowbar6753

» 24 Aug 2016 22:02

Would be like that home game with Preston all those years ago on a cold and rainy Saturday afternoon when only 1850 bothered to turn up. Those were the days lol :lol:

It may have been 1500, cannot remember, need one of our statto's to correct me.

  royalp-we

» 24 Aug 2016 22:17



Accrington have just scored in the 120th minute :D

  Sutekh

» 24 Aug 2016 22:29

And the winner is
Brighton away

  tidus_mi2

» 24 Aug 2016 22:29

oxf*rd Brighton.

  exileinleeds

» 24 Aug 2016 22:30

Away to a really really MASSIVE club....

  Crowbar6753

» 24 Aug 2016 22:30

Could not have been a worse draw, bolloxs.... :evil:

  bloody Volvo driver

» 24 Aug 2016 22:34

Just so dull.

  Oilroyal

» 24 Aug 2016 22:36

Still every cloud. At least they'll be pissed off with this draw too

  tidus_mi2

» 24 Aug 2016 22:39

Didn't take them 1 page after the draw was announced to call us tinpot.

  Armadillo Roadkill

» 24 Aug 2016 22:48

The opportunity of disappointing a bunch of Brighton fans is worth every bit of this being one of the greatest non-events that could befall our club.
Brighton away. Almost anything would be better than Brighton away. But at least they'll hate it, and that alone makes me happy.

  Armadillo Roadkill

» 24 Aug 2016 22:50

Still, at leat they'll have 70,00 passionate and knowledgeable fans of such a massive and historic club filling the seaside ernomodome.

  leon

» 24 Aug 2016 22:53



And not bumming each other, obviously.

  Jagermesiter1871

» 24 Aug 2016 23:01

A nice payday away draw with us getting 50% of the 90,000 strong home crowds fees. The Thai's will be happy.

  Scutterbucketz

» 24 Aug 2016 23:12

The Tinpot Derby!!! Hurrah!
If we win they are more tinpot than us. And if we lose we are more tinpot than them. Unless winning in a big plastic stadium really is the sign that a team has become tinpot??? I've never been entirely what sure it means, but bring it on!

  Lower West

» 24 Aug 2016 23:25

A winnable game. :D
Our second team will be stronger than their's.

  royalp-we

» 24 Aug 2016 23:37

I imagine Stam will risk even less first team players this time round tbh; really tough run of games following this fixture.

  genome

» 25 Aug 2016 00:03

Presumably they have a 10 page thread about how indifferent they are about tinpot Reading already.

  CountryRoyal

» 25 Aug 2016 00:07

YES!!!
Surely we can take at least 4,000 to this? So nice to finally get a big team in the cup. This is footballing Mecca lads!

  K.URZ13

» 25 Aug 2016 07:21

Worried about this. World class footballing side and a very imposing stadium. Really hope their ultras don't turn up. :|

  bobby1413

» 25 Aug 2016 07:51

So this will most likely be on the evening of Tuesday 20th September.
It would be a brilliant evening out if we won the game :P Would prefer to get the train but may be awkward with it being a weekday

  George_

» 25 Aug 2016 08:13

Probably go to this purely because tickets will be about £10, but in the league they'll charge £30.

  JIM

» 25 Aug 2016 08:36

Please someone go to NEWS NOW READING and reply to the useless remarks on worse draw fo brighton, THANKS

  Anonymous

» 25 Aug 2016 08:50

So what we have here is.
Reading fans have delusions of grandeur. Brighton traditionally have always been a bigger club than Reading. There's not a massive gulf in the size of the clubs these days. You're as bad as each other. Get over it and move on.

  sandman

» 25 Aug 2016 08:57



I would but I'm paralysed with not really caring very much.

  John Smith

» 25 Aug 2016 09:23


My sentiments exactly - I make that £20 to spend on beer unless my maths has severely deteriorated since school?! All aboard the booze bus honk honk!!

  tidus_mi2

» 25 Aug 2016 09:25


Wonder who is going to bite first.
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