League Cup · Round of 32: Brentford beat Reading 2-1. The match was played on Tuesday, 15 September 2026 at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading); refereed by T. Nield.
Callum Wilson 3' (Brentford) · Fabio Carvalho 45+1' (Brentford) · Paudie O’Connor 72' (Reading)
After a 0-2 first half, the game finished 1-2.
Reading held 45% of possession against 55%, attempting 17 shots to Brentford's 24.
Shots on target read 3-8 and corners 5-7.
Substitutes: Boyd Beacroft, J. Dorsett, J. Brown, George Earthy, U. Godwin-Malife, P. Lane, Kyreece Lisbie, J. Stevens, L. Wing
Coach: L. Richardson
Substitutes: Y. Yarmolyuk, J. Anthony, B. Fredrick, A. Hickey, V. Janelt, C. Kelleher, K. Schade, Jannik Schuster, Thiago
Coach: Keith Andrews
C. Wilson (Brentford) — named player of the match with a 8.2 rating.