Reading (3) 4 Huddersfield (1) 1 (28th Jan, 1997)
Scorers: Hunter 30, Lovell 82, McPherson 15, Morley 13; Payton 9.
Reading: Bibbo, Booty, Bodin, Bernal (Caskey 89), Hunter, McPherson, Gilkes, Gooding, Morley, Lovell, Lambert (Williams 82).
Subs Not Used: Quinn.
Booked: Gooding.
Att: 5,710

Birmingham (1) 4 Reading (0) 1 (18th Jan, 1997)
Scorers: Devlin 56 pen, 75, Furlong 33, Gilkes 89 og; Holsgrove 51.
Reading: Mikhailov, Booty, Gilkes, Caskey, Holsgrove, McPherson (Hunter 71), Bernal, Williams (Lovell 79), Morley, Lambert (Quinn 71), Gooding.
Att: 15,363

Reading (1) 2 Charlton (0) 2 (11th Jan, 1997)
Scorers: Lambert 74, Williams 26; Lisbie 68, Whyte 81.
Reading: Mikhailov, Booty, Gilkes, Caskey, Holsgrove, McPherson, Bernal, Williams, Morley, Lambert, Gooding.
Subs Not Used: Quinn, Lovell, Glasgow.
Att: 7,614


Oxford Utd (1) 2 Reading (0) 1 (28th Dec, 1996)
Scorers:Beauchamp 7, Murphy 81; Morley 89.
Reading: Wright, Booty, Bodin, Caskey, Holsgrove (Gilkes 55), McPherson, Bernal, Williams, Morley, Nogan (Quinn 77), Gooding.
Subs Not Used: Bass.
Booked: Holsgrove, McPherson.
Att: 9,223


Reading (1) 2 West Bromwich Albion (2) 2 (26th Dec, 1996)
Scorers: Nogan 8, Quinn 73; Groves 39, Peschisolido 3.
Reading: Wright, Bernal, Bodin (Quinn 70), Caskey, Hunter, McPhersokn, Gilkes, Williams, Morley, Nogan, Gooding.
Subs Not Used: Booty, Bass.
Sent Off: Bernal (77)
Att: 15,699

Bradford City 0 Reading 0 (17th Dec, 1996)
Reading: Wright, Swales, Bodin (Lambert 78), Bernal, Hunter, McPherson, Gilkes, Williams, Morley, Lovell, Gooding.
Subs Not Used: Nogan, Bass.
Att:10,077

Reading (0) 0 Portsmouth (0) 0 (21st Dec, 1996)
Reading: Wright, Williams, Bodin, Bernal, Hunter, McPherson, Gilkes, Lambert (Bass 46), Morley, Lovell (Nogan 34), Gooding.
Subs Not Used: Booty.
Sent Off: Hunter (79).
Att: 8,520