Reading (0) 2 Birmingham (0) 0 (31st Jan. 1998)
Scorers: Hodges 74, Asaba 83.
Reading: Hammond, Booty, Swales, Bernal, Davies, Parkinson, Bowen, Houghton, Morley (Lovell 86), Asaba, Williams (Hodges 64).
Sub Not Used: Thorp.
Att: 10,315
Ref: P Rejer (Tipton).

Bradford (2) 4 Reading (1) 1 (27th Jan. 1998)
Scorers: Lawrence 24, Edinho 32, Blake 62, Edinho 68; Asaba 2.
Reading: Hammond, Booty, Swales, Bernal, Bodin (Thorp 75), Parkinson, Bowen, Hodges, Morley, Asaba, Lambert (Houghton 58).
Subs Not Used: Lovell.
Booked: Swales, Bowen.
Att: 13,021
Ref: G Laws (Whitley Bay).

Swindon (0) 0 Reading (2) 2 (17th Jan. 1998)
Scorers: Lovell 9, Lambert 14.
Reading: Hammond, Booty, Swales, Bernal, Davies, Parkinson, Bowen, Hodges (Houghton 86), Morley, Lovell (Meaker 88), Lambert.
Subs Not Used: Thorp.
Booked: Booty, Swales.
Att: 9,500
Ref: E Lomas (Manchester).

Reading (1) 1 Bury (0) 1 (10th Jan. 1998)
Scorers: Lucketti 29 og; Gray Jr 87.
Reading: Hammond, Booty, Swales, Caskey, Bernal, Davies, Lambert, Hodges, Asaba, Morley, Bowen.
Subs Not Used: Thorp, Meaker, Lovell.
Att: 7,499
Ref: M E Pierce (Portsmouth).