Portsmouth (0) 0 Reading (1) 2 (27th Sept. 1997)
Scorers: Hodges 15, Williams 88.
Reading: Mautone, Bernal, Sandford, Williams, McPherson, Primus, Parkinson, Hodges (Swales 87), Asaba, Houghton, Meaker.
Subs Not Used: Roach, Wdowczyk.
Booked: McPherson, Primus.
Att: 9,593
Ref: M C Bailey (Impington).

Tranmere (5) 6 Reading (0) 0 (20th Sept. 1997)
Scorers: G. Jones 38, Kelly 10, 41, L. Jones 20, Morrissey 4, Thompson.
Reading: Mautone, Booty, Sandford, Robins (Williams 69), McPherson, Primus, Parkinson, Hodges, Asaba, Houghton, Lambert (Swales 78).
Subs Not Used: Roach.
Att: 5,565
Ref: D Laws (Whitley Bay).

Reading (1) 2 Oxford Utd (1) 1 (13th Sept. 1997)
Scorers: Asaba 21, Hodges 61; Jemson 2.
Reading: Mautone, Bernal, Sandford, Robins, McPherson, Primus, Parkinson, Hodges, Asaba (Roach 78), Meaker, Lambert (Swales 77).
Subs Not Used: Smith.
Att: 9,003
Ref: S G Bennett (Redhill).

West Brom (0) 1 Reading (0) 0 (7th Sept. 1997)
Scorer: Hunt 79.
Reading: Mautone, Booty, Sandford, Robins, McPherson, Primus, Parkinson, Hodges, Asaba (Roach 85), Meaker, Lambert.
Subs Not Used: Swales, Holsgrove.
Booked: Parkinson.
Att: 15,966
Ref: P S Danson (Leicester).

Reading (1) 1 QPR (0) 2 (2nd Sept. 1997)
Scorers: Hodges 10; Spencer 71, Swales 72 og.
Reading: Mautone, Booty, Swales, Robins, McPherson, Primus, Bernal, Hodges, Asaba (Roach 76), Meaker, Lambert.
Subs Not Used: Williams, Wdowczyk.
Booked: Hodges, Asaba, Lambert.
Att: 10,203
Ref: M Fletcher (Warley).