Reading v Brentford, 15 September 2026
| Score | 2-1 to Brentford |
| Referee | Tom Nield |
| Competition | League Cup 3rd round |
| Venue | Select Car Leasing Stadium |
| Attendance | 13,489 |
View Reading v Brentford head to head
Kick-off: 8.00pm
2 Brentford
Manager: Keith Andrews
Goals:
| Callum Wilson | 1 |
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| Fábio Carvalho | 45+1 |
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Starting lineup:
Ellery Balcombe
Goalkeeper
El Hadji Malick Diouf
Defender
Rico Henry
Defender
Michael Kayode
Defender
Kristoffer Ajer
Defender/Midfielder
Keane Lewis-Potter
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder
Mamadou Sangaré
Midfielder
Mikkel Damsgaard
Midfielder/Forward
Dango Ouattara
Midfielder/Forward
Callum Wilson
Forward
Substitutions:
| Yegor Yarmolyuk for Mamadou Sangaré | 46 |
| Jannik Schuster for El Hadji Malick Diouf | 61 |
| Jaidon Anthony for Dango Ouattara | 77 |
| Aaron Hickey for Fábio Carvalho | 77 |
| Igor Thiago for Callum Wilson | 77 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender
Benjamin Fredrick
Defender
Aaron Hickey
Defender
Jannik Schuster
Midfielder
Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder
Yegor Yarmolyuk
Midfielder/Forward
Jaidon Anthony
Midfielder/Forward
Kevin Schade
Forward
Igor Thiago