Reading 0 Portsmouth 2

Both Reading and Liverpool made wholesale changes for their Carling Cup, third-round clash at the Madejski Stadium.

Bolton manager Sammy Lee is hoping to see his first victory in charge of the club today.

Reading 1 Everton 0

Ulises De La Cruz has agreed a one-year contract to stay at Reading next season.

Reading have offered new contracts to Ulises De La Cruz and Simon Cox.

Blackburn 3 Reading 3

Reading 0 Watford 2

Charlton 0 Reading 0

Reading manager Steve Coppell admits international weeks leave him not only feeling uncomfortable but also jealous.

Reading will be without skipper Graeme Murty for Sunday’s trip to Tottenham after the right-back reported back from Scotland duty with a calf injury.

Reading defender Graeme Murty is a doubt for tomorrow’s visit of Portsmouth in the Barclays Premiership because of a toe injury.

Reading 3 Sheffield United 1

Reading 3 Sheffield Utd 1

Everton 1 Reading 1

Reading striker Kevin Doyle has warned any interested clubs he is not yet ready to leave the Madejski Stadium.

Reading will give a late fitness test to skipper Graeme Murty ahead of Sunday’s trip to Everton.

READING manager Steve Coppell has admitted he is unlikely to use so many fringe players in the next round after his much-changed side was almost taken to an FA Cup replay by Burnley on Tuesday night.

Reading striker Kevin Doyle has reassured Reading fans he has no intention of moving to another club.

Reading 0 Arsenal 4

Arsenal will aim to erase the memory of a midweek Champions League defeat at CSKA Moscow with their fifth Premiership victory on the bounce today.

Reading winger Bobby Convey faces a fitness test on a knee injury ahead of the visit of Arsenal on Sunday.

Reading heaped the pressure on former manager Alan Pardew after inflicting a fifth straight defeat on struggling West Ham at Upton Park.

Germany 3 Ecuador 0

Germany striker Miroslav Klose has dismissed reports about a potential rift between him and attacking partner Lukas Podolski following the future Bayern Munich star’s dip in form.

Ecuador 3 Costa Rica 0

Poland 0 Ecuador 2

Poland 0 Ecuador 1

Aston Villa 1 Portsmouth 0

David O’Leary has urged Aston Villa’s fans not to verbally abuse defender Jlloyd Samuel, who could make a rare appearance in today’s FA Cup clash against Port Vale.

ASTON VILLA manager David O’Leary insists unhappy defender Ulises De la Cruz is not being priced out of a move away from the midlands club.

David O’Leary has admitted Aston Villa cannot afford to make Eirik Bakke’s move from Leeds into a permanent deal during the January transfer window.

Aston Villa’s on-loan Leeds midfielder Eirik Bakke has told David O’Leary he wants to remain with the midlands club for the remainder of the season.

Bolton have eased their goalkeeping worries with the capture of Oman international Ali Al-Habsi from top Norwegian club SFK Lyn.

Aston Villa left-back Wilfred Bouma has been ruled out of tomorrow’s clash with Arsenal at Villa Park.

Aston Villa left-back Wilfred Bouma is a major doubt for tomorrow’s clash with Arsenal at Villa Park.

Aston Villa full-back Ulises De la Cruz wants to leave the club after finding his first-team opportunities limited at Villa Park.

Aaron Hughes is confident he can fill the gaping hole left by injured skipper Olof Mellberg if moved into central defence by Aston Villa manager David O’Leary.

Steve McClaren must wish Middlesbrough could play Aston Villa after every European tie as George Boateng had the last laugh over the Holte End boo boys with a second-half winner.

Aston Villa’s new signing Milan Baros will make his debut in the home match with Blackburn.

With both Aston Villa and Manchester City still harbouring hopes of taking seventh place in the Barclays Premier League and with it a UEFA Cup spot for next season, this game was far from a meaningless, end-of-season affair.

Aston Villa 0 Charlton Athletic 0

Ecuador international Ulises de la Cruz will return as part of a reshuffled Villa defence for the trip to St Mary’s.

Alan Shearer, who signed a new new one-year contract yesterday, led his Newcastle side into their Barclays Premiership clash with Aston Villa.