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Reading 4-2 Wolverhampton - October 14, 1997 / League Cup 1997/1998

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League Cup 1997/1998 - 1/16 de finale

Madejski Stadium - Reading - England

October 14, 1997

4 - 2

Wolverhampton

(o.g) Ady Williams

33'

Phil Parkinson

34'

Michael Meaker

46'

Keith McPherson

54'

44'

Steve Bull

57'

Steve Bull

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33' - Own goal Ady Williams33

34' - Goal Phil Parkinson34

44' - Goal Steve Bull

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46' - Goal Michael Meaker46

54' - Goal Keith McPherson54

54' - Substitution Darren Fergusonis substituted by Robbie Keane

57' - Goal Steve Bull

64' - Substitution Jesús García Sanjuánis substituted by Dominic Foley

71' - Substitution Carl Asabais substituted by Neville Roach71

79' - Substitution Jamie Lambertis substituted by Darren Caskey79

83' - Substitution Ray Houghtonis substituted by Dariusz Wdowczyk83

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Reading

4 - 2

Wolverhampton

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Team line-ups

Reading

Mautone

Steve Mautone

Australia

B.date10/08/1970

Age27 years

positionGoalkeeper

Swales

Steve Swales

England

B.date26/12/1973

Age23 years

H1m73

positionDefender

McPherson54

Keith McPherson

England

B.date11/09/1963

Age34 years

positionCentral defender

Primus

Linvoy Primus

England

B.date14/09/1973

Age24 years

H1m83

positionRight central defender

Bernal

Andrew Bernal

Australia

B.date16/05/1966

Age31 years

positionDefender

Houghton83

Ray Houghton

Republic of Ireland

B.date09/01/1962

Age35 years

H1m70

positionCentre Midfield

Parkinson34

Phil Parkinson

England

B.date01/12/1967

Age29 years

H1m83

positionCentre Midfield

Meaker46

Michael Meaker

Wales

B.date18/08/1971

Age26 years

positionRight Midfielder

Lambert79

Jamie Lambert

England

B.date14/09/1973

Age24 years

H1m70

positionForward

Asaba71

Carl Asaba

England

B.date28/01/1973

Age24 years

H1m88

positionStriker

Williams

Martin Williams

England

B.date12/07/1973

Age24 years

H1m75

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Steve Mautone		27	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Steve Swales		23	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Keith McPherson	54	34	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Linvoy Primus		24	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Andrew Bernal		31	13	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Ray Houghton	83	35	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Phil Parkinson	34	29	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Michael Meaker	46	26	4	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Jamie Lambert	79	24	13	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Carl Asaba	71	24	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Martin Williams		24	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.4 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Wolverhampton

Stowell

Mike Stowell

England

B.date19/04/1965

Age32 years

H1m88

positionGoalkeeper

Williams33

Ady Williams

Wales

B.date16/08/1971

Age26 years

H1m88

positionCentral defender

Curle

Keith Curle

England

B.date14/11/1963

Age33 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

Smith

Jamie Smith

England

B.date17/09/1974

Age23 years

positionRight full-back

Naylor

Lee Naylor

England

B.date19/03/1980

Age17 years

H1m78

positionLeft full-back

Atkins

Mark Atkins

England

B.date14/08/1968

Age29 years

H1m86

positionRight full-back

Ferguson54

Darren Ferguson

Scotland

B.date09/02/1972

Age25 years

H1m78

positionCentre Midfield

García Sanjuán64

Jesús García Sanjuán

Spain

B.date22/08/1971

Age26 years

H1m80

positionCentre Midfield

Robinson

Carl Robinson

Wales

B.date13/10/1976

Age21 years

H1m78

positionCentre Midfield

Paatelainen

Mixu Paatelainen

Finland

B.date03/02/1967

Age30 years

H1m83

positionForward

Bull4457

Steve Bull

England

B.date28/03/1965

Age32 years

H1m80

positionStriker

			Age	Match num	Note
G	Mike Stowell		32	36	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Ady Williams	33	26	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Keith Curle		33	10	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Jamie Smith		23	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Lee Naylor		17	2	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D	Mark Atkins		29	24	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Darren Ferguson	54	25	33	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Jesús García Sanjuán	64	26	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Carl Robinson		21	11	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Mixu Paatelainen		30	12	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Steve Bull	4457	32	32	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

26.7 years

Average number of matches played for the team

			Age	Match num	Note
D	Dariusz Wdowczyk	83	35	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M	Darren Caskey	79	23	3	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Neville Roach	71	19	5	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

			Age	Match num	Note
D	Chris Westwood		20
F	Robbie Keane	54	17	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F	Dominic Foley	64	21	8	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

No changes regarding the previous match for the starting players

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Mixu Paatelainen

Robbie Keane

OUT

Carl Robinson

Paul Simpson

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Terry Bullivant

Success rate in this team:

38 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

33 %

Bullivant vs Wolverhampton

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on October 14, 1997

Bullivant vs McGhee

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Latest figure on October 14, 1997

Manager

Age

Match num

Mark McGhee

Success rate in this team:

40 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

40 %

McGhee vs Reading

0 victory

2 draws

4 losses

Latest figure on October 14, 1997

McGhee vs Bullivant

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on October 14, 1997

Referee

Clive Wilkes

1 victory	0 draw	1 loss	Reading2 matches	General total	Wolverhampton5 matches	2 victories	1 draw	2 losses
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	Reading1 match	Season total	Wolverhampton1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on March 18, 2003					Latest figure on April 21, 2003

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Key figures

The last time Wolverhampton has conceded at least 4 goals in League Cup, It was on the 30/10/1991 (vs )

Reading keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 23/09/1997).

Reading keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a loss at home in League Cup running (since 23/08/1994). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 03/09/1986-19/09/1989 time period (9 matches).

Read the next 13 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

LReading 0-3 Bradford30/08/1997

LReading 1-2 Queens Park Rangers02/09/1997

VReading 2-1 Oxford United13/09/1997

DReading 0-0 Peterborough United16/09/1997

VReading 4-0 Sunderland04/10/1997

DReading 3-3 Crewe Alexandra11/10/1997

Overall

DReading 0-0 Peterborough United16/09/1997

LTranmere Rovers 6-0 Reading20/09/1997

VPeterborough United 0-2 Reading23/09/1997

VPortsmouth 0-2 Reading27/09/1997

VReading 4-0 Sunderland04/10/1997

DReading 3-3 Crewe Alexandra11/10/1997

Current form

Away

LWest Bromwich Albion 1-0 Wolverhampton24/08/1997

LOxford United 3-0 Wolverhampton07/09/1997

VFulham 0-1 Wolverhampton16/09/1997

DSunderland 1-1 Wolverhampton20/09/1997

LBradford 2-0 Wolverhampton04/10/1997

LBirmingham City 1-0 Wolverhampton12/10/1997

Overall

VFulham 0-1 Wolverhampton16/09/1997

DSunderland 1-1 Wolverhampton20/09/1997

VWolverhampton 1-0 Fulham24/09/1997

DWolverhampton 1-1 Huddersfield Town27/09/1997

LBradford 2-0 Wolverhampton04/10/1997

LBirmingham City 1-0 Wolverhampton12/10/1997

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Drawing streak	1	1
Unbeaten streak	4	4
Winless streak	1	1
Scoring streak	2	4
Conceding streak	1	1

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Loosing streak	2	2
Winless streak	3	3
Drawless streak	2	2
Goalless streak	2	2
Conceding streak	3	3

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

4	Number of games (Competition total)	4
2	Number of games (Home / Away)	2
2	Victories (Competition total)	3
1	Victories (Home / Away)	2
2	Draws (Competition total)	0
1	Draws (Home / Away)	0
0	Losses (Competition total)	1
0	Losses (Home / Away)	0

Goals

5	Goals scored (Competition total)	5
2	Goals scored (Home / Away)	3
1	Goals conceded (Competition total)	2
0	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	0
1.25	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.25
1	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.5
0.25	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	0.5
0	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0

Betting aid

0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	1
0	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	0
3	Clean sheets (Competition total)	3
2	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	2
1	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	0
1	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	0
1	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	1
0	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	0
2-0 (1 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	2-0 (1 times)

Bookings

4	Yellow cards (Competition total)	4
1	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	3
0	Red cards (Competition total)	0
0	Red cards (Home / Away)	0

Key players

Carl Asaba	2 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	1 goal	Mixu Paatelainen
Neville Roach	1 goal	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	1 goal	Mixu Paatelainen
-		Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	1 penalty	Darren Ferguson
Carl Asaba	2 goals during the last 3 matches	The fittest player	1 goal during the last match	Don Goodman