11. Young Royals throw Luton a verve ball

Steve Coppell hailed his young guns as Reading demolished Luton Town 5-1 in the second round of the Carling Cup at Madejski Stadium last night.

12. Downes ready to renew hostilities with Warnock

Wally Downes admits he and Neil Warnock are still not on speaking terms – and he is determined to put one over the outspoken Crystal Palace boss tomorrow (3pm kick off).

13. Murty takes centre stage

Graeme Murty makes his comeback from injury tonight – as a centre-back.

14. Sheikh it or leave it!

Steve Coppell admits Reading will never be able to afford to splash out on large transfer fees – unless they get taken over by a billionaire sheikh.

15. My brother won't let Royals down

Noel Hunt insists his brother will put his Premier League dream on hold and continue his excellent form with Reading.

16. Young stars make Coppell so proud

Steve Coppell says he gets his biggest buzz from putting his youngsters on the road to stardom.

17. Henry is England’s goal hero

Reading’s James Henry scored as England Under-19s beat Serbia 1-0 in the European Championship Elite qualifying stage in Serbia yesterday, writes NICK IVE.

18. Noel gets Royals out of a jam

Reading edged past Dagenham and Redbridge last night – but found their journey into the second round of the Carling Cup as tricky as their one to the Victoria Ground.

19. Dolan urges stars to take their chance

Eamonn Dolan is hoping some of his young stars make the breakthrough into the Reading first
team this season.

20. Doyle comes to Royals’ rescue

Havant & Waterlooville 0 Reading 1

Kevin Doyle spared Reading's blushes with the only goal as Reading scraped a 1-0 over Blue Square South side Havant and Waterlooville last night.