Leeds United 2-4 Reading: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 11 March 2014

Result

Leeds United 2-4 Reading

Championship · Tuesday 11 March 2014, 20:15 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Leeds United 2-4 Reading: match report

Leeds United were beaten by Reading 2-4 in the Championship on Tuesday 11 March 2014. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Garath McCleary opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Leeds United's goals came from Matt Smith (63') and R. Austin (64'). Reading scored through Garath McCleary (25'), R. Drenthe (47'), Nick Blackman (48') and H. Robson-Kanu (54').

Discipline: Leeds United received 1 yellow card; Reading received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Leeds United were 13th on 44 points from 33 and Reading 7th on 52 points from 34. Leeds United went on to finish that season 15th with 57 points, and Reading 7th with 71.

Leeds United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Reading in a 4-4-1-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Leeds United wins, 4 draws and 3 for Reading.

Going into the match Leeds United's last five read L-D-D-L-W and Reading's D-D-L-W-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 25'Goal · Garath McClearyReading · 0-1
  • 27'Yellow card · Alex MowattLeeds United
  • 47'Goal · R. DrentheReading · 0-2
  • 48'Goal · Nick BlackmanReading · 0-3
  • 54'Goal · H. Robson-KanuReading · 0-4
  • 63'Goal · Matt SmithLeeds United · 1-4
  • 64'Goal · R. AustinLeeds United · 2-4

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Leeds United 0, draws 4, Reading 3.

Team news

Leeds United expected line-up (4-4-2)

Paddy Kenny, Jason Pearce, Rodolph Austin, Lee Peltier, Tom Lees, Scott Wootton, Stephen Warnock, Cameron Stewart, Jimmy Kébé, Ross McCormack

Reading expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

Alex Simon McCarthy, Chris Gunter, Sean Morrison, Stephen Kelly, Adrian Mariappa, Danny Guthrie, Garath McCleary, Jem Karacan, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Hal Robson-Kanu