Reading beat Stevenage 3-0 at the SPORTA Arena in the League Cup, eliminating the hosts from the competition and progressing to the next round.
Jacob Brown put Reading ahead in the 8th minute and Paddy Lane made it 2-0 in the 23rd, sending the visitors in two goals to the good at the break. Randell Williams added a third in the 84th minute to complete the win.
Stevenage's Dan Butler was booked for a foul in the 28th minute and Reading's Jeriel Dorsett for a foul in the 40th. Stevenage's Carl Piergianni and Reading's Benn Ward were both booked for arguing in the 89th minute.
Stevenage made five substitutions across the second half, the first at half-time and the last pair arriving in the 70th minute. Reading made two changes, the first in the 80th minute and the second in the 89th minute.