"Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan gathered the ball just inside the area minutes later and beat his marker before drilling a low, hard shot across goal, but Callum Burton dealt with it. Sam Smith did brilliantly to bring down a lobbed pass inside the box in the 25th minute and hold off his defender before releasing a powerful shot, but Jack Stevens kept it out."
"The north Wales side were applying pressure to the Reading backline on the hour mark. The Red Dragons' perseverance paid off, with Broadhead smartly winning the ball in the box before curling a beautiful shot into the far corner. Elliot Lee tried his luck from distance with just over 20 minutes remaining, but his effort had too much on it and Stevens managed to deal with it easily."
"Nathan Broadhead inspired Wrexham to a 2-0 victory over League One Reading to take them into the fourth round of the League Cup for the first time since 1978. Reading had a proven track record of beating Championship opposition on the way to the third round with a win over Portsmouth in the first round. However, Wrexham showed their superiority with Broadhead able to net a devastating brace to secure their place in the next round."
Wrexham progressed to the fourth round of the League Cup for the first time since 1978 after a 2-0 victory over League One Reading. Nathan Broadhead scored both goals, opening with a curled finish after winning the ball in the box and later converting from close range from a Ryan Barnett cross. Wrexham applied sustained pressure throughout, creating chances including Sam Smith headers and powerful efforts that were saved. Reading produced early attempts from Mark O'Mahony and Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan and saw Kamari Doyle strike the outside of the post, but could not overturn Broadhead's decisive contributions.
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