Meanwhile, Paul Ifill, John Oster and James Scowcroft are among nine first-team players that are being released.

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Robbie Savage, John Oster and Danny Collins are all absent from the squad.

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Reading did threaten when Long headed John Oster's free-kick wide and Matejovsky fired in a bouncing shot that City keeper Joe Hart did well to push away.

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John Oster had a chance to level as Reading looked to respond but saw his header tipped away before Michael Owen hooked Habib Beye's cross into the net.

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Leeds dominated play and should have been further ahead, but their wastefulness was punished when Sharp was fed by John Oster and, despite his first effort being blocked by Leeds keeper Kasper Schmeichel, he scored at the second attempt.

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