READING Under 23s lost 4-1 away to Brentford’s B side in a friendly that included two Royals trialists on Monday.
Raphael Assibey-Mensah struck a hat-trick for the home side and Danny Parish added a fourth in a convincing win.
Harry Cardwell had levelled for Martin Kuhl’s visitors who now host Everton at Wycombe’s Adams Park in Premier League 2 next Monday (7pm).
The identities of the trialists are being kept firmly under wraps by the Royals.
Meanwhile, David Dodd’s Under 18s are back in action this Saturday when they travel to Chelsea in the U18 Premier League (3pm).
Reading: Tupper (Collins 46), Vancooten (Andresson 46, trialist, trialist (McIntyre 46), Richards, Kuhl; Rinomhota (Bennett 46), Frost (East 46), Smith (Novakovich 46), Cardwell, Davis.
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