American keeper Marcus Hahnemann was man of the match and earned a rating of 9 (out of 10) by the Times of London while helping runaway English second-tier leader Reading down Coventry, 2-0. Compatriot Bobby Convey helped set up the first goal for Reading, which has a 21-point lead over third-place Leeds. The top two finishers earn automatic promotion to the Premier League at season's end while finishers No. 3 through No. 6 enter playoffs for the third promotion spot.
Eddie Lewis, in his 28th straight start, played 82 minutes in a Leeds' 2-1 loss to Brighton. Leeds is now three points ahead of fourth-place Watford, which downed Stoke, 1-0, as Watford's American defender Jay DeMerit made his 16th appearance and 11th start of the season.