Reading, Cheltenham Town and Newport County will be joined by West Ham United Under-21s in their Bristol Street Motors Trophy group. A minor competition to allow lower league teams the opportunity to play at Wembley Stadium, the controversial decision to allow youth teams in the tournament came eight years ago. Split between north and south, exact fixtures and dates remain unknown. All youth teams have to play away from home in the group, with Reading guaranteed one away match. Last year, the Ro
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Former Reading trialist Josh Murphy has returned to the Championship after his impressive displays with Oxford United tempted champions Portsmouth to sign the winger. 29-year-old Murphy spent the summer of 2022 on trial with the Royals under boss Paul Ince but was deemed not worthy of pursuing. The former Norwich City and Cardiff City star dropped into League One with Oxford and has now made a return to the second tier after impressing with the Us.