Reading rounded off their Group H campaign with a 4-1 victory over Stoke City to finish five points clear in top spot.
Having already qualified as group winners, the 2013/14 winners raced into a four-goal lead thanks to doubles from Andrija Novakovich (pictured above) and Josh Barrett.
U23S: @AndrijaNovakov3 opened the scoring with this cool finish in yesterday's win at Stoke City. Watch highlights: https://t.co/uaNpJo9Tfd pic.twitter.com/2oavQVk2pG
— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) March 3, 2017
Jack Devlin denied 17-year-old goalkeeper Liam Driscoll a clean sheet on his debut for the Under-23 side with a stoppage-time consolation for the Potters.
Stoke would have progressed had they won but finish fourth in the group. They are next in action against West Ham United in Premier League 2 on Tuesday 7 March, while Reading host Liverpool the day before.
See: Stoke report | Reading report
