Barnsley manager Poya Asbaghi remains without forward Cauley Woodrow for the visit of Reading.Woodrow has been sidelined with a knee injury since December and although he is nearing a return, Saturday’s game will be too soon for the 27-year-old.Defender Aapo Halme is also out for another two weeks after suffering a reaction to his recent injury in training.Striker Victor Adeboyejo (cheekbo...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Paul Ince called on his players to be “more ruthless” as they edged past Blackburn 1-0 to ease their Sky Bet Championship relegation fears.Now five points clear of the drop, Reading wasted numerous first-half chances – though Rovers were also indebted to a series of fine saves from goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski.Josh Laurent broke the deadlock – securi...Full Story »

Reading are expecting to again be without midfielder John Swift for Saturday’s visit of Blackburn.Swift has missed the last two games through illness and is yet to return to training.Alen Halilovic is set to again miss out with interim boss Paul Ince suggesting the Croatian needs more time to recover from a hamstring problem.Dejan Tetek, Baba Rahman, Felipe Araruna and Femi Azeez remain ou...Full Story »

Tom Ince rescued a vital point for his father Paul as he scored a late equaliser at Bournemouth in a 1-1 draw.Reading had been heading towards a costly defeat after trailing for much of the match to Dominic Solanke’s early goal but ended the night two points clear of the relegation zone thanks to Ince’s excellent strike.Despite winning their first game under Ince, Reading had lost al...Full Story »

Paul Ince admitted he was disappointed with a point after son Tom rescued a vital 1-1 draw with a late equaliser at Bournemouth.Reading had been heading towards a costly defeat after trailing for much of the match to Dominic Solanke’s early goal but ended the night two points clear of the relegation zone thanks to Ince’s excellent strike.“I shouldn’t be sitting here now s...Full Story »

Bournemouth boss Scott Parker has doubts over Leif Davis and Jamal Lowe for Tuesday night’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Reading.Defender Davis limped out of Saturday’s 2-0 win over Derby with a hip flexor injury while striker Lowe suffered a dead leg and Parker, who will serve a touchline ban after admitting an FA charge of using abusive, insulting and/or improper language, will ...Full Story »

Steve Cooper revealed that some training ground mentoring was behind Keinan Davis scoring Nottingham Forest’s fastest goal in 22 years, as his side hammered Reading 4-0.The on-loan Aston Villa forward scored the first two goals as Paul Ince’s Royals were swept aside at the City Ground.The first came after only 17 seconds and was the fastest Forest goal since Jack Laster scored after ...Full Story »

Jack Colback and Keinan Davis could return to the Nottingham Forest side against Reading.Midfielder Colback and forward Davis dropped to the bench for the 2-1 win over Huddersfield in the FA Cup on Monday.Both players came off the bench in the second half, with Colback replacing Philip Zinckernagel and Sam Surridge making way for Davis.Ethan Horvath is expected to remain in goal with Brice Samba...Full Story »

Millwall moved to within three points of the play-off places with a 1-0 win at relegation-threatened Reading.The Lions edged ahead in the 37th minute when defender Jake Cooper nodded home unmarked from a corner.Although Reading dominated after the interval, Millwall held strong to secure a fifth successive league victory.The Londoners sat five points off a top-six berth prior to kick-off and the...Full Story »

Reading could welcome back central-defensive duo Tom Holmes and Scott Dann back for the visit of Millwall.Holmes missed last weekend’s defeat at Blackpool with a hip injury while Dann has been out since mid-January due to a hamstring problem.But both have trained this week and should be involved.Josh Laurent looks set to miss out again with an ankle injury.Millwall will check on the fitnes...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Paul Ince labelled his team’s defending as “naive” after seeing the Royals slump to a 4-1 defeat at his former club Blackpool.The visitors came into the match on the back of a three-game unbeaten run that had eased their relegation fears, but an awful second half means they return to Berkshire without any points to help their survival bid.Lucas Joao had ...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley must decide whether to bring back Marvin Ekpiteta for the Championship clash with Reading on Saturday.The defender is struggling with a neural problem connected to his back and was left out of the midweek defeat by QPR.Critchley began with an unfamiliar 5-4-1 formation against Rangers but could revert to a 4-4-2 after seeing his side beaten by 10 men.James Husband i...Full Story »

Paul Ince successfully resumed his managerial career after an absence of more than eight years when the new interim boss of Reading saw his relegation-threatened Championship side win 2-1 over Birmingham.Ince, the 54-year-old former Manchester United and England midfielder, had not taken charge of a game since leaving Blackpool in January 2014.Birmingham dominated much of the first half, with Re...Full Story »

Interim Reading boss Paul Ince has decisions to make ahead of Tuesday night’s Sky Bet Championship fixture against Birmingham.The 54-year-old former Manchester United and England midfielder, whose son Tom is on loan at the Royals from Stoke, was handed the reins on Saturday evening just hours after Veljko Paunovic’s departure having guided the club to a 3-2 victory at Preston in what...Full Story »

Veljko Paunovic accepted his Reading departure was “best for the club” despite leading the Royals to a 3-2 win at Preston in what proved to be his last match in charge.Paunovic’s exit was confirmed shortly after full-time, with former England midfielder Paul Ince installed as interim boss alongside academy manager Michael Gilkes.Reading pointed to “strict transfer embargo...Full Story »

Paul Ince has been appointed as interim Reading manager after Veljko Paunovic was sacked despite winning 3-2 at Preston on Saturday.Lucas Joao netted twice inside the first 20 minutes before John Swift put the Royals in total control, although it was not enough to save Paunovic, who was dismissed shortly after full-time with the club five points above the relegation zone.Daniel Johnson and Camer...Full Story »

Lucas Joao bagged a brace as Reading bolstered their survival hopes with a 3-2 win at Preston.The Portuguese striker netted twice inside the first 20 minutes before John Swift put the Royals in total control.But the visitors switched off following their third and allowed Daniel Johnson to pull a goal back two minutes later.Cameron Archer scrambled home with 16 minutes to go to set up a tense fin...Full Story »

Preston manager Ryan Lowe is unlikely to have any players available again after injury for Saturday’s game against Reading.Josh Murphy is back in training and although the weekend will come too soon for him, the on-loan midfielder could feature against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.Greg Cunningham is sidelined after pulling a calf muscle against Huddersfield earlier this month.Sean Maguire ...Full Story »

Reading boss Veljko Paunovic refused to discuss his future after fans again called for him to be axed following a goalless draw at relegation rivals Peterborough.The stalemate – which kept Reading two points clear of the bottom three in the Championship – was followed by a lengthy protest from angry Royals supporters.The draw snapped a run of seven successive league defeats but Readi...Full Story »

Peterborough and Reading battled out a 0-0 draw in a crucial Championship relegation clash at the Weston Homes Stadium.Posh kicked off two points behind the visitors but in possession of a game in hand – and that was exactly how it stayed on a night when the only winner was Storm Dudley.Gale force winds were the last thing needed by the two worst defences in the Championship, but two sides...Full Story »