Reading manager Ruben Selles defended a section of the club’s fans for staging a sit-in protest after the 1-0 League One defeat at home to Peterborough.About 200 supporters protested loudly yet peacefully, calling for the removal of club owner Dai Yongge for 40 minutes after a losing start to life in the third tier.The Royals, who are under another transfer embargo, were beaten by a 43rd-m...Full Story »

Chelsea celebrated their fourth successive Women’s Super League title after beating Reading 3-0 at Select Car Leasing Stadium.Having seen off Manchester United in the FA Cup final earlier this month, Chelsea wrapped up the double in style as they breezed past relegated Reading courtesy of Guro Reiten and a Sam Kerr double.The Blues’ recent dominance shone through as their hosts faile...Full Story »

Neil Warnock hailed Huddersfield’s “unbelievable” final points tally of 53 after overseeing a 2-0 Sky Bet Championship win over relegated Reading in his last match before returning to retirement.The Terriers’ great escape from the drop was confirmed courtesy of last week’s victory over Sheffield United, with Monday’s triumph – the seventh under Warnock&r...Full Story »

Neil Warnock celebrated his final game as Huddersfield boss with a 2-0 Sky Bet Championship victory over already relegated Reading.Prospective new American owner Kevin M Nagle was in attendance at the John Smith’s Stadium as the Terriers claimed a seventh win of 74-year-old Warnock’s 15-match ‘great escape’ reign.Superb second-half strikes from Josh Koroma and substitute ...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Noel Hunt knows his side are now relying on results elsewhere to survive in the Sky Bet Championship and have only “hope” remaining.A 1-1 home draw with Wigan kept them in the relegation zone, with Latics’ relegation confirmed by the stalemate.Charlie Hughes headed Wigan in front after 81 minutes but were condemned to League One next season when home sub...Full Story »

Wigan were relegated from the Sky Bet Championship after they could only manage a 1-1 draw at relegation rivals Reading.The visitors had given themselves a glimmer of hope of avoiding the drop when defender Charlie Hughes headed home from close range nine minutes from the end.But Reading – still favourites to accompany Wigan into League One – levelled in the third minute of stoppage ...Full Story »

Reading interim manager Noel Hunt labelled the dismissal of striker Andy Carroll in the 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw with Luton as “harsh”.After a drab first half, the highlight of which saw Luton’s Alfie Doughty strike a post, Reading went in front early in the second period through a near-post Carroll header.Carroll was sent off just five minutes later, after scoring a near-...Full Story »

Ten-man Reading’s relegation worries increased when they could manage only a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw with promotion-chasing Luton, who secured their play-off place.Neither side impressed in a drab first half, though Alfie Doughty struck a post for Luton with a long-range effort.Reading went in front six minutes into the second period when Andy Carroll nodded in from close range.But t...Full Story »

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany blamed his side for “not being dangerous enough” in attack after the Sky Bet Championship leaders had to settle for a 0-0 draw at relegation-threatened Reading.With Sheffield United beating Cardiff 4-1 earlier in the day, Burnley could not clinch the title in Berkshire with a victory.But they rarely looked like securing a win in an overall drab contest...Full Story »

Reading boss Paul Ince called for “mental toughness” from his players after they let a point slip with a late 2-1 loss to Preston.Six days after being handed a six-point deduction for breaching the EFL’s business plan, the Royals remain in the relegation zone as their winless run extended to eight games.Substitute Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan had brought Reading back level in the 83rd ...Full Story »

Reading manager Paul Ince urged his players to become “heroes” after they followed their six-point Championship deduction by the EFL in midweek with a scrappy 1-1 home draw with Birmingham.Andy Carroll gave the hosts a seventh-minute lead after a slick team move but Birmingham levelled just before the half-hour when Lukas Jutkiewicz powered home a header.Neither side impressed in a t...Full Story »

Reading suffered a further Championship setback following their six-point deduction in midweek when they could only manage a tame 1-1 home draw with Birmingham to slip into the relegation zone.Andy Carroll gave Reading an early lead from close range but Blues levelled just before the half-hour mark through a towering Lukas Jutkiewicz header.A scrappy second half, with neither side displaying any...Full Story »

Substitute Lucas Joao headed a 72nd-minute equaliser as Reading forced a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw at Bristol City.The hosts went ahead in first-half stoppage time when Tommy Conway fired home left-footed from 10 yards out following George Tanner’s cross after a slick passing move.But Reading fought back to equalise when Andy Carroll headed powerfully across goal for Joao to rise and n...Full Story »

Reading manager Paul Ince admitted his players were “out on their feet” towards the end of their dull 1-1 Championship draw with Hull.Hull went in front in the 26th minute through Regan Slater but Andy Carroll levelled just before the interval with his seventh goal of the season.Neither side impressed in the second half, though Hull provided more energy than the hosts, and the game d...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson was proud that promotion-chasing Blackburn did not panic after Reading’s equaliser as Rovers secured a 2-1 win in the Championship.Ben Brereton Diaz’s superb finish gave the hosts a second-minute lead and they threatened to run riot but were denied by a combination of the woodwork and Joe Lumley saves.They were punished for not finding that second as Cesare Casadei&...Full Story »

A late winner from Ryan Hedges gave promotion-chasing Blackburn a vital 2-1 over Reading in the Championship.It looked set to be a routine win once Ben Brereton Diaz’s 13th goal of the campaign gave Rovers a second-minute lead and they created countless chances but found goalkeeper Joe Lumley in inspired form.They paid for that profligacy when Cesare Casadei struck his first senior goal in...Full Story »

Millwall manager Gary Rowett admitted that his side “probably got the rub of the green” with their decisive penalty in a hard-earned 1-0 Championship victory at Reading.In a scrappy affair throughout, Millwall went in front in the 11th minute when Reading goalkeeper Joe Lumley was adjudged to have brought down Zian Flemming in the area.German midfielder Andreas Voglsammer fired home ...Full Story »

Sheffield United boosted their hopes of automatic promotion to the Premier League with a hard-earned 1-0 win at Reading.In a tame first-half showing from both sides, a Sander Berge effort from distance provided United’s best moment while Tom Ince drove narrowly wide for Reading.United defended solidly after the interval but soon upped the tempo and made the decisive breakthrough on the hou...Full Story »

Middlesbrough’s automatic promotion hopes were given a huge lift as they put on a show to thump Reading 5-0 in what was a miserable end to a difficult week for the troubled Royals.Sky Bet Championship top-scorer Chuba Akpom and Aston Villa loanee Aaron Ramsey both scored twice at the Riverside, with Marcus Forss also on target as Boro won at home for the seventh game in a row and closed th...Full Story »

Romaine Sawyers scored the goal that earned Cardiff their first home win for 111 days as they beat Reading 1-0 at Cardiff City Stadium.The Bluebirds fans had to wait until the 91st minute for their team’s 19th shot of the night to break the deadlock and it pushed new boss Sabri Lamouchi’s men five points clear of the relegation zone.Their last triumph in the Welsh capital had been 10...Full Story »