Reading Bottom After Dropping Two Goal Lead

28 October 2023
By Hob Nob Anyone?

Reading stunned the huge contingent of travelling Pompey fans into silence racing into a two goal lead midway through the first half with excellent strikes from Wing and Savage. A two goal lead usually provides a platform to control the game, but at no stage did Reading look in control. Startled by their unexpected success the Royals sat back and defended poorly. Portsmouth, unbeaten this season, were always going to take advantage of that situation. Gaping holes at the back and an absence of pressure on the ball resulted in an inevitable Pompey goal. Anjorin reduced the lead after thirty three minutes drifting unchallenged into the box to beat Button from ten yards.
READ MORE: Reading 2 Portsmouth 3 - Match Report and Fan Opinion

Royals In Huge Trouble After Home Defeat To Fleetwood

24 October 2023
By Hob Nob Anyone?

After falling behind to an early goal, Reading came back strongly in the second half to level the score through Ballard after fifty-six minutes. Dominating possession and creating sufficient good chances to win the game, Reading failed to convert pressure in to goals, and then almost inevitably allowed Fleetwood to take all three points with a stoppage time winner. The Royals have now gone six league games without a win and it is hard to see how they are going to end that sequence. Certainly a home game against table-topping Portsmouth on Saturday appears an unlikely fixture to end the current dismal run.
READ MORE: Reading 1 Fleetwood 2 - Match Report

Oxford Game Re-Arranged To 12 December

13 October 2023
By Hob Nob Anyone?

This weekend's League One fixture at home against Oxford United has been postponed and re-arranged to Tuesday 12 December 2023, with an 8pm kick-off at the Select Car Leasing Stadium. The game was postponed due to international calls ups, which included Charlie Savage making his full debut for Wales playing the full 90 minutes of a 4-0 victory over Gibraltar last night.

Reading will be hoping for a repeat performance of their latest victory over a local rival after smashing Swindon Town 4-0 on Tuesday night. Oxford are riding high in second place in the League One table after winning 9 of their opening 11 league fixtures - so should offer a tougher fixture.

Reading have won the last five fixtures played between the Royals and Oxford United.

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Reading Thrash Swindon In FL Trophy

10 October 2023
By Hob Nob Anyone?

A Harvey Knibbs hat-trick laid the foundations for a comfortable victory to send The Royals through to the next stage of the EFL Trophy. Reading took control of the game from the kick-off and were rarely troubled by the visitors. Knibbs gave Reading an early lead when allowed an extraordinary amount of time in the box to tee up his shot before rifling the ball past Town's ex Reading 'keeper Lewis Ward. Rushesha and Craig were busy in midfield and dictated play as Town struggled to retain possession rarely able to escape their own half.

FL Trophy: Reading 5 Swindon Town 0 - Read More...