Huddersfield were decent. Kept the ball well, pacy and good neat quick passing. Looked very threatening throughout.

Odd tactics from Bri. 4 3 3 to start. Danny Williams out wide on the right, Norwood seemed to be just in from of back four. As a result neither was greatly involved. McCleary seemed to have a roaming role. Didn't look right and didn't work.

Half time change in formation saw HRK moved out wide left and Williams back to the centre. Norwood still seemed to be just in front of defence, so it was more like 4 1 4 1. Anyway whatever it was it looked slightly better but it wasn't until Piazon came that we started to hold onto the ball and create some opportunities. His best game (or part game) for Reading? Great finish from Vydra - let's hope there's more on the way.

Penalty decisions were key. I was convinced that Al Habsi would be sent off and a pen given but we should defo have had one when Vydra was clattered right in front of us.

So maybe a fair result but up till Piazon came on we looked really poor.
bcubed

The visitors, who had beaten Town at this very stage and venue last season, were thankful to Watford loanee Matej Vydra for a deflected equaliser on 71 minutes.

Ali Al-Habsi somehow kept Reading in the game before Hal Robson-Kanu got the Royals ahead three minutes from the end, but Wells got his ninth of the season to force the tie into a replay.

Reading were missing the in-form Nick Blackman following his move to Derby, but even then manager Brian McDermott kept top scorer Orlando Sa on the bench. In chilly conditions, they were slower off the mark, and had to fend off three Huddersfield chances before mustering a response...

It was a scrappy end to the first half - Jonathan Hogg and Garath McCleary booked for either side after separate late tackles - while despite the rain, the second half promised more endeavor for Town.

And that soon brought the opening goal, Davidson again in the mix with a cross from the left, and Paterson was free to time his jump and head past Al-Habsi.

There was controversy when Wells, played in by Lolley, rounded Al-Habsi in the box and went to ground, but referee Jeremy Simpson booked the forward.

And the home fans were frustrated further as Vydra popped up at the other end to curl a shot in, which took a deflection on its way to goal.

Both goalkeepers then showed their agility, Al-Habsi first tipping over Wells’ header, before Joe Murphy kept out Robson-Kanu’s fierce effort.

The late drama began when Robson-Kanu at last got his reward, as his deflected low shot crept into the net after the ball was pinging around, but in stoppage time Huddersfield got themselves back level.

Bunn won the penalty when trying to jink his way through a crowd, and Wells had no problem firing a low spot-kick away.
Yorkshire Post