Forget grand slam sunday this was judgement day for those of us unlucky to find ourselves languishing in the quagmire that is the dreaded relegation zone. Talk of "must win" games are often over used, but surely this was the classic six pointer if ever you there was one, and I for one felt very nervous as I took my seat. True to form when Reading play against lesser mortals we more than often not we don't play well and this was a very scappy game with nerves clear to see. My hero Ingimarsson must have had a bad kipper for breakfast because he had a shocker along with Oster who continues to confound most of us with his selection in the starting line up and Doyal though working his socks off looks well short and can't buy a goal, but this is Reading and who'd have thought Bikey would emerge the hero with two priceless goals to steal the priceless three points. I don't care how we we win at this stage of the season and with three wins from the last four games maybe a miracle is in the making, because our destiny is well and truly in our hands. Three wins, just three should do it but it's going to be nerve wracking to say the least. We can play better, a lot better, well played Kitson who worked his socks off as did Matejovsky who gets better by the game but surely the save from Hahnemann just after they had equalised with two Brum strikers unmarked five yards out was the turning point. Long way to go but a massive stride today towards safety, enjoy the league table tomorrow ......URRZZZ
Nick Newbury

Two Andre Bikey headers gave Reading three vital points and deepened Birmingham's relegation fears... Reading made a fast start to a match that both sides were desperate not to lose, with the relegation zone only a few points below them. And the hosts almost took an early advantage, but Kevin Doyle could not stretch enough to turn in a low cross. That set the tone for Reading's attacks as they used the flanks well, with Hunt particularly effective.
BBC Sport

INCH by inch, Reading are clawing their way towards survival. But what will please their manager, Steve Coppell, most about yesterday’s hard-earned victory, their third in four games, was the source of the two goals.Andre Bikey is not a renowned goalscorer. His first-half header, which gave Reading the lead, was only the third of his career at the Madejski and it was followed nearly 50 minutes later by his fourth, an exact replica. As a French speaker, the Cameroonian will understand the term déjà vu, but Alex McLeish, the Birmingham manager, might resort to blunter language to describe the incompetence of his defence in allowing the Reading defender to score from two routine set-plays. Bikey’s unlikely double act revived memories of last season when someone always seemed to come good for Reading and confirmed the shift in momentum from the dark days of the new year when a run of eight straight defeats threatened to undermine all Coppell’s good work and return a decent, hard-working club to their old haunts.
Andrew Longmore, The Times