Reading regained their highest league placing in the history of the club with a straight forward victory over Wimbledon on Saturday. The result moved our points total to eleven points from the opening five league games - an impressive start without doubt. From the outset it seemed the only likely result would be a Reading victory with the home side rarely threatening a strong Reading defence. Although it wasn't the best performance of the season by a long way, it was a solid effort across the whole Reading team as they took control of the game.

The Royals got off to the better start and nearly took the lead within the opening ten minutes when Goater headed just wide of the target from a Nicky Shorey free-kick. Just five minutes later, with 12 minutes on the clock, Goater found the target at the second attempt after the keeper initially saved his shot from an Andy Hughes cross. Wimbledon, backed by no more than 250 home fans, followed Reading's goal by going the closest they got throughout the whole game, when a rare shot came back out off the Reading goalpost. Reading didn't make a massive number of chances up front during the rest of the half but Nicky Forster could have extended the lead but shot wide of the target.

A Wimbledon come back looked unlikely and Reading appeared to seal the result just eight minutes into the second half when Murray crossed and Hughes appeared to mis-hit it as he blasted the ball into the ground inside the box. The ball flew back up into the air and into the roof of the net past Banks in the Wimbledon goal to make it 2-0 to the Royals. The game was put beyond any doubt when Goater scored his second of the afternoon on the hour mark. Reading built up a good move going forward and Shorey provided the ball into the area finding Goater well forward. Goater made no mistake from close range to make it 3-0.