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67 articlesReading Hold Out For Point At Swansea
Reading rode their luck at times this evening at The Liberty stadium against in from Swansea but Veljko Paunovic's selection and tactics produced a performance which…
Read more →Reading Continue Slide Down Table
The outcome of this game was decided within the first thirty minutes with a good Brentford side taking full advantage of some poor defending and a dreadful goalkeeping…
Read more →Injury Hit Royals Suffer Narrow Defeat
Norwich moved three points clear at the top of the Championship with this narrow victory over Reading at the Madejski Stadium this evening, but for Reading fans the…
Read more →Poor Start Sees Royals Defeated At Home
Reading paid the price for a lack lustre first half performance against a well organised and physical Birmingham City side. It was a poor first half showing from the…
Read more →Two Thousand Fans Watch Royals Cruise To Win
Reading marked the fans return to the Madjeski Stadium for the for the first time in nine months with a comfortable home win curtesy of goals from Lucas Joao and Michael…
Read more →Frustrating Night As 10 Man Wednesday Hold Reading
On an incredibly frustrating evening at Hillsborough Reading were basically denied a victory, which would have seen them go a point clear at the top of the Championship,…
Read more →Reading Pick Up First Win In Six
For the second time in eight days, Reading's potential to challenge for promotion was tested against top six opposition. Having fallen apart away at Bournemouth last…
Read more →Reading In Tier 2: Two Thousand Fans Allowed
Reading Borough Council has been placed in tier 2 (high alert) from 2nd December after the government national restrictions come to an end on that date. This means that…
Read more →Draw At Millwall Ends Run Of Defeats
Both sides came in to this game without a win in four games so I suppose a draw was always going to be a likely outcome. Reading, on reflection, will be grateful to have…
Read more →Shocking Run Continues With Fourth Defeat
Reading were replaced by a rampant Bournemouth at the top of the Championship table as their remarkable decline continued with a fourth successive defeat. Today having…
Read more →Another Game, Another Defeat - But Still Top!
For the second time this week Reading dominated possession and failed to find the net against well organised but fairly ordinary Championship sides at home. Worse still,…
Read more →Back To Reality With Second Straight Defeat
Reading suffered their second successive defeat against a feisty Preston side who have now won four away games in a row. The three goal margin of victory flattered North…
Read more →The 5 best Reading signings of the decade
The 2010s was an eventful old decade for Reading. Despite a season long sojourn in the Premier League in 2012-2013, The Royals spent the majority of the decade as one of…
Read more →Unbeaten Run Ends At Coventry
After Tuesday's outstanding performance away to Blackburn Rovers, Reading were brought back down to earth with bump by a Coventry City team low on confidence after a run…
Read more →Top Of The League And Getting Better
This evening Reading opened up a seven point lead at the top of the Championship with a performance of outstanding quality. The Royals blew away a very good Rovers side…
Read more →Royals Now Five Points Clear
An outstanding goal from Yakou Meite was the turning point in Reading's sixth victory in seven games. With just over ten minutes to play, and Reading hanging on to a…
Read more →Performance Lacking But Royals Go 3 Points Clear
A moment of inspired forward play from Lucas Joao in the sixty-fourth minute was enough to see off a resilient Wycombe. The Reading striker controlled a long ball from…
Read more →Bore Draw But Royals Stay Unbeaten
Teams managed by Neil Warnock are rarely renowned for their creativity and expansive attacking football and today's trip north to take on Middlesbrough was no exception.…
Read more →Alfa Semedo Signs For Season
Reading have completed the signing of Alfa Semedo from Benfica on a season long loan. The 23 year old midfielder arrives at Reading after spending last season on loan at…
Read more →Championship Winning Run Continues
Today Reading chalked up their fourth successive Championship victory against a very strong Watford side. Depleted by injuries to key players, Veljko Paunovic drafted in…
Read more →Reading Maintain Winning Start In League
Reading maintained their winning run with a fine away victory against a very physical and unimaginative Cardiff City. The Royals eased their way in to control of a…
Read more →Lewis Gibson Loan Confirmed
Reading have confirmed the signing of Everton defender Lewis Gibson on a season long loan deal. Gibson played at the Newcastle academy before joining Everton in the…
Read more →Reading Defeat 9 Man Barnsley
Reading took full advantage of two huge errors of judgement by Barnsley's centre backs to claim their second win of the season against a very organised and competitive…
Read more →Reading Start League Campaign With Victory
Inspired by an outstanding exhibition of forward play from Lucas Joao Reading, under new manager Veljko Paunovic, were able to get off to a winning start to this…
Read more →Bowen Leaves Club
Former manager Mark Bowen has made a clean break of it and left Reading Football Club. And who can blame him? After being unfairly dumped as first team manager just as…
Read more →Another Season Another Manager
It's now barely a surprise when Reading FC's owners make stupid decisions to replace yet another manager who has been given hardly any time and done what might be…
Read more →All Change At The Top
Reading FC are making dramatic changes behind the scenes as they shuffle around the board room - and manager Mark Bowen is strongly rumoured to be set to return to his…
Read more →Reading FC: New Season Fixtures In Full
Reading FC's fixtures for the new 2020/2021 Championship season have been released this morning. The new Championship season is scheduled to kick-off on Saturday 12…
Read more →Ins And Outs
In the short break between seasons there has already been plenty of activity for the Royals as they make changes to their squad. However, it is mostly outs rather than…
Read more →Season Ends With Big Defeat
Reading's season ended on a disappointing note with a heavy defeat at the hands of Swansea, who by virtue of the number of goals they scored today, edged into the…
Read more →Mid Table Reading Beaten At Home
This result has very little significance for Reading, but for Middlesbrough it was a vital three points in their scramble to safety and a place in the Championship next…
Read more →Early Puscas Penalty Gives Win At Charlton
A third minute penalty struck confidently past Phillips gave Reading a narrow lead which they held on to for an away win which nudges Charlton closer to Division One.…
Read more →Reading And Huddersfield Play Out Draw
After the deluge of goals on Saturday I suppose this evening's drought was predictable. Huddersfield, desperate for points, came into the game in positive and purposeful…
Read more →Meite Hits Four As Royals Thrash Luton
Reading put their recent poor form behind them with an overwhelming five goal thrashing of struggling Luton Town at Kenilworth Road. Yakou Meite destroyed the Luton…
Read more →Brentford Outclass Reading
There was a worrying inevitability about this comprehensive defeat at the hands of promotion chasing Brentford. Make no mistake Brentford are a good side, but they…
Read more →Defeat At Derby
A much improved second half showing from The Royals almost produced the two goals required to salvage an away point at Pride Park this afternoon. Derby led two nil at…
Read more →Loader To Leave After Rejecting Contract
Young striker Danny Loader is set to officially leave the club next week as his contract comes to an end. The club had offered a contract extension to the player, but…
Read more →Reading Draw In First Game Back As Fans Locked Out
Championship football is back with us again and The Royals got off to a flying start. Joao opened the scoring after seven minutes with a delightful finish from Meite's…
Read more →Reading Prepare For Season Re-Start
Reading continued their preparations for the restart of the Championship this coming Saturday with a 3-1 victory over Portsmouth yesterday. The Royals got ready for…
Read more →A Royal Revelation
How crowds have accumulated over the years Supporters are the lifeblood of football; without them, clubs would be nothing. And, that mantra has been at the core of…
Read more →Stoke Boss Test Positive For Virus
Reading's first game back, as the Championship resumes, is still set to go ahead on 20 June, despite the opposition manager testing positive for Covid-19. Having tested…
Read more →Revised Championship Fixtures Released
Reading are set to resume their 2019/2020 Championship season on Saturday 20 June 2020, with a 3pm kick-off at home against Stoke City. The Royals have nine games left…
Read more →Championship Set To Resume
Reading's season looks set to resume on 20th June, with all Championship teams set to complete their final 9 matches of the season after a break of over three months due…
Read more →On This Day
We are now at the point of the year when the season usually wraps up, but instead, due to the Covid-19 outbreak, Reading are left with nine games left to play. With…
Read more →Top Performers for Reading FC - 2019-20
The 2019/20 season, currently on pause, has had its ups and downs for the Royals, but with a slow upward trend some players have started living up to their potential.…
Read more →Keepers And Defenders - Staying Or Going?
There is huge uncertainty across football with clubs and players unsure of when they will return to action, and what that will mean for completing the season. There are…
Read more →Coronavirus: All Games Off
All Premier League and English Football League matches have been postponed until at least 3 April due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The announcement means that the…
Read more →Extra Time Defeat For Impressive Royals
Reading came very close to taking this excellent cup tie to penalties in the very last minute of extra time, when Pele's shot from the edge of the box flew agonisingly…
Read more →FA Cup: Biggest Game Of Season
With Reading's league season effectively over - we are highly unlikely to challenge the top six or drop into the bottom three - even manager Mark Bowen thinks tonight's…
Read more →Five Changes As Reading Get Important Win
Reading bounced back from a midweek defeat to win their first home game since Boxing Day. There is clearly still room for improvement but significantly better showing…
Read more →Woeful Reading Thrashed By Wigan
Three well taken goals gave Wigan a much needed three points in their quest to pull away from the relegation zone on a night when all Reading's shortcomings were…
Read more →Leeds -v- Reading: Both Teams Hunt Consecutive Wins
Reading face Leeds United at Elland Road this weekend, with both teams looking to make it consecutive wins for the first time in 2020. There are question marks over…
Read more →Regal Royals: The Best Reading Signings of the 2010s
The 2010s was an intriguing decade for Reading, starting it off battling for promotion. One year after a lost promotion playoff final against Swansea, that fight would…
Read more →Leeds Next For Reading - At 39 Pounds A Ticket
Reading travel to second placed Leeds United on Saturday with the home side trying to keep their place in the automatic promotion places after a run of poor recent form.…
Read more →Reading Hope To End Poor Form In Sheffield
Reading travel to Sheffield Wednesday this weekend desperate to run a miserable run of league form. The Royals are without a league win since the very first day of the…
Read more →Winless League Run Continues With Home Defeat
Reading may have been beaten by a very good team, probably destined to win this league and certainly achieve automatic promotion to the Premier League, but they should…
Read more →Another 1-1 Draw
Reading struggled to find any kind of rhythm against a struggling Hull side, and having taken the lead with a well worked goal from Obita midway through the second half,…
Read more →Reading Offload Mannone To Danish Club
Vito Mannone has travelled to Denmark to sign for his new side - Aalborg who play in the Danish Superliga. Mannone has found himself unwanted by the Royals and has not…
Read more →Teddy Howe Set For Blackpool
Reading look set to lose the services of youngster full back Teddy Howe, with Blackpool looking to complete a permanent signing of the player today before the transfer…
Read more →Club Confirm Signing Of Felipe Araruna
After a quiet January transfer window for the Royals, the club have confirmed the permanent signing of Brazillian Felipe Araruna. Midfielder Araruna has signed a two and…
Read more →Mid Table Beckons After Home League Defeat
Reading have recently developed the habit of leaving it late in the game to snatch a draw. Last night they can count themselves unlucky they didn't pull it off again…
Read more →Resilient Royals Hold Out To Stay In FA Cup
Reading will be in the draw for the Fifth Round of the F.A. Cup on Monday having survived a late second half onslaught from a very physical Cardiff City team. The Royals…
Read more →More Late Goals And Another 1-1 With Forest
For the second time in the last three Championship League games, Reading faced Nottingham Forest and fans were treated to something of a repeat performance. After a…
Read more →Three Memorable Games From The Last Decade
The last decade for Reading Football Club will be remembered a decade where the Royals started strong and gradually faded out. However the 2011/2012 season, where we won…
Read more →Late Drama As Royals Get Deserved Point
In a frantic final two minutes of added time Reading fell behind to a controversial goal then dramatically snatched a thoroughly deserved point when Figueirido defected…
Read more →Bowen Makes Eleven Changes For Cup Draw
Mark Bowen's decision to make eleven changes to his starting line-up may not have been entirely to the liking of many Royals fans, but it produced a closely contested…
Read more →Reading vs Blackpool FA Cup 3rd Round: Quick Analysis
For most Championship teams, promotion to the Premier League usually comes top of the pre-season wishlist. Reading have made up ground on the top six after four straight…
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