News 2020/2021
67 articles · 1 Jun 2020 – 31 May 2021Omar Richards Joins Bayern Munich
Left back Omar Richards has signed for German side Bayern Munich after failing to agree a new contract with the Royals. His contract expires this summer so he will join…
Read more →Reading Finish Seventh After One Win In Eleven
A stoppage time equaliser by Huddersfield own brought the curtain down on a season which Reading will look back on with mixed feelings. Huddersfield's late leveller was…
Read more →Late Esteves Goal Makes It Another Draw
Pontes Esteves registered his first goal for Reading with an excellent stoppage time equaliser to salvage a little pride from a game they simply had to win. Having taken…
Read more →Play-Off Chase Over After Just One Win In Eight
Reading's promotion challenge finally fizzled out in a goalless draw at Kenilworth Road. An inability to score goals in the final run finally put pay to any hope of…
Read more →Late Draw Not Enough For Royals
Reading's chances of reaching the play-offs were left hanging by a thread after dropping two more points at home to Cardiff City, but it might have been a lot worse.…
Read more →Swift On The Bench For Must Win Match
John Swift will be on the bench as he makes his latest return from injury as Reading take on Cardiff City at the Madejski Stadium this evening. The match is live on Sky…
Read more →The Final Five Games
With Bournemouth and Barnsley recently leap-frogging the Royals into the play-offs positions, the Royals are now massive outsiders for a top six finish. After being in…
Read more →Play-Offs Unlikely After Defeat At Watford
Two superb strikes from Watford's Ismaila Sarr in the space of two minutes early in the first half virtually put pay to any hopes Reading had of achieving the victory…
Read more →Opportunity Missed
With a little over fifteen minutes remaining, in a game that had degenerated into an ugly scrappy spectacle Lucas Joao was presented with a golden opportunity to give…
Read more →Reading Drop Two More Points
As the season progresses points are harder to come by, and when they needed three today, Reading had to settle for one. Bournemouth need only to win their game in hand…
Read more →Royals Stumble Again In Promotion Race
Reading continue to stumble towards the finishing line in this season's promotion race and once again came unstuck against a well organised, aggressive and physically…
Read more →Reading Miss Opportunity To Extend Winning Run
Yakou marked his welcome return from a long, injury enforced, absence with a late equaliser to earn Reading a point in game they really should have won. Reading…
Read more →Revival Continues With Comfortable Win
The return of George Puscas, and the resulting change of formation, helped to continue the revival of Reading's flagging promotion campaign. Puscas pounced on a loose…
Read more →Narrow Win As Reading Hold Fifth
George Puscas celebrated his return to the starting eleven with a crucial goal to earn another valuable three points for Reading, but it was a far from convincing show…
Read more →Out Of Form Blackburn Visit
Reading face Blackburn Rovers tonight at the Madejski Stadium looking to pick up some form after Saturday's important win at Rotherham. After such a good start to the…
Read more →Royals Keep In Play-Off Hunt With Away Win
Reading made it clear from the start they were not going to accept anything other than three points from this tough away fixture. It was fast and furious from the…
Read more →Back To Winning Ways At Bristol City
A typical Lucas Joao finish and a rare goal from Michael Morrison gave Reading a much needed three points to halt a run of two successive defeats. It was a comfortable…
Read more →Royals Slip To Second Defeat
Reading lost ground in the promotion chase suffering their second home defeat in four days against a very physical Millwall side. After Millwall had failed to intimidate…
Read more →Great Effort But Unbeaten Run Ends
This evening I strongly suspect we saw Reading lose to a team destined to take one of the automatic promotion places this season. Reading matched Brentford in every…
Read more →Tough Test For Reading As Brentford Visit
Reading face a huge test tonight as they take on Brentford behind closed doors at the Madejski Stadium. The Bees are flying high and looking to go top after an amazing…
Read more →Unbeaten Run Continues At Stoke
It is easy to see why Stoke City have now gone ten games without win. They successfully stifled Reading's attacking threat for most of the game but lacked the ability to…
Read more →Devastating First Half Defeats Bournemouth
A devastating first half performance gave Reading an unassailable half time lead over promotion rivals Bournemouth. There was a score to settle from their previous…
Read more →Reading Concentrate On The League
It was clear from the team selection of both managers where their priorities lie this season. In each case nine changes were made to the starting line-up for this Third…
Read more →Joao Gets Two On Return From Injury
Bolstered by the return of Lucas Joao, John Swift and Omar Richards to the starting eleven, Reading were in control of this tough away game for most of the match. In…
Read more →Reading 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…
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