News 2016
120 articlesFulham Match Abandoned As Fog Clears
A moment of crass stupidity and gross incompetence by referee James Linington ruined an evening's entertainment for thousands of football fans at the Madejski Stadium…
Read more →Fulham Look To End Reading Home Run
Reading will be looking to extend their home winning run to six games on Friday night at the Madejski Stadium. The Royals face play-off rivals Fulham, for an 8pm…
Read more →Reading Make It Five Consecutive Home Wins
After a dull first forty-five minutes which saw Reading take a the lead as half time approached, the game came to life to produce a highly entertaining second half as…
Read more →Norwich Visit Reading In Desperate Need For Points
Reading enter Christmas in third place in the Championship - having massively exceeded expectations in the season so far. The visitors on Boxing Day are a side that,…
Read more →Reading Third At Christmas
Reading delivered a third consecutive 3-2 League defeat to bottom three side Blackburn Rovers, thanks to a stoppage time winner from George Evans. The Royals were twice…
Read more →Reading Hope To Avoid Another Away Defeat
Reading hit the road again this weekend for the trip to Blackburn Rovers - and will be hoping to avoid a third consecutive away defeat to nil. Reading's last two away…
Read more →Club Keep Manchester United Ticket Prices Low
Tickets for Reading's away game at Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup go on sale from Monday. The Royals have an allocation of nearly 5,500, which means,…
Read more →Reading Take On Sixth Placed Leeds United
It was third versus sixth on Saturday as the Royals overcame Sheffield Wednesday at the Madejski Stadium. Tonight sees a repeat, but with Reading on the road, as the…
Read more →Royals Back To Winning Ways
Two second half goals from Roy Beerens earned three points to keep Reading in touch with Newcastle and Brighton at the top of the league. After a dreary first half and a…
Read more →Reading Hope To Bounce Back As Wednesday Visit
Reading will be looking to bounce back from last weekend's 0-5 Championship defeat away at the hands of Fulham this weekend, as Sheffield Wednesday visit the Madejski…
Read more →BT To Show Royals Trip To Manchester United
Reading's FA Cup third round match against Manchester United will be screened live on BT Sport. The game's selection for TV coverage will see the game kick-off at…
Read more →Manchester United Away In Third Round
Reading have been drawn to play Premier League Manchester United in the third round of the FA Cup. The draw will see Royals boss Jaap Stam get a quick reunion as he…
Read more →Match Preview: Fulham FC v Reading FC
"Fulham have got a great team. I think it will be one of the most difficult games to play so far this season. The way they want to play is quite similar to what we like…
Read more →Reading 2-1 Bristol City: Things We Learned
It was a fifth win in a row for Reading FC as they remained third in the Championship table with a 2-1 win against Bristol City. Ultimately the game was won by an…
Read more →Reading Make It Five Wins From Five
A goal of breath-taking quality from Roy Beerens after nineteen minutes proved to be the difference between the teams in an evenly contested match. The quality of the…
Read more →Match Preview: Reading FC v Bristol City
"We're happy with how we're playing at the moment, but we know we can still improve. Third place is nice, but it's good to put in a performance and to keep winning…
Read more →Reading 3-0 Burton Albion: Things We Learned
Reading returned to Championship action in style on Saturday with a 3-0 win against Burton. The Royals have now won four games in a row in the league and have pushed…
Read more →Match Preview: Reading FC v Burton Albion
"Burton have a strong team. They have good players and as a side physically they are very strong. From the games that we've seen they give the opposition a hard time.…
Read more →Reading 2 Nottingham Forest 0: Review
Reading returned to winning ways at the Madejski with a 2-0 win against Nottingham Forest. Goals came from Garath McCleary and Chris Gunter, who both happened to be…
Read more →Reading Up To Fifth With Win
As so often happens in football, two former Forest players produced the goals which extended their recent poor run of results. Reading will be delighted with a win and a…
Read more →Royals Face Forest - Match Preview
"The league is our main priority and we're really focussed on it. We're going to go into the game with confidence, I've been enjoying the style of play and the passing…
Read more →Match Preview: Arsenal FC v Reading FC
"We're going to look at the games they have played and how they play. They have a lot of movement and a lot of quality in the team and we need to find an answer for…
Read more →Rotherham 0-1 Reading FC: Things We Learned
Reading bounced back following their home defeat to Aston Villa with an away win against the struggling Rotherham United. The Royals left it late to snatch the win as…
Read more →Match Preview: Rotherham United v Reading
"We are not used to the feeling of losing and the players don't like that feeling. The players are determined to go out and do better on Saturday, I don't think they…
Read more →Reading 1-2 Aston Villa: Talking Points
Reading's unbeaten run at home this season came to an end as they were beaten 2-1 by Aston Villa. The result also meant that Villa fans did not have to wait any longer…
Read more →Late Penalty Hands Villa Rare Away Win
After waiting 437 days, Aston Villa finally secured an away win on Tuesday evening as they beat Reading FC 2-1 at the Madejski Stadium. The Villans took the lead in the…
Read more →Match Preview: Reading FC v Aston Villa
"Every game that we play we try to win, if we play a side like Villa on the Tuesday it's not going to be easy. They've spent a lot of money and invested a lot of money…
Read more →Performance Worthy Of A Win At QPR
It is always good to pick up a point away from home but Reading's performance today was worthy of a win. Having fallen behind to a well taken goal from Wszolek, Reading…
Read more →Late Draw With Derby: Match Review
Reading left it late to make a comeback against Derby County as Saturday's game finished 1-1. The Rams took the lead in the second half when ex-Reading man Matej Vydra…
Read more →McCleary Returns As Derby Visit
Reading will try and put the heavy mid-week defeat at Brentford behind them when Derby County visit the Madejski Stadium this weekend. The Royals were on a run of eight…
Read more →Talking Points From Huddersfield Win
Reading extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to eight games on Saturday as they beat ten-man Huddersfield Town 1-0. The Terriers were top of the table prior…
Read more →Royals Beat Ten-Man Huddersfield To Extend Run
"It was a hard, very tough game. We knew it was going to be like that from the start. Huddersfield are a tough side as a unit, as a team and they also have some quality…
Read more →Run Extended Against Huddersfield
Reading extended their unbeaten run to eight games and moved in to fourth place in the table with a narrow and hard fought victory over league leaders Huddersfield. The…
Read more →Reading Look To Build Run Against Huddersfield
Huddersfield Town travel to Reading this weekend hoping to retain or extend their position at the top of the table. Huddersfield have set the early pace in the…
Read more →Reading To Face Arsenal In League Cup
Reading will travel to Arsenal in the fourth round of the League Cup, following the 2-1 away victory at Brighton in the week. The game will take place at the Emirates…
Read more →Reading Face Tough Trip To Barnsley
"Barnsley are doing very well. They won their game on Tuesday night and looked impressive. They've had a couple of very good results so far this season but that's what…
Read more →Birmingham Draw: Post-Match Review
While it may have not been the most exciting affair, Reading extended their unbeaten run on Tuesday evening with a 0-0 draw against Birmingham City. It was a positive,…
Read more →Birmingham Draw Extends Unbeaten Run
"We wanted the win. Home or away, we always want to go for the win and today was no different. But it wasn't easy, because you're playing against a tough side. They…
Read more →Royals Dominate Possession But Fail To Score
Reading extended their unbeaten run to four games with a home draw against a Birmingham side fresh from consecutive victories over Norwich and Fulham. Before the game…
Read more →Royals Look To Extend Winning Run
"We go into the game with back-to-back wins. If we can make it a third win in a row that would be amazing. But we have to put a lot of work in." - Reading Midfielder…
Read more →Win Snatched With Late Penalty
A stoppage time penalty from Danny Williams pushed the Royals temporarily into third spot in the Championship. It was a fitting climax to game full of controversy in…
Read more →Hunt For Away Win Continues At Cardiff
Reading travel to Cardiff City this weekend, with both sides looking for only their second league wins of the new campaign. It has been an indifferent start for both…
Read more →Royals Get Brighton In League Cup
Reading have been drawn away at Brighton and Hove Albion in the third round of the League Cup. The game follows last weekend's 2-2 home draw in the Championship against…
Read more →Royals Scrape Past MK Dons
Jordan Obita hammered home the crucial fourth spot kick to send Reading through to the third round of the EFL Cup on penalties after the Royals had made hard work of a…
Read more →Tyler Blackett and Liam Moore Confirmed
Reading have confirmed the signings of Liam Moore from Leicester City and Tyler Blackett from Manchester United as Stam strengthens his defence. Blackett, 22, signs a…
Read more →Swift Goal As Royals Draw With Brighton
It took the Royals a mere two minutes to breach an Albion defence which had not conceded in their opening four fixtures of the season. Beerens won a free kick wide on…
Read more →Reading Face Tough Away Tests
After two straight wins to start the new season, Reading now face two big tests that will give a much better indication of how Jaap Stam's side might measure up in the…
Read more →Royals Get MK Dons In Next Round
After Tuesday's 2-0 victory over Plymouth Argyle in round one, Reading will play MK Dons in the second round of the League Cup. The game will take place at the Madejski…
Read more →Royals Cruise Into Next Round Of League Cup
"I thought we played very well- especially in the first half. In the second half as well we had some good possession; I think we're playing the way the gaffer wants us…
Read more →Away Reporter Wanted
We are looking for an away game match reporter for the new season to continue our coverage of the Royals home and away on our report pages. If you regularly travel to…
Read more →Reading 1 Preston 0 - Things We Learned
Reading began their 2016/17 Championship season with a well-earned 1-0 win against Preston North End on Saturday. The goal came in the first half courtesy of a well…
Read more →Royals Start Season With 1-0 Home Win
"It was very good to watch, that's what we're aiming for. I know you probably can't do that against every team and this is only the start. There is a lot of hard work…
Read more →Season Kicks-Off With Preston Visit
Reading kick-off the new 2016/2017 season with a home fixture against Preston North End this weekend. After a very busy summer, the Royals will take to the pitch with a…
Read more →Norwood Completes Brighton Move
Oliver Norwood has confirmed his move to Championship side Brighton. Norwood joins Brighton after a successful European Championships with Northern Ireland, and leaves…
Read more →Royals Complete Yakou Meite Signing
Reading have completed the signing of young French player Yakou Meite from Paris Saint-Germain. Meite continues Reading's import of European players and signs on a three…
Read more →Academy Get Bristol Rovers, Pompey and Yeovil
Reading will take part in the EFL Trophy (Johnstone's Paint Trophy) this season after being invited as one of the 16 Premier League and Championship clubs with a…
Read more →No Squad Numbers For Fosu, Stacey and Kuhl
Reading have revealed their squad numbers for the new 2016/2017 Championship season. The numbers revealed a few possible surprises with Jonathan Bond claiming the number…
Read more →Pre-Season Victory At Swindon
Reading secured a 2-1 friendly win at Swindon Town last night - but had to come from behind after the home side took a first half lead. The Royals fielded a very young…
Read more →Dutch Influx Continues As Beerens Confirmed
The influx of Dutch into Reading FC has continued with the confirmed signing of winger Roy Beerens. Beerens has been on the radar for some time and signs from German top…
Read more →Transfers Continue As Swift Joins Royals
Reading have completed the signing of midfielder John Swift from Chelsea. The 21 year old player signs on a three year contract that can be extended to four years. Swift…
Read more →Squad Travel To Holland
Reading have taken a squad of 21 players on a brief pre-season visit of Holland, that will finish on Friday night with a friendly against Saudi Arabian top tier side…
Read more →Goalkeeper Jaakkola Signs Two Year Deal
Reading continue to be busy in the summer transfer window, and have completed the signing of Finnish goalkeeper Anssi Jaakkola, who joins the Royals on a two year…
Read more →Pre-Season Starts With Win At Boreham
Reading started their pre-season campaign with a 5-0 victory over Boreham Wood yesterday. Midfielder George Evans gave Reading a half time lead before the Royals cruised…
Read more →Tshibola Confirms Move To Aston Villa
This summer is starting to follow a similar pattern as key players continue to leave the club to be replaced with cheaper options. The departure of Aaron Tshibola to…
Read more →Royals Get Plymouth In League Cup Draw
Reading have been drawn at home to League Two Plymouth Argyle in the first round of the 2016/2017 season's League Cup. The game is likely to take place at the Madejski…
Read more →New Season Fixtures In Full
Reading will kick-off the 2016/2017 Championship season with a home fixture against Preston North End on Saturday 6 August 2016. The new season fixtures were released…
Read more →Stam Brings In Dutch Coaching Team
After signing a two year contract to become the new manager of Reading Football Club, Jaap Stam has brought in new coaches that he worked with at Ajax last season.…
Read more →Stam Finally Arrives As New Reading Manager
Reading will finally, officially, unveil Jaap Stam as new team manager in this afternoon's press conference. Stam has arrived at the club to complete his contract…
Read more →Jaap Stam Still Not Confirmed
Rumours continue to rumble on that Jaap Stam is set to be named as Reading's next manager after the shock sacking of Brian McDermott. Stam was immediately reported as…
Read more →Pre-Season Fixtures
After cancelling an overseas tour, presumably to save money, or perhaps due to a lack of management after disposing of a number of loyal servants to the club; Reading…
Read more →Jaap Stam Remains Leading Contender
Jaap Stam remains the leading contender to become the new manager of Reading FC after Brian McDermott's shock dismissal earlier today. Stam, previously assistant manager…
Read more →McDermott Gets Shock Sacking After Five Months
Brian McDermott has, again, been bizarrely sacked as manager of Reading Football Club. In a surprise short statement this morning, that really come from nowhere, the…
Read more →Gravenberch Set To Be First Summer Signing
Reading have confirmed their first new signing of the summer will be Danzell Gravenberch from Dutch side FC Dordrecht. The player successfully completed his medical,…
Read more →Royals Rely On Youth As Robson Kanu And Others Leave
Reading look set to rely on academy graduates next season as the club confirmed the departure of three senior first team players and declared they planned to "strengthen…
Read more →Season Ends With Defeat At Blackburn
Reading's season ended in an expected defeat away at Blackburn Rovers that made it six defeats from seven games. The Royals managed to pick up just a single point from…
Read more →Blackburn Preview - And Win An England Shirt
Reading finally wrap up their season with a trip to Blackburn Rovers this weekend (12:30pm kick off, Saturday 7 May). Both sides have had disappointing seasons and…
Read more →Reading 1 Preston 2 - Late Goal Seals Defeat For Royals
"We're desperately disappointed. It was poor. We lacked energy in the first half and we had to change the system at half-time, because we didn’t start well. We didn’t…
Read more →Final Home Game Ends In Another Defeat
Sadly the nature of this defeat typifies an extremely poor second half of the season. Having revived morale with a well worked and superbly taken goal from Quinn, the…
Read more →End Of Season Can't Come Fast Enough
"It's a horrible run at the moment, we just need to get a point or something to get out of this little run. And we've got to keep going... all we can do is dig in and go…
Read more →Royals Slump To Fourth Consecutive Defeat
The Royals slumped to their fourth consecutive defeat against promotion chasing Hull City leaving Brian MCDermott with the unenviable task of trying to motivate a squad…
Read more →Royals Found Wanting In Home Defeat
"It's just a bad day. Bad days happen in football. We'll have to take that on the chin and go again at Middlesbrough on Tuesday." - Reading Manager Brian McDermott "We…
Read more →Norwood Strike Secures Win From Behind
A stunning long range strike from Oliver Norwood earned the Royals a deserved victory over a Forest side lacking quality and the desire to win. Reading dominated…
Read more →Reading 1-1 Cardiff: Honours Even In Score Draw
"We should have won. If the referee sees Ameobi handle the ball before they score, deflect it into his path, we should have won that game 1-0. And it's a definite…
Read more →Palace Knock Reading Out After Late Penalty
An instinctive tug by Jake Cooper on the arm of Yannick Bolasie as he chased a ball into the box five minutes from time ended the Royals F A Cup adventure for another…
Read more →FA Cup Quarter Final - Crystal Palace Preview
Reading will be bidding for a third FA Cup Semi-Final appearance this evening, as they take on Premier League Crystal Palace in the quarter finals of the competition.…
Read more →Royals Denied Victory Despite Robson-Kanu Brace
"We were trying to win the game late on but we take the point, we go up the table one more place, we're unbeaten again and that's about the gist of it." - Reading…
Read more →McDermott Aims To Build Run Against Fulham
Brian McDermott will be aiming to build a run of form as he continues to slowly turn Reading Football Club around. McDermott arrived in the middle of a woeful mid-season…
Read more →It'Sanogo For Charlton As Rakels Seals Reading Victory
Playing against a side who find themselves bottom of the Championship, it should have been fairly straightforward for a Reading side who are seemingly getting their…
Read more →Crystal Palace Game Confirmed For Friday 11 March
Reading will play Crystal Palace under the Madejski Stadium floodlights after the match was confirmed as a 7:55pm kick-off on Friday 11 March 2016. The game will be…
Read more →Robson-Kanu Sees Off Battling Millers In 1-0 Victory
"It was an ugly 1-0 win, but we'll take that. A bit of quality has won it. But that win is as important as Saturday's." - Reading Manager Brian McDermott "We have shot…
Read more →Three Points And Another Clean Sheet
Hal Robson-Kanu’s composed finish midway through the second half was sufficient to secure all three points for Reading. Recently appointed Neil Warnock’s influence was…
Read more →Reading Get Pardew's Palace In Quarter Finals
Reading have been drawn at home to former manager Alan Pardew's Crystal Palace in the quarter finals of the FA Cup. After the convincing 3-1 home victory over West…
Read more →Reading Stun Baggies To Seal Quarter-Final Spot
Embed from Getty Images "What an atmosphere in the ground today. The atmosphere was absolutely top-drawer, and when we got back to 1-1, the fans got us over the line…
Read more →Promotion Chasing Burnley Next In League
Reading's hunt for a league win continues with yet another home fixture as promotion chasing Burnley visit the Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Burnley are third…
Read more →Reading Face West Brom In Round Five
Reaading will face Premier League side West Bromwich Albion in the fifth round of the FA Cup after they narrowly defeated League One Peterborough United on penalties in…
Read more →Goalless Stalemate As Reading Lack End Product
Embed from Getty Images "Sometimes you get a clean sheet and a point, you take it and you move on." - Reading Manager Brian McDermott "It was a hard battle today but it…
Read more →Reading Still Looking For League Win
Reading were left still looking for that elusive league win after they shared a point in a disappointing 0-0 home draw with Wolves. The draw made it five games without a…
Read more →Midtable Clash As Wolves Visit Madejski
Reading welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Madejski Stadium as our run of home games continues. Wolves visit starts a run of four consecutive home fixtures thanks to…
Read more →Defeat At Ipswich As Poor Away Form Continues
Reading sunk to 16th - their lowest placing in the Championship since the very start of the season with yet another league defeat away from home. The Royals looked set…
Read more →Reading Hope For Nine From Ten Against Ipswich
Transfer deadline came and went yesterday with no incoming signings and just the single outgoing player on loan. There had been rumours about a goalkeeper coming in on…
Read more →Transfer Deadline Day - Rumours And Discussion
It's January transfer deadline day once again, but it is expected to be much quieter for Reading this time around after the recent arrivals of Deniss Rakels, Yann…
Read more →Reading Get Another Home Draw In FA Cup
Reading have been drawn at home again in the FA Cup and will face either Premier League West Bromwich Albion or League One Peterborough United. The game will take place…
Read more →Two More From Vydra As Reading Advance
Reading made it through to the fifth round of the FA Cup with what was, in the end, a very comfortable victory over their League One opposition. However, early on in the…
Read more →Reading Hope For Cup Run As Walsall Visit
Reading are back in FA Cup action this weekend as they look to put together another cup run after last season's visit to Wembley in the Semi-Final. In Reading's way of a…
Read more →Deniss Rakels Transfer Goes Through
Deniss Rakels has completed his move to Reading, signing a two and a half year contract. Twenty three year old Rakels is a Latvian International striker who arrives at…
Read more →Orlando Sa Leaves Reading And Joins Tel Aviv
Striker Orlando Sa has left Reading FC and has joined Maccabi Tel Aviv after the club successfully competed with AEK Athens for his signature. The Israeli side have…
Read more →Jake Taylor Completes Exeter Move
Jake Taylor has completed his move to League Two side Exeter City after the two clubs agreed he could sign on a free transfer. Taylor became part of the first team…
Read more →Royals Score From Corner - And Collect Point
Reading secured a point against Sheffield Wednesday at home, after trailing for most of the match, thanks to a Jake Cooper goal from a corner. Oliver Norwood supplied…
Read more →New Signings Hope To Face Sheffield Wednesday
Reading fans may get to see new signings Yann Kermorgant and George Evans in action this weekend as Reading take on Sheffield Wednesday at the Madesjki Stadium…
Read more →Orlando Sa And Gunter Exit Rumours
Following the departure of Nick Blackman rumours have now surfaced that Chris Gunter could be the next player out of the door due to his short contract. Like Blackman,…
Read more →Yann Kermorgant Signs From Bournemouth
Yann Kermorgant has been confirmed as Reading's latest signing as they continue to strengthen the squad during the January transfer window. Kermorgant follows George…
Read more →Royals Come From Behind To Thrash Huddersfield
Reading came from two goals down to record a huge 5-2 victory over Huddersfield Town in their FA Cup third round replay at the Madejski Stadium. The two sides finished…
Read more →Royals Sign George Evans From Manchester City
Reading have confirmed the signing of midfielder George Evans from Manchester City. Evans signs on a three and a half year contract to keep him at Reading until the…
Read more →MATCH PREVIEW: Reading vs Huddersfield FA Cup Replay
"I like to get as many games as possible- we'll feel the hurt of the game against MK Dons and we'll get ourselves back to Reading, and we'll prepare ourselves for the…
Read more →Royals Hope It's Another Blank For Blackman
Brian McDermott, and the Reading FC board, will be hoping that the sale of Nick Blackman doesn't come back to haunt them tonight as the Royals face Derby County in the…
Read more →Huddersfield Or Reading To Face League One Walsall
Huddersfield or Reading will face League One Walsall in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Walsall will have to travel to the winners of Reading's replay after the Royals…
Read more →Blackman Completes Derby Move
Nick Blackman has completed his move to Championship side Derby County. The official transfer fee is, as usual with Reading FC, undisclosed, but is expected to be…
Read more →Blackman To Join Derby In 3 Million Deal
Reading's top goal scorer Nick Blackman is set to join Championship rivals Derby County after they appeared to have provided both Reading FC and the player a better deal…
Read more →Blackman Rumour - Fans Think Royals Should Cash In
Rumours are gathering pace today that Reading's top scorer Nick Blackman is set to join Sheffield Wednesday. With the January transfer window now up and running,…
Read more →Reading Leave It Late To Snatch Three Points From Robins
Embed from Getty Images "Vydra's made an unbelievable tackle late in the game. He gave the ball away, ran after it, made that unbelievable tackle and then gave a…
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