Plymouth 4 Reading 1

Reading 0 Tottenham 1

ROY HODGSON claimed not to have seen the rainbow which briefly glittered over the Madejski stadium after an apocalyptic April shower had given way to brilliantly bright sunshine. “I'm one of those old-fashioned managers who watches every kick of the ball,” he said, with a weary tone.

Reading 0 Fulham 2

Newcastle 3 Reading 0

Reading 2 Birmingham 1

Reading 2 Manchester City 0

Reading will be without defender Michael Duberry (knee), midfielder Brynjar Gunnarsson (groin) and winger Glen Little (heel) for Saturday’s trip to Middlesbrough.

Reading 0 Aston Villa 2

Reading welcome back defenders Ivar Ingimarsson (ban) and Andre Bikey (international duty) for this weekend’s Premier League visit of Aston Villa.

Derby 0 Tottenham 3

Reading are still set to be without Andre Bikey for the Barclays Premier League clash away to Everton despite his bizarre sending-off on international duty for Cameroon.

Reading 0 Bolton 2

Reading 0 Tottenham 1

Reading manager Steve Coppell has challenged his defenders to get it right against Tottenham talisman Dimitar Berbatov tonight – at the third time of asking.

DIMITAR BERBATOV almost single-handedly hoisted Tottenham to the top of the Premier League goalscoring table but even that was not enough to quell his frustration at the end of this extraordinary afternoon.

Juande Ramos has asked Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy to do everything possible to keep Dimitar Berbatov at White Hart Lane after the striker’s four-goal haul against Reading.

Tottenham 6 Reading 4

West Ham 1 Reading 1

ROY Keane does not believe he is immune from the sacking virus that has swept through the Premier League but has not yet reached the north-east. After all, it happened to Brian Clough, the first great manager to give him a platform.

Sunderland manager Roy Keane is convinced his side should have been given the benefit of the doubt over Stephen Hunt’s last-minute goal which earned Reading a 2-1 victory.

Reading 2 Sunderland 1

Reading 3 Liverpool 1

Reading 1 Derby 0

Portsmouth 7 Reading 4

Reading 2 Wigan 1

Sunderland 2 Reading 1

Reading 0 West Ham 3

Reading 1 Everton 0

Reading 1 Everton 0

Reading 1 Chelsea 2

Reading 1 Shimizu-Pulse 0

READING have agreed new contracts with four members of their first-team squad.

Reading have agreed new contracts with four members of their first-team squad.

BLACKBURN secured a place in the Intertoto Cup next season while Reading, who finished above them in the table, saw their dreams of Europe dashed.

Blackburn 3 Reading 3

Reading 0 Watford 2

Reading 0 Watford 2

Reading will be without Michael Duberry for the Easter Monday trip to Charlton after his accidental clash of heads with Ivar Ingimarsson during the 2-1 defeat to Liverpool.

Reading manager Steve Coppell admits international weeks leave him not only feeling uncomfortable but also jealous.

Middlesbrough 2 Reading 1

STEVE STAUNTON reckons that the League of Ireland exodus to England and Scotland reflects positively on the state of the domestic game.

Reading 3 Wigan 2