Middlesbrough are having to remain patient in their pursuit of Frenchman Didier Digard, after hitting a major snag.

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed his interest in Paris St Germain midfielder Didier Digard.

STEVE COPPELL confirmed he is considering his future after Reading’s relegation to the Championship was confirmed last night, with the manager’s resignation expected to be confirmed early this week.

Derby 0 Reading 4

IVAR INGIMARSSON believes Reading have reached “the turning point” in their battle to avoid relegation after James Harper sealed a precious late win.

Middlesbrough 0 Reading 1

Reading 0 Aston Villa 2

Derby 0 Tottenham 3

Everton 1 Reading 0

Chelsea 1 Reading 0

Reading 0 Manchester United 2

Aston Villa 3 Reading 1

Reading 0 Portsmouth 2

Reading 2 Sunderland 1

Birmingham 1 Reading 1

Reading 3 Liverpool 1

THIS has been a particularly turbulent time in the always eventful life of Stephen Ireland but, for now at least, the midfielder is cutting an unusually contented figure.

Manchester City 2 Reading 1

WHEN it comes to the increasingly vexed question of club versus country, Arsene Wenger continues to play the philosophical equivalent of a game of two halves: spot on half the time, way off the mark the rest.

Portsmouth 7 Reading 4

Reading winger Bobby Convey has suffered yet another injury setback.

Reading 2 Wigan 1

Reading 0 West Ham 3

Reading 1 Everton 0

Reading 1 Everton 0

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 3 Reading 3

Reading 0 Watford 2

Newcastle head for Reading tonight knowing the best they can hope for from a another season of trials and tribulations is a 10th-place Barclays Premiership finish.

Reading 0 Portsmouth 0

Arsenal went some way to putting a troubled week behind them with a 2-1 victory over Reading at the Emirates Stadium.

Reading boss Steve Coppell turns to his big guns once again as his surprise European contenders look to maintain their grip on a place in the Premiership’s top six today.

Reading striker Shane Long is doubtful for the clash against Aston Villa after returning from international duty with the Republic of Ireland with an ankle problem.

Reading 3 Sheffield Utd 1

West Ham “played like a bunch of drunks” at Reading and will be all but relegated if they lose to Fulham, according to midfielder Yossi Benayoun.

West Ham’s troubles have increased with the news that midfielder Lee Bowyer has been ruled out for six weeks.

Reading 6 West Ham 0

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley watched his side humbled by Reading, then accused his players of losing hunger by getting carried away with one successful season in the Premiership.

West Ham’s season sunk to new depths at the Madejski Stadium as Reading exposed their defensive inadequacies in a comprehensive thrashing.

Reading 1 Blackburn 2

EMRE fired Newcastle out of the relegation zone as the Magpies came from behind to snatch a precious 3-2 Barclays Premiership victory.

Emre fired Newcastle out of the relegation zone as the Magpies came from behind to snatch a precious Barclays Premiership victory.