Fortress Madejski breached

Today's match report comes from guest contributor, Glutes. Sadly, I was unable to attend Saturday Night's, erm, 'thriller'.

"A disappointing evening at the Madstad saw QPR become the first team to take points from the Royals at home this season. The visitors had clearly done their homework and came to defend from the outset; their five man midfield proved difficult to break down and they enjoyed the lion's share of possession throughout the match. The home side looked distinctly under par with far too much aimless hoofing which was comfortably dealt with by the visitors athletic back line and a combined failure to get the ball under control and play passing football. Both sides had chances in the first half with the Royals going close through Kebe’s shot, lashed narrowly wide and Noel Hunt’s downwards header saved by keeper Cerny. A bright start to the second half saw Reading unlucky not to get what looked like a certain penalty when QPR midfielder Kevin Mahon clearly handled Noel Hunt's cross. Late in the game the Royals pressure resulted in a series of corners, with Cisse going close with a great header which forced a good save from the Rangers keeper.All in all a draw was probably a fair result.

Hard to pick a man of the match, as no one was outstanding, Rosenior looked good going forward, but failed to provide much end product, Armstrong did OK, Bikey looked both sublime and ridiculous in the same movement. Doyle worked hard but didn’t really get a sniff of goal. With two tricky away games to come starting with Tuesday night’s visit to Burnley, the rest need to improve if we are to threaten the automatic promotion places."