ALL IS WELLS FOR HOOPS’ PLAY-OFF BID

NAHKI WELLS’ New Year’s resolution is to score the goals to fire QPR into the Championship play-off places.

The on-loan Burnley striker drew a blank against struggling Reading, squandering two halfchances as Rangers’ bid for a fourth straight win to move into the top six was thwarted.

But Wells (above) has hit six goals since August and is confident there is more to come.

“I feel my best years are yet to come,” he said. “I’m happy to be back playing and scoring goals. In the New Year, I just want to better what I’m doing now and take this club back where they belong.

“It will be difficult with the clubs around us, but we have what a lot of teams don’t and that’s togetherness and fighting spirit.

“Anything is possible. We just have to keep going.”

Despite their lowly league position, Reading were the better side in the opening 45 minutes. Yakou Meite went close three times, although Hoops defender Toni Leistner did smack a shot against the bar from six yards.

Rangers improved after the break. Anssi Jaakkola saved a Luke Freeman effort and Leistner hit the woodwork again.

The draw stretches Reading’s winless run to nine games to keep them in the bottom three, but midfielder John Swift believes there are signs of improvement under new boss Jose Gomes.

“We deserved more,” said Swift. “We played really well. On another day we’d take all three points.

“It’s a different coaching team and a different style. They’ve come in and set the standard high. They’ve got their ideas across in a short space of time.”