Hits the spot to ease pressure on Neil
corner from 12 yards. Reading had to respond quickly and they pulled one back in the 80th minute when Meite was left unmarked at a corner to head in at the back post.
Six minutes of stoppage time gave the Royals hope and they came close to equalising when McCleary just failed to connect with a corner at the back post before Obita was shown a second yellow.
McClaren said his team had to turn up the heat to freeze Reading out.
He admitted they had been second best at the start, prompting him to come down from the stands and roam his technical area.
“I couldn’t stand watching that upstairs,” he said. “We were allowing them to play, there was no intensity and apart from running on the field, the only way I could do anything about it was to run up and down the line like a crazy man.
“The players responded and credit to them for turning it around. They decided to join in the fight and we made it a bit feisty and lit a fire, which we had to do.
“We always talk about lighting a fire and we needed something to do that, a tackle, a melee or a goal and it got pretty feisty but we felt we needed to get the intensity up on and off the field and we did that.
“It was a big win, there was a lot of pressure on the team to deliver and find a way to win and the response was great from going a goal down.”
Stam felt his side did not get what they deserved. He said: “If you look at the way we performed, we should have had at least a point. The second goal you are taking a lot of risk in building up from the back.
“I think overall how we played, pressing the opposition, we played very well and the mentality was very good even after the third goal.
“We spoke about this after the game, you need to learn from certain things in what you need to do and what the game is asking at certain times.
“But I’m happy with the team and how they performed and I think they deserved more.”
Arsenal v Burnley (2.15pm, SS1), Chelsea v Hull (4.30pm, SS1), Southampton v Leicester (12noon, SS1). Albion v Celtic (SS5), Raith v Hearts (1.05pm). Brighton v Cardiff, Reading v Fulham (8pm). Oldham v Peterborough, Sheff United v Fleetwood Town, Gillingham v AFC Wimbledon. Swansea v Coventry (7.30pm), Luton v Yeovil, Mansfield v Wycombe, Oxford United v Bradford. United v Worthing. Liverpool (0) v Southampton (1) (8pm, SS1) Leeds v Nottm Forest. Celtic v St Johnstone. Hull (0) v Man Utd (2) (SS1). Leicester (7.55pm). Aberdeen v Dundee (BT Sport 1).
XXChelsea v Brentford, Middlesbrough v Accrington Stanley, Rochdale v Huddersfield, Tottenham Hotspur v Wycombe, Lincoln City v Brighton, Burnley v Bristol City, Blackburn v Blackpool, Crystal Palace v Man City. Aston Villa v Bristol City, Norwich v Birmingham, Preston North End v Ipswich, Reading v Cardiff, Rotherham v Barnsley, QPR v Burton Albion.
Bolton v Charlton, Bristol Rovers v Swindon (12.30pm), Bury v Walsall, Fleetwood Town v Southend, Gillingham v Shrewsbury, Northampton v Coventry, Oldham v Bradford, Peterborough v Milton Keynes Dons, Scunthorpe v Port Vale.
Carlisle v Barnet, Crewe v Cheltenham, Luton v Cambridge United, Mansfield v Leyton Orient, Newport County v Hartlepool, Notts County v Crawley Tn, Plymouth v Blackpool, Portsmouth v Exeter, Stevenage v Grimsby, Yeovil v Doncaster. Inverness CT v Partick, Kilmarnock v Ross County, Motherwell v Rangers (12.30pm), St Johnstone v Hamilton.
Ayr v Morton (5.15pm), Dunfermline v Dundee United, Queen of South v Hibernian, Raith v Dumbarton, St Mirren v Falkirk.
Albion v Alloa, East Fife v Stranraer, Livingston v Brechin, Peterhead v Queen’s Park, Stenhousemuir v Airdrieonians.
Annan Athletic v Stirling, Clyde v Arbroath, Elgin v Edinburgh City, Forfar v Cowdenbeath, Montrose v Berwick.
(KO 3pm unless stated) FA CUP FOURTH ROUND LWWWWd .....................Sutton Utd Leeds .................................. WLLWDW
(Playing Sunday, 2pm) DWDLLW ....................... Blackburn Blackpool .............................DWWddD LWWWWW ........................Burnley Bristol City.............................. LLLLLW WWWWWW ......................Chelsea Brentford ............................. WLLWLW LWLLLW................. Crystal Palace Man City.............................. WLWLWL WWWWWd .......................... Derby Leicester ................................LLLDdW
(Playing Friday, 7:55pm) DWWDLW .......................... Fulham Hull...........................................LLLLLL
(Playing Sunday, 12:30pm) WWWWWW ................ Lincoln City Brighton ............................. WdWWWL WWDWWd ...................... Liverpool Wolverhampton................... dWLWdW
(12:30pm) WWWWWD ................. Man United Wigan.................................... dWLLdW
(Playing Sunday, 4pm) LWLWdW ............... Middlesbrough Accrington Stanley ................ LWLLWL LLWWWW .......................... Millwall Watford ....................................dLLLLL
(Playing Sunday, 12pm) WDWLdW................ Oxford United Newcastle ........................... LWWLDW WWLWWW .....................Rochdale Huddersfield........................ LDWWWL DWLLWW................. Southampton Arsenal................................ WLLDWW
(5:30pm) WWWWWW .... Tottenham Hotspur Wycombe .......................... WWWDWD
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP WWWWWL ...................... Reading Cardiff ..................................WLLDDW
SKY BET LEAGUE ONE LLWWWW ............... Bristol Rovers Swindon .................................LDLLLW
(12:30pm) DLLLLW ................................. Bury Walsall ................................. DLWLWd DDWWWL ..................... Gillingham Shrewsbury ............................LWLLLD DLLLLL ...................... Northampton Coventry ................................. LLLLDL LWdLdW............................ Oldham Bradford ............................... LLDWLW WLWWDD ................ Peterborough Milton Keynes Dons............... WdLLdL WDDWDW .................. Scunthorpe Port Vale ..................................dLdLdL
SKY BET LEAGUE TWO WLLWLD ............................ Carlisle Barnet ............................... DWWWLW LWLDLL .............................. Crewe Cheltenham .......................... LWLLWL LWDLWW.............................. Luton Cambridge United.............. DWLWWD WdLDWW....................... Mansfield Leyton Orient ......................... LWLLLL LLdLLD ................. Newport County Hartlepool ............................... LLLdDL LDLLLd ...................... Notts County Crawley Town ........................ LLLWLL WWLdWW ................... Portsmouth Exeter ................................ LWWdWW DLLLLW ........................Stevenage Grimsby .............................. LWLLWW WWLddW ............................. Yeovil Doncaster ......................... WWLWDW
VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE LLWDWW........................Aldershot York .....................................DLLWDW WDdLLW ............................ Barrow Forest Green........................ LdLWDW WWDWLL..........................Bromley Southport ............................. LDWLLW WWLLDD ............................. Dover Chester FC ......................... DWDDLW DDLDDD ......................... Eastleigh Woking ................................. WLDLLW LdWWLL........ North Ferriby United Macclesfield .........................DWLDLW LdWLWL.................. Solihull Moors Maidstone United .................... LLLdDL LDWWLL ...........................Torquay Gateshead ........................... DWLLdW WDWWWW .................... Tranmere Dag & Red ......................... LWWWLW WLLWWW ...................... Wrexham Boreham Wood .................... LLLWDW
LADBROKES SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP WLWWWW ........................... Celtic Hearts .................................... LDDDLL
(Playing Sunday, 1pm) LDDLDL.................... Inverness CT Partick ..................................WLDDLW WdLWDL ...................... Kilmarnock Ross County ..........................LDLWdL LWWLdL....................... Motherwell Rangers ............................. WDWLWD
(12:30pm) WLLWDD ..................St Johnstone Hamilton................................. DdDDLL
LADBROKES SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP dLDWDD .................... Dunfermline Dundee United ...................... WdWdLL
Fulham, Lincoln City, Rochdale, Southampton, Gillingham, Oldham, Crewe, Newport County, Barrow, Bromley
Blackburn, Burnley, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man United, Middlesbrough, Tottenham Hotspur, Bristol Rovers, Bury, Celtic
Leeds, Man City, Newcastle, Crawley Town, Doncaster, Macclesfield Sutton Derby v