ROYALS GO DOWN AT HUDDERSFIELD

Huddersfield Town 4 Reading 0

IT was an afternoon to forget for the Royals on their visit to the John Smith’s Stadium as they were defeated 4-0 by Huddersfield Town.

The loss, which is the fourth of the season in just five games, leaves Reading just one place above the relegation zone heading into the first international break of the season.

The Terriers came close to taking the lead when Danel Sinani’s free kick evaded several bodies in a crowded penalty area but struck the post.

Reading responded with a chance of their, which turned out to be their only shot on target in the entire match.

Debutant Junior Hoilett was fed the ball in the box by John Swift, but from an acute angle his low drive was comfortably held by goalkeeper Lee Nicholls.

The hosts took the lead five minutes before the break as

Sorba Thomas breezed past three Reading defenders with ease and his cross found Lewis

O’Brien after

Andy Rinomhota couldn't sort his feet to clear, and he dispatched the ball past Rafael Cabral.

Huddersfield quickly extended their advantage in the second half a free kick was swung into the box beyond the defence and touched home by Matty Pearson who capitlised on some lacklustre marking from the set piece.

Two goals in two minutes then condemned Reading’s afternoon into more misery as the Terriers had the points all but sealed with more than 20 minutes remaining.

Thomas continued his superb afternoon and added to his two assists with a goal in the 66th minute.

Reading surrendered possession cheaply and were made to pay for it as Hudersfield broke into attack and Thomas tricked his way pat Liam Moore before he fired past Rafael.

Veljko Paunović’s team were caught out again just moments after conceding a third as Danny Ward showed his composure to skip past Rafael and roll the ball into the empty net.

Reading resume their Championship campaign, where they currently have just three points on the board, when they host unbeaten Queens Park Rangers at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on Saturday, September 11.

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN: Nicholls, Pearson, Lees, Samuels Colwill, Thomas, Hogg, O’Brien, Toffolo, Sinani, Ward, Koroma

SUBS: Vallejo Minguez, High, Holmes, Turton,

Campbell, Sarr, Schofield

READING: Rafael, Holmes, Moore, Morrison, Yiadom, Rinomhota, Laurent, Dele-Bashiru, Swift, Hoilett, Puscas

SUBS: Halilovic, Tetek, Southwood, Stickland,

Clarke, Bristow, Sackey

GOALS: O’Brien 39’, Pearson 51’, Thomas 66’, Ward 68’