FORMER ROYAL SCORES WINNER IN MILLWALL LOSS
Swift then had another attempt at goal when he cut it from the left quickly onto his right foot but hit his effort high and wide.
The Royals had the ball in the net after half an hour only to be denied by the offside flag.
Ejaria threaded a ball through to find the run of Puscas, who rounded the keeper and slotted into the empty net, but he was flagged offside well before his finish.
Tyrell Ashcroft impressed in his first 45 minutes of Championship action as he swung in a brilliant cross towards Puscas, but a Millwall defender got a toe on the ball to take it away from the path of the Romanian.
Reading enjoyed a good spell towards the end of the half as they piled the pressure on the home side.
Ejaria then came even closer as he twisted past a defender before his low shot flashed across the goal and past the post.
Millwall built an impressive spell of possession and pressure in the opening 15 minutes of the half as Ryan Leonard’s cross from the right almost caught out Southwood, but the frame of the goal came to his rescue.
Wallace then went close as his shot fizzed just wide of the far post, before Southwood made a save from Mason Bennett.
After a spell of sustained attacks, Millwall eventually broke the deadlock in the 71st minute as Afobe latched onto Leanoard’s low cross in the box and tapped in from close range.
The hosts could have extended their lead just three minutes later when Malone rushed on to a cross and volleyed an effort towards goal that just evaded the top right hand corner.
Reading’s best chance of the half fell to Swift in the 77th minute as a cross dropped at his feet, he took a touch to set himself but missed the target as he tried to pick out the top corner.
But they couldn’t find an opening to stop their losing run as the final chance came when Swift hit a tame free-kick into the Millwall wall.
Reading are on the road again this weekend when they face Birmingham City on Saturday.
Goals: Afobe 71’