Match ends, Reading 2, Nottingham Forest 1.
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Reading extended their unbeaten home run in the Championship to eight matches as they came from behind to beat struggling Nottingham Forest.
Ben Osborn put Forest ahead against the run of play, beating Ali Al-Habsi after being put through by Henri Lansbury.
The hosts dominated in the second half and, seven minutes after coming on, substitute Matej Vydra deflected home Oliver Norwood's long-range effort.
Reading secured victory thanks to a fierce 20-yard strike from Norwood.
Despite claiming a first league win in four league games against Forest, the Royals remain 13th in the table.
Forest have lost eight of their past 10 games, and taken only one point from four matches since Paul Williams replaced Dougie Freedman as manager.
Beaten 3-0 by Brentford on Saturday, they are 17th in the table, nine points above the relegation zone with six games remaining.
Line-ups
Reading
Formation 4-1-2-1-2
- 26Al Habsi
- 2Gunter
- 5McShane
- 35Cooper
- 11Obita
- 6Norwood
- 23Williams
- 21Quinn
- 17PiazonSubstituted forJohnat 61'minutes
- 29Kermorgant
- 31CoxSubstituted forVydraat 61'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Bond
- 3Taylor
- 4Evans
- 7Vydra
- 8Hector
- 15Ferdinand
- 20John
Nottm Forest
Formation 4-5-1
- 1de Vries
- 22GardnerBooked at 32mins
- 5Mills
- 6WilsonSubstituted forFoxat 32'minutes
- 3Jokic
- 35BurkeSubstituted forWardat 68'minutes
- 8Cohen
- 10LansburySubstituted forTescheat 74'minutes
- 24Vaughan
- 38Osborn
- 23Blackstock
Substitutes
- 13Fox
- 18Macheda
- 19Ward
- 26Evtimov
- 29O'Grady
- 32Tesche
- 37Grant
- Referee:
- Dean Whitestone
- Attendance:
- 15,678
Match Stats
Home TeamReadingAway TeamNottm Forest
- Possession
- Home63%
- Away37%
- Shots
- Home27
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away4
- Corners
- Home6
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home6
- Away15
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Reading 2, Nottingham Forest 1.
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Matej Vydra (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Bojan Jokic (Nottingham Forest).
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Danny Williams (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest).
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Jake Cooper (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest).
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Offside, Reading. Yann Kermorgant tries a through ball, but Matej Vydra is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Cohen.
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Attempt missed. Chris Cohen (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robert Tesche.
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Matej Vydra (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Bojan Jokic (Nottingham Forest).
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Offside, Reading. Yann Kermorgant tries a through ball, but Matej Vydra is caught offside.
Goal!
Goal! Reading 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Oliver Norwood (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
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Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Dexter Blackstock (Nottingham Forest).
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Paul McShane (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest).
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Yann Kermorgant (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
