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Reading 1-1 Stevenage: Royals miss out on chance to close play-off gap

Andy Preston by Andy Preston
Saturday, March 15, 2025 4:59 pm
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Reading missed out on the chance to move closer to the League One play-off places as they were held at home by Stevenage.

The Royals could have ended the day level on points with the top six, only outside the play-off places on goal difference, but were unable to take maximum points.

The two dropped points at home means that Reading are two points off the play-off positions with nine matches left to play.

There was a first start in 11 months for club captain Andy Yiadom who was asked to fill in at centre-back following injuries to Amadou Mbengue, Harlee Dean and a suspension for Michael Stickland.

The first-half ended in a stalemate with both teams having just one shot on target each.

The best chance of the half came Stevenage’s way as Joel Pereira stopped Dan Kemp’s close range volley.

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The Royals made a fast start to the second-half and grabbed the lead courtesy of an own goal as Carl Piergianna headed into his own net from a Reading corner.

However, it was Pierginanni who made amends a little over 10 minutes later when he nodded past Periera.

Reading tried to restore their lead and protested for a penalty when Ehibhatiomhan went down in the box with 15 minutes to go, but had their appeals waved away before Harvey Knibbs smacked a volley wide of the target.

But it was Stevenage who then came very close to turning the game on its head when Jordan Roberts missed by a matter of inches.

After eight minutes of added time at the end of the 90, the game ended with the teams each taking a point.

The result means Reading are in 8th position on 59 points from 37 games, two points off the top six.

Reading: Abrefa, Yiadom, Bindon, Garcia, Savage, Wing, Knibbs, Campbell, Ehibhatiomhan, Wareham

Subs: Button, Akande, Bodin, Camara, Carroll, Holzman, Rushesha

Stevenage: Cooper, Freeman, Goode, Piergianni, Butler, Thompson, King, Roberts, Kemp, Reid, Hanlan

Subs: Appear, Ashby-Hammond, Freestone, List, Sweeney, White, Young

Goals: Piergianna o.g (49’), 60’

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