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Unless they score a hatful and Saints concede more than 1 or 2. Not likely but not impossible.

If we weren't chasing the game then I suppose you could say he did well enough in parts. Average at best I'd say given the circumstances and the job he was given.

Sums it up well enough. Jos's finishing is currently dreadful. I expect him to bury any clear headers he gets on Tuesday.

Perhaps it was the haircut. Has he got time to grow a moustache?

I've been saying that for weeks. Just shows what I know.

I had assumed that Fonte had been nudged under the ball. Hard to see in any of the camera angles but you have to say it was a clinical finish. If only Jos had been that clinical.

After getting that equaliser I assumed Saints would go for it and for a few minutes they did. Reading looked worried they might get overrun and with some calmer finishing things might have gone Saints way. But Saints returned to the laboured slow build up, never really got behind them and took to lumping it into the box. Thinking about it, I can't really remember too much that Federici had to worry about from then on. Even at 1-2 with 15 minutes left there didn't seem to be anything in the way of urgency. It feels like a mugging but is it really? Reading were quick on the break and absolutely clinical in punishing individual mistakes. Perhaps Saints will do the business in the next 2 away matches but recent omens make me slightly perturbed. Let's see what happens at Upton Park tomorrow.

If Saints had the composure to finish like Reading then we'd have been out of sight. I fancy this could be a struggle for 2nd now.

That is a lesson in finishing.

What the fuk!!!

Where's the urgency?

Saints just don't defend the edge of the area.

Just what I feared.

****s!

That's what we wanted! Yesss!

Just get one early in the 2nd half and I reckon the game's there for the winning. If it goes on at 0-1 for long I anticipate another from them on the break.

Reading have been riding their luck of late. This is just more of the same. If Fox hadn't decided to give the ball away Reading wouldn't have had a sniff.

Poor old Chappers is having one of those days. He should be replaced before the ref decides to send him on his way.

Stupid free kick given away

Stupid loose pass

Saints need to calm down a bit.

Reading are fairly resilient and that showed last night but really they're far from unbeatable. Even 10 man Leeds could have had them if they weren't so interested in having a punch up. Saints record at home against the top teams this season is pretty good and I'd be expecting nothing less than a win against a Reading team that are due to concede a few. Our lads will create chances and some nice composure in front of goal will hopefully see us through. Oh yes, and do NOT concede any sort of free kick within 25 yards of our goal.

Reading's luck has to run out some time. It's time they had a good thrashing.

Not done and dusted yet. Lose against Reading and WHU could be just 3 points behind with 3 to play. Tonight's result changes nothing much in that regard. Shouldn't matter though 'cos I'm expecting a 100% Saints end to the season with 12 more points coming our way.

Great win. Now let's see how the chasers do. Guly looking somewhat miffed at the end there. Maybe the booboys have got to him.