1. Doyle comes to Royals’ rescue

Havant & Waterlooville 0 Reading 1

Kevin Doyle spared Reading's blushes with the only goal as Reading scraped a 1-0 over Blue Square South side Havant and Waterlooville last night.

2. Royals take Long, hard route to victory

Steve Coppell paid tribute to his players’ attitude but admitted Reading’s finishing was not good enough as they made hard work of beating a team of amateurs on Saturday.

3. 'Average so far', says Coppell

Steve Coppell admits he hasn’t been overly impressed with Reading’s pre-season so far.

4. Goal-king Noel bags a double

Noel Hunt grabbed his first two goals for his new club as Reading ended their tour of Sweden with a third successive victory.