Kevin Doyle's hat-trick sent the Royals on their way to a 4-2 win over Crystal Palace at Madejski Stadium on Saturday.

James Harper opened the scoring after 18 minutes before Doyle's hat-trick rescued the three points after Palace took a 2-1 lead on the hour.

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